Death penalty case strains Aiken County jury budget
The Aiken County Clerk of Court reported a $5,000 transfer from staff salaries to juror pay due to a costly death penalty case. Officials warned the fiscal year needs $35,000 more, with $21,000 possibly unfunded, risking layoffs without additional funds. The Jerry B. McWee murder trial in January partly caused the strain.
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Aiken County
Clerk of Court
Liz Godard
Judicial and Public Safety Committee
Godard
Jerry B. McWee
New Ellenton Vote Brings Write-In Challenge to Council
In New Ellenton South Carolina residents consider write-in bids for the Town Council as incumbent Axel Adams and critics Lillian Hammack and Norman Strader seek votes amid Sewergate fallout. Mayor Randy Shaw has resigned amid investigations while incumbent Arthur J. Hanna runs unopposed. Election at Civic Center closes 7 p.m. with results to be printed in tomorrow's Aiken Standard.
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New Ellenton
Aiken County
Lillian Hammack
Norman Strader
Axel Adams
Adams
Randy Shaw
Hammack
Strader
Lonesg
Civic Center
Aiken County Election Commission
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Arthur J. Hanna
Jimmy Christian
Eldon M. (Cork) Berry
James M. Bradham
Michael T. Terry
Ricky Foster
Darryl Whitman
Gene Crawford
True Trainer Watches Over His $15 Million Investment
Mike Plasters guards American Winner at The Meadowlands and in Aiken during the Triple Crown harness season. He sleeps near the stall to protect the horse from illness or harm, explaining the need to be present 24 hours a day. Plasters rose from modest beginnings to train Precious Pleasure and work closely with owner Milton Smith and rider Ronnie Pierce.
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Mike Plasters
Meadowlands Race Track
New Jersey
Plasters
Aiken Mile Track
R.J. Key Stables
Illinois
Milton Smith
Ronnie Pierce
Precious Pleasure
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Local residents listed in Aiken area notice
A list of names appears tied to an Aiken area notice including Maxine Phillips Beckwith Aiken William Roy Blanchard Aiken Nelson Preston Burr Aiken Dorothy S Robbins Aiken Howard B Shaw New Ellenton Evelyn Stewart North Augusta Bernice Whittle Augusta Willie E Yonce Howe Texas.
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Maxine Phillips Beckwith
Aiken
William Roy Blanchard
Nelson Preston Burr
Dorothy S. Robbins
Howard B. Shaw
New Ellenton
Evelyn Stewart
North Augusta
Bernice Whittle
Augusta
Willie E. Yonce
Howe
Texas
Aiken Council backs MLK Memorial Highway naming
The Aiken City Council approved designation of South Carolina 19 as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway on a 4-3 vote. No signs or monuments were approved yet, and the plan must pass to the county council and the South Carolina DOT for final steps.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Aiken
S.C. 19
I-20
Savannah River
B.O.L.D
Brotherhood For Opportunity, Leadership and Development
Hampton Avenue
Lester A. Smalls
B.0.l.d
Aiken County Council
S.C
Abandoned Properties Targeted by Aiken City Council
The unanimous vote enacts a commercial property maintenance ordinance in Aiken to curb nuisances hazards and insanitary conditions. It targets abandoned sites including two gasoline stations on Richland Avenue between Chesterfield and York Streets and requires upkeep to avoid penalties. The council also approved bids for sewer pipe materials for the Beaulieu plant and moved to amend the Master Plan.
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Aiken
Richland Avenue
Chesterfield
York Streets
Steven T. Thompson
Beaulieu
Pettigrew Opens Campaign for Congress in Edgefield
Pettigrew a Republican and former South Carolina House member formally opened his bid for the Third Congressional District at 8:30 a.m. in Edgefield. He urged action against over regulation and rising debt, citing a $4.5 trillion national debt and calling for term limits and welfare caps while highlighting his Thurmond administration ties.
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Edgefield
John W. Pettigrew Jr
Pettigrew
S.C. House
America
Melvin Wisham
Langley
Butler C. Derrick
Johnston
Lindsey O. Graham
House
Seneca
Robert Cantrell
Anderson
Ed Allgood
Anderson County Council
Pendleton
Thomas L. Moore
Clearwater
Laurens
James
Congress
Ameri
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N.E
Scott Webster
Key Stables
Council
MLK
Philip Lord
Carl Langley
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