Trial details reveal Wise’s deadly plant attack and defenses
Witnesses described Wise entering the Phelan plant with a gun in midafternoon firing on workers and security staff. Prosecutors argue premeditation and chaos as factors for the death penalty while defense Attorneys Grant and Harlow urge consideration of insanity despite a psychiatrist deeming Wise competent to stand trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Vance
Carl Grant
Harlow
Tracy Gunter
Ms. Morey
Beaufort County
Gregory Dicks
Phelan
Corley
Robert Wise
Grant
Hastings Wise
Community groups announce upcoming activities and classes
The bulletin lists book donation details for AAUW book fair at 2530 Whiskey Road with drop days Tuesdays and Saturdays. It highlights Augusta Fencers Club fencing classes led by Dr. Rudy Volkmann starting February, plus youth and adult schedules and contact number. Additional items include Mothers as Mentors recruiting volunteers, Aiken Womens Heart Center ticket info, and a roster of local events from tax courses to museum talks and club meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Women
Lowe's
Whiskey Road
Augusta Fencers Club
Rudy Volkmann
Ninth Street
Augusta
Reckoning Day rhetoric and political trash talk in a column
A columnist rails against politicians and media figures, urging voters to expose “rodents” in power ahead of the 2002 elections. The piece mixes political critique with sarcasm about crime policy, chain gangs, and the Super Bowl hype, concluding with a cautionary note on overbearing campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whai
Politi
Home and Garden
C-Span
Bill Clinton
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Jamison
Carol Woody
Griffeth
Barbara Morgan
Ginny Southworth
Mothers As Mentors
Aiken County
Shanda Mobley
Heart Board
Aiken Womens Heart Board
University of South Carolina Aiken Etherredge Center
Eleanor Bookstayer
Christy Eisner
Helena Harmon
Peg Robinson
Colleen Wright
AARP
Aiken
Allen Dennis
USCA
Csra Geological Society
Allan Dennis
University of South Carolina Aiken
SRS
Board of Disabilities
Rudy Mancke
SCETV
Nature Science
Kiwanis Club of
Kiwanis Club of Aiken
David Mulibaier
Australia
Lucile Shuler
Deidre Martin
Town and Country Club
Etherredge Center
Jackie Maryak
Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy
Phinizy Swamp
Monster.com
Voorhees College
CSRA
Nancy Carson
Edgefield Road
North Augusta
Dawn Evers
Malia’s
Health Solutions
Kara Flanders
Aiken County Help Line
Helpline
Park Ave
Social Service Agency
Clemson University Extension Service
Food Service
Aiken County Agricultural Services Center
Richland Ave
Barbara H. Luport
Nathan
Fast Gun
Osbon
Glenn McConnell
Charles Condon
Glenn
Charlie
Carl
Langley
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