Suspect Baldwin Faces Severe Charges In Carpenter Slaying Case
Jannie Nathaniel Baldwin jailed on burglary armed robbery and criminal sexual conduct charges that could yield a life sentence. DNA testing may tie him to the August 2000 slaying of Jessica Carpenter, with potential murder charges and a death penalty trial if added. An investigator reported sufficient evidence at Brentwood Place to compare with samples. DNA results due next week.
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Jannie Nathaniel Baldwin
Jessica Carpenter
Aiken County
Baldwin
Miss Carpenter
Carpenter
Aiken
Brentwood Place
James R. Barber
Bill Weeks
Aiken Department of Public Safety
County records show reserve fund tops 10 million in 2000
Aiken County finished fiscal year 2000 with unencumbered reserves reaching 10.74 million dollars the highest level on record Finance Director Jerry Bodiford credited the council administrator and staff for prudent budgeting Baird and Co auditors noted the county stayed within budget while adding about 116 thousand dollars to reserves Bodiford warned state shared revenue may drop by up to one million next year but expressed overall confidence in county finances
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Aiken
Jerry Bodiford
Baird and Co
Bodiford
Baird
Unusual events bring man of year to Aiken
Wade Brodie was named 2000 Man of the Year by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce after a chance Newberry meeting decades ago. He credits his wife Sylvia for steering him to Aiken where he built a life of community service and helped found the first Aiken County Board of Commissioners.
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Ginny Southworth
Wade Brodie
The
Aiken
Newberry
Ye Sun
Brodie
Sylvia
Sissy
Perry
Aiken County
Obituary notices list deaths in multiple communities
Obituary notices on page 48 list Fairey Bell Abney of Graniteville. Thomas Chavis of Blackville. Hattie Mae Howard of Aiken. Ozella Mauldin of Aiken. Steve Sanders of North Augusta. Brian Shores of Oklawaha Florida. Deborah Ann Shores of Oklawaha Florida. Funerals handled by Jackson-Brooks Folk Rivers Hatcher Hers and related homes.
Republicans cast doubt on education focused budget proposal
South Carolina Republicans questioned Gov. Hodges 15 percent across the board budget cut plan aimed at preserving education spending. They urged targeted agency cuts, criticized the lack of a state employee pay raise, and praised Hodges education emphasis while calling the speech frustrating and light on new detail.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Sama
Bob Peeler
House
David Wilkins
Ways and
Bobby Harrell
Harrell
South Carolina
Senate
John Land
Peeler
Jackson admits affair and birth of daughter
Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson announced he fathered a child born about 20 months ago and took responsibility for the affair. He apologized and stated he would provide emotional and financial support while seeking privacy for the mother and child.
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Washington
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Martin Luther King Jr
John Scanion
Scanion
Thurmond moves as building changes hands
A federal office building at Barnwell Avenue and York Street is changing hands with a sale underway. Senator Strom Thurmond’s Social Security office has moved to the basement of the old Aiken Post Office. Elliott Davis is named anchor tenant as renovations to improve heating and cooling proceed after completion.
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Thurmond
Federal
Barnwell Avenue
York Street
Exodus
Sen. Strom Thurmond
Social Security
Aiken
Federal Agricultural
Lindsey Graham
FBI
Department of Energy
Jeff Reynolds
H.G. Reynolds Construction Co
Reynolds
Constat
Elliott Davis
Wanda Scott
Chesterfield Street
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Leatherman
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