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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 2002
Page
2
Community residents decry curbside trash bins left out after pickup as eyesores while pine straw limbs and brush accumulate blocking lanes. They urge leaders to address post-collection debris, stressing unity and the pledge’s meaning of indivisibility.
A reader backs Gov Hodges against bringing plutonium into SC urging public resistance and state action. The letter argues the federal plan would make SC a dumping ground and praises Hodges stance while urging residents to support him and contact the paper with comments.
Adron Marshall of the Khadijahs was named tournament MVP at the July Fest Basketball Tournament held over three days at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center. Khadijahs edged the Carolina Lakers in a winner-take-all final after a double elimination.
Teens from Saint Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church and others worked on four houses in Aiken and New Ellenton for Home Works of South Car, a housing oriented ministry. Projects included Plumbing, painting, flooring and groundskeeping, with guidance from local organizations and youth ministers.
A Kentucky man Alvin David Flynn 43 of Bronston was arrested after his wife said he threatened her with a handgun in front of a Northside grocery store. He faces charges of unlawful carrying of a pistol criminal domestic violence and possession of a firearm during a crime. The incident occurred around 2 pm at Northside Plaza. Mary Flynn 34 reported Flynn forced entry into a vehicle and demanded she move over before she escaped to a Speedway store. Officers recovered an 88 caliber handgun and an extra round.
Johnston man Eric Young, 20, of 201 Andrews St., captured for a second time two hours after escaping custody en route to the Edgefield County Law Enforcement Center. Authorities say he fled on foot through Edgefield streets, but was tracked by the Aiken Bloodhound Team, Highway Patrol, Edgefield Police, and Sheriff's Office to a wooded area two miles away.
A Federal jury found Shirley E. Smith, a former Savannah River Site civil rights office employee, guilty of perjury and filing a false claim in a case tied to a sexual harassment complaint. She faces possible prison terms and nearly $2 million in fines after a three hour verdict and testimony alleging fabrication of the harassment claim for personal gain.
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