Funeral schedules for six local residents announced
Diane Joan Brunson and Barbara Joeann DeVeaux will have services at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. respectively at St. Augustine of Canterbury and Bethany Cemetery. Walter Pennington, Steven C. Boulware, Myrle Holley, Jackie Seawell, and David E. Williams are set for 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. at Napier, Shellhouse Rivers, Hatcher, St. John’s United Methodist, and St. Catherine C.M.E. Churches in Jackson.
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Graniteville Woman Charged With Filing False Police Report
Irene Robenia Morris forty four from Graniteville is charged with filing a false police report in a felony case. Deputies say a vehicle collision was captured on video showing Morris and an accomplice fleeing after hitting an exterior property fence. Morris reported the vehicle stolen despite the video and her statements, and she was arrested and jailed at the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Suspect charged in shooting standoff ends peacefully
Aiken County SWAT responded to shots fired on Ridgemont Drive. After a morning standoff, officers took Brian Keith Salter into custody. He faces charges of discharging a firearm into a dwelling and aggravated breach of peace with possible further charges expected.
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If Today’s Generations Tried Yesterday’s Technology
Jeff Wallace recalls 1950s tech like rotary phones, black and white TVs, and manual typewriters to compare with modern devices. The piece contrasts constraints such as limited channels, no remote controls, and corded phones with today’s smartphones, noting how younger generations would struggle with simple tasks from the era.
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Biden opposes gas tax hike for infrastructure package
The White House said President Biden opposes raising the federal gasoline tax to fund an infrastructure plan drawn by 21 senatorial negotiators. The 18.4 cent tax, unchanged since 1993, funds highways and mass transit, but Biden cites hardship from the 2020 recession and vows not to raise levies on lower income households.
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Abolition amendment push marks Juneteenth focus
Lawmakers led by Oregon Senator Merkley and Georgia Representative Williams revive a bid to amend the 13th Amendment to end convict labor as slavery. Advocates say the loophole enables mass incarceration and forced labor while aiming to center people over profits in the justice system.
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