Couple charged in child death case echoes past tragedy
State and federal privacy limits bar details from child protective services inquiry. The report recalls North Augusta’s Jessica Hackett homicide, where Todd Hackett received 20 years and Kristis Hurst seven after guilty pleas. DSS faced lawsuits from Jessica’s grandfather Traynor Hurst as judge Floyd called the case a tragic commentary on family conflict and societal failure.
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North Augusta
Todd Hackett
Kristis Hurst
Jessica Hackett
Jessica
DSS
Jessica — Hackett
Traynor Hurst
Henry Floyd
Hackett
Ms. Hurst
Floyd
Controlled Burns Benefit Hitchcock Woods Wildlife and Forest health
Hitchcock Woods volunteers led by Burger described near Foxchase as conditions allow weekly burns. The S C Forestry Commission rates burn days from one to five, with Thursday a four, enabling crews of four or five. Flames burn scrub brush to promote grassier ground aiding birds and deer while small mammals retreat then return after clear air currents disperse smoke.
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Burger
Hitchcock Woods
Vandalism at Aiken County school shocks students and staff
Four juveniles damaged a school causing extensive cleanup and classroom disruption. Fifth grade student Ricky Stephens said the school feels like home after seven years. Dr. Linda Eldridge praised staff and police for handling the incident as smaller vandalism recurred at Jefferson and LBC Middle. Regular classes resumed by 11 a.m.
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Linda Eldridge
Aiken County
Jefferson
Wagener teen football player injured in one car wreck
Wagener-Salley High School football player Jamie Holder was injured Thursday evening in a single vehicle crash on Camp Rawls Road. He was airlifted to Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia. Holder's mother, Cynthia Holder, is an assistant principal at L.C. Lever Elementary in Aiken.
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Wagener-Salley
Jamie Holder
Holder
Columbia
Richland Memorial Hospital
Camp Rawls
S.C. Highway Patrol
Cynthia Holder
L.C. Lever Elementary School
Aiken
Sears To Close 89 Stores Amid Retail Slump
Sears plans to shutter 89 underperforming locations in the first quarter of 2001 as part of cutbacks. Aiken Sears avoids closure, while National Tire and Battery outlets in Charleston and Greenville also shut. About 2,400 Sears employees lose their jobs across hardware and tire centers. 53 NTB and 30 hardware stores affected. Four full line stores in Voorhees New Jersey Scottsdale Arizona Owings Mills Maryland and Homestead Florida listed. Alan Lacy cites soft demand and poor weather as factors.
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National Tire and Battery
Charleston
Greenville
Sears
Voorhees
N.J
Scottsdale, Ariz
Owings Mills
Homestead
Fla
Sears Auto Centers
Tery
Alan Lacy
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