Flag burning ban heads to Senate for approval
A constitutional amendment to ban flag burning cleared the House and advances to the Senate for approval. The African-American Historical Culture Center was not among projects considered by the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee. Charles Sharpe has begun a two year federal prison sentence for involvement in a cockfighting ring.
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Senate
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Aiken Standard Promotes Reading Discussion Feature
The Aiken Standard highlights readers and literature with a daily discussion space. Mary Suber authors a chronology of African-American history, inviting engagement from the community.
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Aiken
Area Deaths Rev Evan James Bartell and Margie Palmer
Areas mourn Rev Evan James Bartell of Alpharetta Georgia and Margie Phillips Palmer along with others in Blackville. Obituary notice lists Rath Wayne Ward among the deceased in the 6B section for Deaths and Funerals.
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Evan James Bartell
Alpharetta, Ga
Park charged with Kidnapping at former ATC instructor incident
Ronald Park 53 of North Augusta faces two counts of kidnapping and one count of assault after allegedly blocking classroom exits during a June 16 altercation at Aiken Technical College. Warrants for disturbance of school are pending. Park may surrender after administrative dismissal and investigation. An anxious student was treated and released.
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Park
ATC
Aiken Technical College
Ronald Park
Georgia
Public Safety Office
Aiken County Emergency Medical Services
University Hospital
Karen Daily
Kdaily
Aikenstandard
Four of six charged in bull mutilation hearings begin
Four of six individuals charged in the October 2004 slaying and mutilation of a Jersey bull face a morning hearing at the Aiken County Judicial Center. Defendants include Brent Aiken also Derrick Turner and Jerry Bell with multiple counts of ill treatment of animals and burglary.
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Jersey
Aiken County Judicial Center
Brent A. Aiken
Derrick Turner
Croft Avenue
Aiken
Jerry R. Bell
William G. Bell
County Road 26
Billingsley
Ala
SREL gains limited funding to summer 2006
The Department of Energy tentatively funds the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory through July 2006 at about 4.5 million, less than the requested 7.7 million. University of Georgia officials and Georgian and South Carolina lawmakers push for smoother transition while awaiting a written agreement and full funding.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
SREL
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Georgia
South Carolina
University of Georgia
Savannah River
John Stone
Charlie Norwood
R-Ga
Tom Jackson
Tion
Jackson
Norwood
Gresham Barrett
R-S.c
Senate
Wise deadline on death row appeal passes in SC
Convicted killer Hastings Wise did not submit documents by the Wednesday deadline to the South Carolina Supreme Court for appeal of his 2001 death sentence for the 1997 four-employee murders at the R E Phelan Co. plant in Aiken. Officials noted a postmark deadline of June 22 could still allow mailed filings.
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Hastings Wise
South Carolina Supreme Court
Wise
R.E. Phelan Co
University Parkway
Aiken
Thomas W. Cooper
Beaufort County
State High Court
Supreme Court
Cooper
Brenda Shealy
Shealy
High Court
J C. Lexow
Flexow
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