Lawsuit Filed Against DSS Over Krystal Scurry Death
The Parents of 2 year old Krystal Scurry sue Aiken County DSS and 16 employees for negligence and cover up. They seek 15 million dollars, alleging failures to monitor and investigate the foster home after multiple abuse reports. The suit follows a death in foster care and requests SLED review.
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Aiken County
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Barbara Morgan
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Sally M. Walker
U.S. District Court
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Jessie James Scurry
Tyler
John Bell
Clarissa Bell
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Any
Erly
Medical College of Georgia
Babynet
Aiken
U.S. Fires Missiles At Iraq Near Mosul
A U.S. warplane fired two HARM missiles at an Iraqi air defense radar in the northern no-fly zone near Mosul but the missiles apparently missed. The attack followed a day of reciprocal strikes and Iraq's denial of the radar activation.
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Baird Withdraws Nomination After Immigration Controversy
President Clinton pulls Zoe Baird’s bid for attorney general amid questions over hiring illegal immigrant caregivers for her child. He accepts the withdrawal with sadness and seeks a new nominee as the White House faces its first crisis. Gloria Allred urges a qualified woman replace her.
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Justice Department
Gloria Allred
Women’s Equal Rights, Legal Defense and Education Fund
Allred
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
Ure
Capitol Hill
SLED Probes New Ellenton Sewer Complaints
The State Law Enforcement Division opened a preliminary inquiry into complaints about New Ellenton’s sewer system at the Solicitor’s Office request. Solicitor Barbara Morgan noted the inquiry may lead to a full investigation, with SLED agents interviewing residents at City Hall as concerns over rates and administration persist.
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Hugh Munn
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Barbara Morgan
New Ellenton
Sewage Hole Reported at New Ellenton City Hall
Raw sewage emerges from a hole behind and beside the flag pole at New Ellenton City Hall triggering health concerns. The Department of Health and Environmental Control will monitor and has issued a 14 day deadline from January 21 to fix the problem with possible extension.
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New Ellenton City Hall
David Angle
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Angle
Maxwells Get Inside White House Visit
Ronald and Phyllis Maxwell of Aiken joined about 2,500 other ticket winners to tour the White House with Bill Clinton and Al Gore Thursday morning. They waited outside for an hour then met the couples, calling the visit cordial and the White House more comfortable than expected. Phyllis invited Gore to visit Aiken.
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Notable Names Listed in Local Directory Snub
Mae Bell A Berry and Elko Marie McLean Binns appear alongside Atlanta Johnnie Bush and Wilbur F Grice in a community roster. Other entries include Augusta residents Louis Holliman and Tammy Peterson, Bath’s Lewis E Quick, Graniteville’s Pickens B Reece, and Laurens' Mary Sasser.
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A. Berry
Elko Marie
McLean Binns
Atlanta
Johnnie Bush
Saluda
Wilbur F. Grice
Augusta
Louis Holliman
Tammy Peterson
Leesville
Lewis E. (Red) Quick
Bath Pickens
B. Reece
Graniteville
Mary Sasser
Laurens
County Woman Seeks Meet Long-Lost Sister After 50 Years
Glenda Wilson of Gloverville plans to board a noon flight from Columbia Airport to meet her sister Patricia Godsey in Calumet City Illinois. The search began in 1971 after she learned of adoption at age three through Tennessee vital records. Wilson also seeks her mother Janie Jackson Meredith believed alive in Chattanooga.
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Columbia
America
Glenda Wilson
Tennessee Vital Records Office
Tennessee Children’s Home
Patricia Godsey
Mrs. Wilson
Janie Jackson Meredith
Chattanooga
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Cleveland
Nashville
New York
Akron
Aiken Standard Launches Five-Part Exit-Poll Series
The Aiken Standard begins Monday a five part series based on a USC Aiken exit poll from last fall. Topics cover school overcrowding the local economic outlook health insurance deficit reduction and congressional job ratings.
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