Aiken Man's Execution Delayed Over Competence Dispute
The July 9 execution of Arthur Hastings Wise for killing four factory workers was halted after Wise and lawyer Joe Savitz disagreed on whether to drop appeals. A competency hearing will be held after psychiatrist assessment, delaying the death stanza for several months.
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Columbia
Joe Savitz
Arthur Hastings Wise
Wise
State Supreme Court
Savitz
State Attorney General’s Office
Two Plead Guilty in Wagoner Burglary and Assault
In Aiken County Court on Thursday Carlos Staley 27 Wagoner admitted stealing over a dozen firearms from Harrison's Sports Store and attacked the owner. He received eight years for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature second degree burglary and grand larceny. James L Bradley Jr 19 Columbia pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the crime after the fact and will serve two years under the Youthful Offender Act with counseling.
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Aikens
Carlos Staley
Pinto Road
Wagoner
Harrison’s
Selvern Road
Staley
Jimmy Williams
Everett Chandler
Aiken County
James L. Bradley Jr
Columbia
Chandler
Bradley
S.C
Secure homes deter burglars with simple safeguards
Community policing officer Sgt. Wilson Dandy urges homeowners to protect property during vacations. He notes burglars often strike quickly when doors are unlocked or windows are open and recommends trimming shrubbery and adding security devices to raise the effort required for entry.
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Wilson Dandy
Safety tips for securing homes and porches
A neighborly security expert advises keeping sight lines clear, pruning dense landscaping, and using spaced fences to maintain visibility. He emphasizes lighting around the home with dusk to dawn and motion sensors to deter burglars and aid night access for residents and visitors. Public Safety also recommends dead bolt locks.
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Dandy
Hitchcock Plaza owners eye redevelopment after Kroger move
Acadia-Heaton Hitchcock Plaza LLC, a joint venture led by Her don Properties and Acadia Realty Trust, plans to redevelop Hitchcock Plaza after Kroger relocates in early 2005. Potential changes include extending Fabian Drive and adding traffic lights at Silver Bluff Road and Pawnee Drive Pine Log Road as talks with the City of Aiken continue.
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Hitchcock Plaza
Kroger
Herdon Properties
Acadia Realty Trust
New York
Acadia-Heaton Hitchcock Plaza LLC
Cameron Zurbruegg
Fabian
Silver Bluff Road
Pawnee Drive
Pine Log Road
Aiken
Zurbruegg
Senate battle tests Southern chivalry
The South faces a civility test as Democrat Inez Tenenbaum challenges Rep. Jim DeMint for the seat of retiring Sen. Ernest Hollings in South Carolina. The race mirrors other Southern contests where women seek major offices, with Florida Georgia and Louisiana examples cited among candidates and party dynamics.
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Columbia
Jim DeMint
R-S.c
Inez Tenenbaum
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
U.S
Senate
Florida
Karen Saull
Betty Castor
Bob Graham
Georgia
Mary Squires
Denise Majette
Sen
Zell Miller
Mary Landrieu
Thompson urges early care to fight HIV in rural South
David Thompson of Augusta urges early HIV treatment to avoid a later crisis. He and three colleagues will offer free HIV testing and blood pressure checks at Smith Hazel Recreation Center in Aiken Saturday noon to 2 PM, as part of the Ryan White Outreach Team.
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David Thompson
Thompson
Augusta
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Medical College of Georgia-based
Ryan White Outreach
DHEC
Aiken
MCG
Rob Novit
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Aiken Man
Mark Plowden
James Bradley
Jeremy Schoolfield
Lee Wagener
Bradiey
Co. Staley
Home
Ginny Southworth
Aiicence
Public Ao
Hitchcock
Viaff
Philip Lord
Tenenbaum
Abby
David Hammond
Belle Glade, Fla
Mary Ellen Painter
Edgefield
Ware Harding Smith Jr
Stitt
Aik
Zalendar
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