Thurmond remembered at Edgefield store visit and jelly shoes
Residents recall Strom Thurmond’s ties to Edgefield as crowds gather near Justene Hall’s store. Hall recalls the senator buying jelly shoes for his daughter Nancy, with media trucks clogging nearby streets as news spreads of his failing health.
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Strom Thurmond
Justene Hall
Nancy
Thurmond
Hall
John William
Eleanor Gertrude Strom ‘Thurmond
Senate
Thurmont residents react as town faces disruption
Local reaction to a major disruption in Thurmont centers on business impact and parking shortages. Residents, including business owner Hall, describe severe hindrances to customers and daily life amid ongoing changes. Signage and coverage extend across the special Thurmond tribute and hospital sections.
Thurmond Lies In State In South Carolina Capitol
Former US Senator Strom Thurmond dies and will lie in state at the South Carolina State House on Monday and Tuesday. A funeral service is set for Tuesday at 1 pm at First Baptist Church in Columbia with a military burial at Willowbrook Cemetery after a procession from Edgefield County Courthouse. Open to public with continuous coverage by EV.
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Senator Strom Thurmond
Edgefield County
Columbia
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
S.C. State House
House
Senate
Naam
First Baptist Church
Willowbrook Cemetery
Thurmond
Bethany Fuller
Buller
Aikenstandard.com
County starts reassessment
Aiken County begins formal property reassessment under a state mandated program. Eight field appraisers will inspect about 11 000 properties with commercial focus. Process must finish by end of 2005 so notices go out in spring 2006.
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Mike Reed
Tax credit for poor remains in the mix
Congress adjourned for the July Fourth recess without finalizing a bill to extend the child tax credit rebates to millions of minimum wage families this summer. Leaders seek a compromise by July 25 as checks go out, with Democratic and Republican negotiators pressing the White House to broker a deal.
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Senate
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
House
Olympia Snowe
Maine
Bush
White House
Dennis Hastert
Trent Lott
Reiss
Chamber Gift Checks to Boost Local Shopping
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce announces Chamber Gift Checks to be used at 750 plus local Aiken businesses. Checks sold at Richland Avenue chamber office with a $10 minimum purchase. Karen Daily contacts listed for details and purchasing.
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Weiss
Winchester
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