Father hopeful as Aiken murder probe widens
The father of Jessica Carpenter, 17, says investigators are close and urges patience as Assistant Solicitor Bill Weeks hints the killer may involve more than one person. DNA tests linked neither Tonnie Baldwin nor Reinaldo Rivera to the crime. a $10,000 reward is offered and tips can be phoned in to public safety or Crime Stoppers.
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Aiken teen earns near perfect ACT score
Lasser Sloan an 18 year old senior at mn High School in South Carolina achieved a perfect composite ACT score of 36 for two students nationwide though he scored 34 in English. Sloan credits reading and internet research for an edge and teachers praise his perfectionism and diligence.
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Highway safety debate stalls over budget pressures in South Carolina
South Carolina leaders acknowledge highway safety as a priority but budget woes threaten new laws. Early 2000 data suggest the state keeps the third highest highway fatality rate in the nation. Legislators expect limited, cheaper measures like belt laws to pass, while broader helmet requirements may be delayed.
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Witnesses Offered Counseling for Trial in Wise Case
In Beaufort County Judge Thomas Cooper screens jurors for a 40 member pool to try Hastings Wise, former Phelon employee accused of killing four coworkers. Phelon management offers counseling for workers likely to be affected, with sessions starting this afternoon as jurors are evaluated.
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Georgia weighs plan to shrink flag emblem
Georgia House votes to reduce the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag to a small symbol, with Gov. Roy Barnes urging an end to the controversy. The Senate may follow, as the clock tightens for an early next week vote on a new flag design featuring the state seal on blue and the motto In God We Trust.
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States clash over flag change amid marches and boycotts
The state faces a flag compromise proposal that would shrink the Confederate battle emblem to a small symbol on the bottom of the banner. Protests and an NAACP travel boycott erupted as the emblem’s fate drew national attention. Mississippi voters will decide in April whether to remove their emblem. Georgia added the symbol in 1956, a move cited by historians as a response to desegregation.
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