Mother of slain boys meets governor seeks divorce law change
Karyn Grace, wife of a North Augusta man who killed their two sons and then died by suicide in January, met with Gov. Sanford to urge changes to state divorce laws to aid other families. Also notes March Madness ACC SEC results and Langley Rowing Regatta plans.
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Area Deaths Highlight Collins Henson Kight Spann Swanson
Death notices for Samuel Wayne Collins of Duke Wake Forest N C Shirley Ann Henson Kight of Moneta Walter Spann of Aiken and Catherine Swanson of New Ellenton appear in the Deaths and Funerals column for 6A.
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Shirley Ann Henson Kight, Moneta
Discover Aiken's Triple Crown Magazine Debuts
The Aiken Standard marks its 36th annual Triple Crown with a glossy 68 page magazine. It highlights the Aiken Trials Spring Steeplechase and Pacers and Polo events and includes features on other equestrian activities in Aiken County. Extra copies will be sold after Saturday distribution.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Firefighters brace for busy month in Aiken County
Windy dry conditions push wildfires as red flag fire alert spans South Carolina. Ken Cabe of the Forestry Commission notes many fires but only one Midland Drive blaze required heavy response. Fire districts total about 27 as volunteer departments increasingly handle incidents.
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Aiken County
Ken Cabe
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Cabe
Forestry Commission
Midland Drive
Aiken
Forestry
Willis Faces Down Mortality in Quiet Courage
Mike Willis, 38, battles Friedreich ataxia an incurable nervous system disease that may halt his heartbeat. In a wheelchair at his Laurens Street office he shares life with Cathy Seigler Bland and runs two downtown Aiken businesses Tea Garden Gifts and Artists' Parlor.
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Mike Willis
Willis
Friedreich
Laurens Street
Cathy Seigler Bland
Aiken
Local man charged in hit and run in Augusta
Christopher M. Vogt, 32, of North Augusta, is jailed in Richmond County on charges of hit and run DUI and vehicular homicide after a pedestrian was struck and killed in a Wednesday night hit and run in Augusta. Deputies credited rapid patrol work and witnesses for identifying the vehicle within hours.
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Richmond County
Augusta
Christopher M. Vogt
Copeland Circle
Vogt
Merriwether
Murrah Road
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
Four men to stand trial in 2005 Aiken shooting
After two hours of testimony in a preliminary hearing Judge Danny Lynn found probable cause for Edward N. Walker Cornell Tyler Jr Willie Ware and John H Miles to face trial for the August 2005 shooting spree that killed Debra Dorch 36 and left Joseph Brewer 57 for dead in Salley The investigation notes a 911 call describing a gunman and a chase with a wrecked vehicle along Union Academy Road.
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Aiken Standard
Edward N. Walker
Cornell Tyler Jr
Willie Ware
John H. Miles
Debra Dorch
Joseph Brewer
Walker
Perry
Tyler
Springfield
Ware
Miles
Tremaine Tyler
Stacey Prince
Aiken County
Prince
Joe Brewer
Brewer
Dordh
Union Academy Road
Salley
Water geysers on Saturn moon Enceladus sparked search for underground oceans
The Cassini mission reports miles high geysers of ice and water vapor erupting from Saturn moon Enceladus. Scientists say liquid water may lie in subsurface reservoirs near the icy surface, making Enceladus a prime target for future study and possible life exploration.
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