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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2008
Page
1
USC Aiken sits tied for fourth after day one at the 46th NCAA Division II Golf Championship. Jeff Giffis shot a 67 to pace the Pacers, who posted an opening round 282 on Wednesday. The week also features Wrens films in Aiken theaters with local listings.
Gananna O Fusco and Vera M Heaton Johnson are named in Ridge Spring death notices with Randy Simmer also listed among deceased individuals. Local obituary column provides brief service details and surviving kin.
David Mark Hill, 47, has had his execution scheduled for June 6 after the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced the date. Hill, who killed three state caseworkers during a 1996 incident in North Augusta, previously waived future appeals and PCR per a South Carolina Supreme Court ruling. He may choose lethal injection or the electric chair, with a 14 day method-notice requirement. if not specified, a three-drug cocktail applies.
In a fierce mid-Atlantic storm, Coast Guard helicopter pilot Clay Clary ferried a rescue swimmer to a wrecked research ship 14 miles off Delaware. One crew member died. two others were saved. Clary later guided a distressed sailboat occupant to safety as the storm raged. His father Owen praised the mission as unusual and dangerous.
After 16 years on the Aiken County Board of Education most of them as chairman Dr John Bradley will not seek re election in District 8 this year He was elected to the first of four terms in 1992 two years after his retirement from 21 years with the school district He arrived in 1969 as the special pro leg He says he has 37 years invested in the school district and hopes a good successor steps forward The board faced internal strife during his tenure and he sought to bring more peace and harmony He served as chairman from seven months after his election until January 2007 The 1995 board chose Dr Linda Kidnage as superintendent and he notes the tenure She is now retired and he is impressed with new superintendent Dr Beth Everit who started five months ago The district has faced funding challenges since lawmakers resisted tax increases and the delegation in 1998 relinquished budget control enabling fiscal autonomy He recalls a $12 million deficit in the early part of this decade and says tax increases were used to preserve programs while reducing pupil teacher ratios He comments on the board’s limited expansion efforts and notes the recent meeting that prompted retirement coverage
The Duragesic patch with fentanyl has led to at least three deaths this year in Aiken County, with 11 total deaths since January 2006 from methods like injecting or scraping patches. Coroner Tim Carlton notes patches are prescribed and misuse involves up to 40 times a normal dose. Authorities warn individuals obtain patches illegally from families or the black market.
A sequence of fentanyl related deaths is documented across 2006 to 2008. The records list dates and ages of victims including several males and females aged 40 to 61, with multiple incidents in 2007 and early 2008. Each entry notes month and year plus the decedent’s age.
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