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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 2009
Page
1
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No. 12 Auburn remains undefeated after a 66 59 triumph as they overcame a halftime edge by Alabama. A 14 0 run decided the game late, sealing the Tigers' latest victory. A separate report notes a York Street laundromat coin theft case where a suspect claimed funds were for a traffic ticket. The Center for African American History Art and Culture nears exterior completion as phase one ends.
Obituary notices list Miriam Kitchings Cooley Erma Dobek Sarah Goodwin Dorothy Hunt Donald Kaercher Elizabeth Stevenson and Karen Swartz among recent deaths in Aiken Williston Langley Lexington and surrounding areas with funeral details published in the 6A and 7A sections.
The Rev Rob Hartley resigns as vicar of St John s Episcopal Church amid a row over church theology and same sex marriage He plans to join the Anglican Church in North America with his congregation while Bishop Henderson aims to keep the church open and contact members The move reflects broader tensions between the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion and notes a temporary home for the departing group at The Church of the Holy Trinity site on Highway 25.
Aiken County Council unanimously rejected a plan to fund a screening fence in front of B and W Auto Parts along U S Highway 1. The proposal would have shared costs with the City of Aiken and been designed by SCDOT, not to exceed 50000 dollars. Councilman Scot Singer led the opposition and urged SCDOT to follow state right of way laws.
Aiken Design Review backs two historic markers for city approval. The plan would place a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway marker and a Highland Park Hotel site marker in the Laurens median. The NAACP requested black granite markers with specified dimensions.
Police focus on Hahn Village off Laurens Street following three shootings since November in which gunmen fled through torn fencing holes. A 19 year old man was shot in the head New Year’s Day at a residence in the neighborhood rear. Witnesses described the scene as officers seek safer housing area for residents.
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