Wise trial nears in death penalty case at Phelan plant
Aiken County clerk mails juror subpoenas as Sept 8 hearings set for Wise death penalty case. Judge Cooper presides with defense changes replacing Martin Puetz with Carl Grant alongside Greg Harlow. Wise, a Belvedere resident fired from Phelan, allegedly targeted workers in the Sept 15 1997 slayings at R E Phelan plant.
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Hastings
Arthur Wise
Aiken County
Wise
Thomas W. Cooper
North Augusta
Martin Puetz
Orangeburg
Carl B. Grant
Greg Harlow
Aiken
R.E. Phelan
Esther Wood
Charles Griffeth
David W. Moore
Earnest Filyan
Phelan
David Mark Hill
DSS
Second Judicial Circuit
Barbara Morgan
Belvedere
Ft Gordon Band to Headline Hopelands Summer Concert
The Ft Gordon Signal Corps Band, 18 to 20 instrumentalists, will perform swing classics tonight at 7 p.m. as part of the Hopelands Gardens Summer Concert Series on the Roland H Windham Performing Arts Stage. Audience members are urged to bring picnics and seating, with alcohol prohibited and parking at Rye Patch and Hopelands. In rain, the show moves to the H C Weeks Center Gym. Call 642 7631 for details.
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Ginny Southw
Swingsation
Hopeland Gardens
Roland H. Windham
Hopelands Gardens
Ft. Gordon Signal Corps
Little Brown Jug
Moodie
Stars and Stripes
Fort Gordon
Rye Patch
Berrie Road
Hopelands
Dupree Place
H.C. Weeks Center Gym
Judge frees Midland Valley teen in bomb threat case
Jaris Simon, a former Midland Valley High School student, was granted a directed verdict of not guilty after evidence failed to prove a bomb threat. Robert Turner remains in Family Court as hearings address custody and ongoing concerns about truancy and safety.
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Jaris Simon
Midland Valley High School
Simon
Robert Turner
Midland Valley
Larry Inabinet
Turner
Margaret Mullen
Area 3
Troy Nobles
David Mauldin
Columbine
Columbine High School
Colorado
Mauldin
State Department of Social Service
North Augusta
Blanche ‘Foole
Tony Rutland
Two commissioners reinstated to City Board
Two former municipal election commissioners, H.A. McClearen and Richard Johnson, were unanimously rehired by Aiken City Council after resigning four months earlier amid a dispute over McClearen political activity. The state law was amended to allow commissioners to campaign while avoiding conflicts, with Wood not yet reachable for reappointment.
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Aiken
H.A
Mac) McClearen
Richard Johnson
McClearen
Robert S
Skipper
Perry
Scott Singer
Ampaign
McClearen, Johnson
Keith Wood
Commission
Council
Roger LeDue
LeDue
Johnson
Wood
Hallman takes interim chancellor post at USCA
Dr. Tom Hallman begins his first month as interim chancellor at the University of South Carolina Aiken. He works from Pickens-Sallee House, describes a busy settling in, and notes ongoing talks with campus leaders about expectations and continuities. He hints at a possible future application for the permanent role.
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Tom Hallman
University of South Carolina
Aiken
Pickens-Salley House
USCA
Hallman
Robert Alexander
City Council reallocates DARE officer to middle schools
Aiken City Council shifts DARE officer Penny Lowe from elementary programs to serve as an additional resource in middle schools after a rise in incidents. A three year SRO study shows middle school offenses rising from 24 to 80 and arrests from 16 to 48 between 1997 98 and 1999 2000, prompting the change.
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Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Obituaries Mention Vernell Smith Carver and Funeral Homes
Vernell Smith Carver of Batesburg-Leesville is noted alongside funeral arrangements handled by Miton Shealy Funeral Home in Batesburg Leesville and Francis E Streit of Aiken, with George Funeral Homes involved in the notices. The small item lists deceased individuals and the local funeral providers serving the region.
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