Bath man killed by 5200 ton train on railroad tracks
Jamie Ray Robinson 27 of 27 McKinney St died after a Norfolk Southern train of about 3000 feet long struck him as he slept along tracks near Wall Street and Loop Drive in Bath. Deputy Coroner Greg Bailey called it an accident and noted routine toxicology.
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McKinney St
Norfolk Southern
Horse Creek Valley
Aiken County
Greg Bailey
Wall Street
Loop Drive
Bath Run
S.C. Highway 421
Robinson
Bailey
Sharpton and Clark push flag removal at King Day rally
Democratic hopefuls Wesley Clark and Al Sharpton urged removing the Confederate flag from State House grounds as about 2,000 people gathered to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Sharpton challenged the crowd to vote in the February 3 South Carolina primary, calling for civil rights and fair voting.
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Wesley Clark
State House
Columbia
al Sharpton
Martin Luther King Jr
Sharpton
New York
King
South Carolina
Martin Luther King, Jr
John Jackson
Naacp National Education Department
Aiken's Gallman Leads NAACP in Columbia March
South Carolina NAACP President James Gallman led a Columbia rally calling for removal of the Confederate flag from the State House grounds. He cited inequalities, noted a year’s incidents including a Stratford High School drug raid, and urged an economic boycott until the flag is gone. Local protester Fred Barton joined in, saying the symbol of hate must be defeated.
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South Carolina
NAACP
James Gallman
Stratford High School
Charleston
Greenville County
Partici
State House
New South
Gallman
Dr. King
Fred Barton
Barton
Kerry Wins Big in Iowa as Dean Struggles
Kerry takes the Iowa Democratic caucuses with 39 percent, Edwards earns strong empathy scores and Dean loses late-decider support as the antiwar vote splinters. Four in ten caucus-goers shaped choices in the past week amid a volatile early presidential contest.
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John Kerry
Iowa
John Edwards
Howard Dean
Associated Press
Kerry
Iraq
Dean
Edison Media Research
Mitofsky International
Edwards
Jackson mayor eyes center from old elementary school
Jackson Mayor Todd Etheredge plans transforming the 80 year old Jackson Elementary into a new community center once Local Option Sales Tax funds are released by Aiken County. He notes the ballot wording has delaying access and that about 300000 in LOST funds are expected, with voters facing a renewal question in November to continue a seven year tax plan amid a nine year schedule for capital improvements.
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Todd Etheredge
Aiken County
Etheredge
Ginny Southworth
Jackson Elementary
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