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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 2007
Page
1
An explosion near Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan during evening rush hour left one person dead as emergency crews responded. Video footage circulated showing the immediate aftermath and fire investigators arriving on the scene.
Aiken County Development Committee sends a letter to Sheriff Michael Hunt supporting a move to place the animal control division under the sheriff but opposing extra funding and six additional positions. Council members split on the full transfer and current structure shows eight staff under Public Works.
A Wednesday afternoon blaze gutted a Mullis Drive residence in Beech Island. Firefighters arrived within two minutes after a woods fire report, found the house engulfed, and learned a woman and her children might be trapped. A homeowner later said his wife and two children were reportedly safe.
Senior writer Amy Varallo, valedictorian of Aiken High School, earned 14 000 in a Teen Jeopardy preliminary, finishing second and remaining in wildcard contention for next round. Host Alex Trebek will announce four wildcards to join five other qualifiers. Varallo had taped the segments in Los Angeles and watched the result with friends, sworn to secrecy.
An enthusiastic artist Melissa Berard painted a self portrait with her hands pressed on canvas before being diagnosed with Stage IV anal cancer. Her sister in law Vicki notes the hands appear Melissa. She died Monday in Alabama after a battle that touched her husband Brian and four children, family, and friends in the Aiken community.
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