Police to gain boost from S C DNA law
South Carolina will require felony offenders to provide DNA samples effective July 1 linking to the State Law Enforcement Division database. Supporters cite interstate reciprocity aiding investigations, recalling the Georgia DNA link that helped solve the Jessica Carpenter case.
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South Carolina
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
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Lightning sparks Monetta mobile home blaze injures no one
Fire crews from four volunteer departments battled a Mt. Pleasant Road mobile home fire in sweltering heat. Preliminary findings point to a lightning strike damaging wiring earlier in summer with the living room area most affected. Homeowners James and April Hightower watched as melted furniture was removed and the fire was contained.
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April Hightower
Deen Returns Home to Direct North Augusta High Band
Chuck Deen leaves Silver Bluff High School after a tenure marked by two straight AA state titles in 1997 and 1998. He becomes director at North Augusta High School and shares a deep community link with family still in the area. Deen recalls developing his craft at Silver Bluff and now reunites with longtime colleagues Terry Jenkins and Kim Farmer as assistants, forming a strong local leadership team.
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Chuck Deen
Silver Bluff
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North Augusta High School
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Rob Novit
City to forming committee on traffic ordinance compromise
Aiken officials create a compromise committee after business leaders urged changes to a traffic ordinance. The panel, appointed by four council members, will meet August 3 at 6:30 p.m. to craft recommendations for the City Council. Members Tad Barber Steve Eisner Jim Price and John Paveglio join the group.
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Greater Aiken
Tad Barber
Steve Eisner
Jim Price
John Paveglio
Beverly Clyburn
Pat Canning
Don Sprawls
Richard Smith
Jane Vaughters
Lessie Price
Petition to rename Burnettown to Midland Valley filed
A 318 name petition was delivered to Burnettown mayor Wayne Benson by Sharon Gagnon chair of the Committee to Unite Midland Valley. The group asks the council to forward the document to the Aiken County Voter Registration and Election Commission for certification.
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Burnettown
Robert Workman
Midland Valley
James Mcintosh
Aiken
North Augusta
Ted
Sharon Gagnon
Wayne Benson
Aiken County
Voter Registration and Election Commission
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