Aiken native Dekoda Watson draws national college attention
Rising South Aiken senior Dekoda Watson attracts interest from several southern universities as recruiters watch his high school performance. The feature notes his status among top prospects and mentions local readers like Adrienne Mathues engaging with a book column.
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Dekoda Watson
South Aiken
Area Deaths Louise Glover Toney Willister Clinton Foster Riker
Deaths and Funerals notice lists Louise Glover Toney and Clinton R. Foster among area obituaries with brief details. includes Willister and Riker as additional names and funeral notices. Local services and burial information referenced in the column.
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Louise Glover Toney
Willister
Clinton R. Foster
Riker
Time running out for Norfolk Southern derailment settlement
Victims in Graniteville may receive additional funds from the Norfolk Southern derailment settlement but must file claim forms by August 1, 2005. Attorneys urge timely submission at the Class Settlement Claims Office, 124 Ascanga Lake Road, with no cost for services.
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Norfolk Southern
Class Settlement Claims Office
Graniteville
Pete Strom
Strom Law Firm
Ascanga Lake Road
Strom
Tastier Peach season starts later in South Carolina
Titan Peach Farms owner Carr inspects bins for color and ripeness as South Carolina peach season opens later than usual. State officials cite cool spring temperatures delaying maturity and forecast solid yields despite minor frost damage. SC Ag Council will release the first production forecast on Friday.
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Ridge
Chalmers Carr
Carr
Titan Peach Farms
Lori Anne
South Carolina
Palmetto State
Martin Eubanks
Department of Agriculture
Eubanks
Georgia
South Caro
Lina
California
Peach Council
Lewis Holmes
Holmes
Johnston
South Carolina Ag Council
Council
Vicente Alvarez Celedonio
Titan Peach Farms Inc
Seat belt law tightened in South Carolina
South Carolina enacts a stronger seat belt law to take effect January 2006 with a 25 dollar fine for unbelted motorists. Police can stop any unbelted driver or passenger, but tickets won t be reported to insurers or used in court. The bill bans checkpoint tickets and creates a public data bank on race usage.
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Palmetto
Aiken Public Safety Patrol
Teddy Amsted
Amsted
Mark Sanford
Sanford
Legislative Branch
New Seat Belt Law Expands Enforcement and Penalties
New law allows police to stop any unbelted driver or passenger and imposes fines up to 25 dollars per person and 50 dollars per car with no court fees or suspension. Vehicle searches at belt stops require probable cause, and drivers records are barred from insurers. Data on race gender and age must be collected at traffic stops even without tickets. Exemptions for delivery drivers and certain passengers removed.
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Sanford
Amsted
Tropical Storm Arlene Forms In Caribbean
Tropical Storm Arlene formed from a tropical low and was centered about 115 miles south southeast of Cuba, moving north at 8 mph toward the Gulf. Warnings urged Florida Keys, Panhandle, and Louisiana residents to monitor the storm as heavy rain and flooding potential loomed for the weekend.
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Pensacola
Fla
Gulf Coast
Florida
Arlene
Cuba
Florida Keys
The
Gulf
Mexico
Louisiana
Florida Panhandle
National Hurricane Center
Richard Knabb
Gulf of Mexico
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