Death penalty trial opens in Aiken for Hastings Wise
Aiken County courtroom prepares for testimony in a capital case against Hastings Wise 46 accused of killing four former co workers at the RE Phelan plant on Sept 15 1997. A 12 member jury with three alternates chosen in Beaufort County will hear evidence as security tightens around the courthouse.
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Hastings Wise
Wise
RE. Phelon
Beaufort County
Carl Grant
Grant
Thomas Cooper
Aiken County Judicial Center
Greg Harlow
Rodney Peeples
Cooper
Beaufort
Howard Sellers
Liz. Godard
Naval Junior ROTC instructor faces sexual misconduct charges
Paul A. Thomas, 50, an Edgefield resident and Strom Thurmond High School naval ROTC instructor, was arrested after allegations from several students. He is charged with one count of a lewd act upon a minor and is held at the Edgefield County jail pending a bond hearing as investigators continue.
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Strom Thurmond High School
Roger Lowe
Edgefield County
Paul A. Thomas
Thomas
Lowe
Winter weather slows Pine Log Road widening project
The Pine Log Road widening in the eastern section is at a standstill due to cold weather and delays in relocating gas electric water and sewer lines. The state DOT notes paving cannot occur in winter and expects work to resume after March 1 with grading and compacting mostly done. Cherokee Construction Co. of Orangeburg is the prime contractor.
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Pine Log Road
State Department of Transportation
Cherokee Construction Co. of
Orangeburg
Burns Birthday Dinner Celebrated by Aiken St Andrews Society
The St Andrews Society of Aiken honored Robert Burns with a birthday dinner at Newberry Hall packed with members in traditional attire. The program included Scottish ballads by Jane Wright and bagpipe music from the Augusta Highlander Band, marking a rare local Burns event since the society formed last November.
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St. Andrews Society of Aiken
Robert Burns
Aiken Society
St. Andrews
Aiken
Burns
Newberry Hall
Jane Wright
Augusta Highlander
Jobless rate rises in South Carolina and Aiken County
Aiken County unemployment rose to 3.2 percent in December as seasonal workers were laid off. December employed 61 290 versus 64 600 in November with 2 070 unemployed compared with 1 710. Statewide unemployment reached 3.7 percent with officials noting earlier months were understated.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Bush backs nationwide missile shield and nuclear cuts
President Bush said he will proceed with a national missile defense and push for reducing US nuclear arsenals. He emphasized leading toward a safer world and cited campaign pledges while noting early Pentagon views. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said deployment plans are being prepared without detail. Bill Clinton previously pursued the system but paused due to maturity concerns.
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Bush
White House
America
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Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Bill Linton
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