Downs pleads guilty in death case to face supreme court review
Downs admitted to strangling a child and sexually abusing him in a Savannah River area crime. The judge praised the defense and noted the case goes to the state Supreme Court for automatic review with post conviction relief as option. Neighbors and investigators described a high emotional impact and community support for the victims' families.
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Manning
Downs
State Supreme Court
Riverview Park
O'Mailia
North Augusta
James Porter
Augusta
Savannah River
Moore
Blackville High School
Law School
Nina O’mailia
Keenan
Mary Miller
Joe Count
Barbara Morgan
Count
Nina
Aiken County
Columbia
Supreme Court
Morgan
U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona
South Carolina
Windham House seniors facility opens after HUD grant
Aiken and HUD funded Windham House, a four story senior living complex named for former city manager Roland Windham. The project, with land donated by the city and county, offers 62 plus residents independent one bedroom units with income limits and shared amenities. Construction by C F Evans of Orangeburg, Hank Mooreman designer, tentative opening March 2003. residency info at 1-800-632-3066.
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Departenet Housing and Urban Development
William Gregory
U.S. Hud
Columbia
Aiken
Council On Aging
City of
Aiken County
HUD
Windam
Scott Murphy
Commo
Windham
Roland Windham
Taylor Davis
N &H Enterprises
Hank Mooreman
C.F Evans
Orangeburg
Windham House
Fatal gold mine blast in northern China kills 46
An electrical fire ignited explosives in a northern China gold mine killing 46 miners. State media said 16 miners were missing after floods at a second mine a province away. The disasters raise concerns over China's mining safety as it seeks WTO membership and international scrutiny.
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Beijing
China
World Trade Organization
MOX debate pits safety against disposal goals in South Carolina
Advocates favor burning plutonium to generate power as the best disposal method, while critics call MOX costly and dangerous and push for long term storage. Gov. Hodges sues in Court of Appeals to halt shipments unless a removal timeframe is set. DOE seeks 6.5 metric tons from Rocky Flats to SRS amid a Colorado shutdown. Thurmond defends the project as vital to health, safety, and state economy. The defense bill earmarks 5 million for a modern pit facility at SRS.
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MOX
Jim Hodges
Court of Appeals
DOE
Hodges
Feder
Cameron Currie
Rocky Flat Cole
SRS
Colorado
Thave
Thurmond
South Carolina
Protest Sparks Parade After Radio Station Stands for Pledge
A protest band visit grew into a formal parade with local support from Michael Strauss of American Legion Post 71. The station’s operations manager reported phones ringing nonstop as participants waved flags and defended keeping God in the Pledge, with Hastings noting pride in joining KICKS 99 to make a stand.
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T Gentry
Michael Strauss
American Legion
North Augusta
Strauss
Hastings
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