Workers recall terror in Hastings Wise murder trial
Phelon office worker Pam Morey testified she stared death in the face as four colleagues were killed and three wounded in a 1997 rampage at the Aiken plant. Wise 46 sits in court as prosecutors detail the killings of Sheryl Wood Charles Griffeth Leonard Filyan and David Moore. Witnesses Stan Vance Jerry Corley and John Mucha described wounds and bullet holes at the tool and die shop.
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Pam Morey
Ms. Morey
Aiken
Phelan
Arthur Hastings Wise
Aiken County
Wise
Charles Griffeth
Sheryl Wood
Leonard Ernest Filyan
David Moore
SCDC
Stan Vance
Jerry Corley
John Mucha
Vance
Corley
Mucha
Quake spares USC Aiken travelers in India
Two USC Aiken graduates Ivey Norman and Alicia Carter and education professor Dr. Audrey Skrupskelis were in Ahmedabad India for a nine week cooperative program when a Friday morning earthquake struck. They were in a hotel at the time and are confirmed unharmed by USCA officials.
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USC Aiken
Ahmedabad
India
Audrey Skrupskelis
USCA
Ivey Norman
Alicia Carter
James F. Kauffman
The
India Project
Death toll climbs in Gujarat quake 13000 feared dead
Desperate rescue workers search debris after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake devastates Gujarat India with about 2500 bodies recovered and more than 80 aftershocks. Survivors camp in the open while water food and medicine run short and thousands flee Bhuj district epicenter.
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Ahmedabad
India
Gujarat
Bhuj
Harjivan Vyas
Reassessment notices coming to Aiken County property owners
Aiken County will mail reassessment notices at month end under a five year cycle. Notices target taxpayers with $1000 or more value increases since the last assessment. Visual inspections covered 186 489 properties. appeals must be in writing within 30 days by Feb 28.
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Aiken County
Ron Flaherty
Flaherty
Chris Ceasar
Public Information Officer
Disposable culture hampers recycling in Aiken County
Aiken County faces low recycling rates as residents favor discarding over repair. Public Works Director Alvin Bryan notes recycling has not lived up to long advocated promises after a decade in the business, with fewer than half of drop-off waste recycled.
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Aiken County
Alvin Bryan
Public Works Department
Recycling in Aiken outlines waste reduction goals
In a three part series, Aiken centers promote recycling noting potential to cut solid waste by up to 40 percent, though current rates are 25 to 27 percent with a target of 35 to 37. The speaker cites newspapers magazines cardboard tires batteries stoves refrigerators used oil aluminum and metal cans as common recyclables and laments a wasteful society that prefers new over repair.
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Bryan
Giants Face Ravens In NFL's Big Game Kickoff
The Giants meet the Ravens in the NFL's marquee game as players warm up for the 6 25 kickoff. Details cover key matchup and game timing.
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Giants
Ravens
NFL
Deaths and Funerals Notice Summary
Obituaries list Willie Simmons of Aiken Georgia Bettie Tucker of Columbia South Carolina cremation services by Brightharp and Sons Mortuary and Cremation Memorial Society Scott Ussery of Jacksonville Florida George Funeral Homes Shirley White of Bath South Carolina cremation memorial services listed.
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Willie 8. Simmons
Aiken
Brightharp & Sons Mortuary
Bettie M. Tucker
Columbia
South Carolina
Cremation & Memorial Society
Scott A. Ussery
Jacksonville
Fla
George Funeral Homes
Shirley White
Bath
The Good Life weekly prompts wellness and curiosity
The program features fitness challenges and diet guidance on Tuesday and Wednesday. A High Tea Curiosity Shop marks tradition, while a Thursday Sci Tech section studies technology’s impact on daily life.
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High Tea Curiosity Shop
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