Thurmond upset over sale auction draws internet heat
Senator Strom Thurmond expressed anger after a photograph of him with Ronald Reagan appeared for sale online following an auction by his estranged wife Nancy Moore Thurmond. The items sold in Aiken on June 26 included memorabilia from her parents and Thurmond.
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Charleston
Strom Thurmond
Nancy Moore Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
Aiken
Ronald Reagan
Strom Thurmond Institute
Clemson University
Post and Courier
Reagan
Oval Office
Andrew Gillihan
Anderson
Gillihan
eBay
Mount Pleasant
Linda Page
Hodges set to sign video gambling rules in South Carolina
Gov. Jim Hodges plans to sign new video gambling regulations as lawmakers approve a referendum on the 32.9 billion industry. Legal concerns loom over any enactment dependent on voter approval, with attention shifting to post referendum months. Charleston lawyer Sam Howell voices constitutional worries.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
Sam Howell
Charleston
South Carolina
Elec
Accused DSS killer Hill to return to Aiken before trial
David Mark Hill in a capital murder case will be moved from Lee County to the Aiken County Detention Center for his September trial. Circuit Judge Marc Westbrook granted motions for relocation and pre trial access. The case stems from the Sept. 16, 1996, DSS office slayings in North Augusta involving three victims and one attempted killing.
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DSS
Hill
Aiken
David Mark Hill
Aiken County
Marc Westbrook
Robert Harte
Regina Poteat
Westbrook
Lee County Correctional Institution
County
Harte
Poteat
Department of Social Services
North Augusta
Jimmy Riddle
Michael Gregory
Josie Curry
Annette Michael
BTC
North Auga
Belvedere
Obituary notices on page 4A index
Classified page lists notices for several individuals with funeral home affiliations including James Lewis Barckley Harold Harp Virginia Johnson Susie Britt Moseley Lucille Abney Wiggins Oce Williamson and others across Aiken Warrenville Greenwood and Jackson with associated funeral home firms and service details.
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James Lewis Barckley
Salley
Blizzard Funeral
Harold C. Harp
Aiken
Rivers Funeral
Virginia Anderson Johnson
Shellhouse Funeral
Susie Phillips Britt Moseley
Warrenville
Napier
Lucille Abney Wiggins
Greenwood
Davis Funeral
Oce B. Williamson
Jackson
Stephen D. Posey
Fourth of July weekend safety push eyed in Aiken County
Aiken County officials warn of fireworks hazards as Independence Day weekend nears. Chief Pete Frommer of the Aiken Department of Public Safety urges safety basics, from keeping lighters away from children to never lighting fireworks indoors and monitoring kids around displays. Stores like Millbrook Fireworks on Whiskey Road report rising weekend business as shoppers prepare for celebrations.
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Aiken County
CSRA
Pete Frommer
Aiken
ADPS
Nias
Millbrook
Whiskey Road
Excel call center project in Aiken stalls amid delays
Excel Communications faces zoning disputes resident pushback and construction setbacks delaying the 25 acre Aiken site that would have created about 800 jobs. American Centennial Properties holds the contract with a buy back clause and no ground breaking has occurred despite the property purchase.
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Excel Communications
Excel Corporation
Aiken Call Center
Stratford Hall
Aiken
American Centennial Properties
Chris Hack
Greenville
Excel
Hack
Lawa
David Beasley
Aiken-Barnwell Economic Development Partnership
Fred Humes
United States
City of Aiken
Humes
Karla Bryant
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