Local rodeo draws riders and families from afar
Riders from Knoxville and Anderson join the weekend rodeo as cowboys compete for eight-second rides and safety actions. Spectators like Garret Boatwright, six, attend with families to support the scholarship program in Evans Georgia amid a two day event with 6 PM Saturday start and expected full crowds.
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Mike Bickerman
Knoxville
Tenn
Joe McCaleb
Anderson
Garret Boatwright
Gary Boatwright
Thomas
Sandy Dye
Nancy
Evans
Juror Adonis Lee Shapes Guilty Verdicts in Aiken Murder Case
A breakdown of jurors influence during deliberations in a murder trial of two black defendants accused of killing a convenience store owner and his son. Adonis Lee emerges as a central racist force, pressuring others toward conviction. The book contrasts fictional racism with the real quiet town of Aiken where the actual case diverged, ending in acquittals for Laney and Hightower and a 1960 conviction for Roosevelt Bryant.
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Adonis Lee
Woodcock
Aiken
Lee
Clearwater
Fesse Laney
Robert Hightower
Roosevelt Bryant
Arrested man cooperates with police in Cassie Williamson case
24 year old Johnson was arrested and cooperated with investigators with no charges filed yet. Cassandra Williamson vanished from the home shared by Ernie and Angela Williamson after an early morning sequence. Ernie Williamson reported seeing Johnson last at the house before he disappeared. Johnson later returned muddy and wet saying he had swum in a nearby river, prompting police questioning.
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Johnson
Cassandra
Ernie Williamson
Angela Williamson
Ernie
Jamson
Williamson
Family Channel Switch Sparks Customer Outcry
Mary Abbott protests the removal of the Family Channel from Northland’s lineup saying her 13 year old granddaughter relied on it for safe viewing. She cites no other channel offers the same family focus while Chambers notes Turner South addition as cost light and popular with viewers.
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Mary Abbott
Abbott
Chambers
Cartoon Network
Nick
Elodeon
Fox Network
Hallmark
Turner South
Family Channel
Fox News
Clintons ask tax payer aid for Whitewater legal costs
Former President Clinton and Hillary Clinton seek reimbursement from taxpayers for legal fees tied to the Whitewater inquiry. Kendall cites independent counsel precedent, noting Reagan and Bush obtained fees after near indictments. Clinton earnings in 1990s include substantial lecture and memoir advances while bills total up to millions.
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Clinton
Whitewater
Senate
Clintons
Arkansas
ABC News
David Kendall
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