17 May 2001
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2001
Page
1
Mark Sanford campaign stop in Aiken cites the city as a model of the quality of life he hopes to extend statewide. He urges voters to back his vision for South Carolina’s future.
Aiken County board chair Ronnie Young said he spoke by phone with Robert A. Rojas, candidate for the full time county manager job. Rojas, city manager of Moultrie Georgia, has been offered the position and will consider the decision as negotiations continue.
Obituary notices appear on page 6A listing Lorraine Sauer Alken Donald W Althouse Judy Proctor Cordelia Quattebaum and Libby Creasman in Conway Washington D C and Clearwater with death notices and memorials.
An Aiken County jury found Contrez Bing guilty of criminal sexual conduct and sentenced him to life in prison. Co defendants Tonnie Baldwin and Robert Knight were cleared on armed robbery charges. The trial occurred under tight security amid threats reported at the county jail.
Trash totals rise in Aiken County with 91 476 tons disposed at Three Rivers Landfill last year, up 11 percent. Projections for next year reach 100 831 tons while recycling sits at 26 percent of waste. The average resident generates 3.9 pounds daily as officials push for more recycling.
Aiken County faced tinder dry conditions as firefighters battled a Wednesday brush fire near Mississippi Avenue. The blaze started at a vacant lot corner of Hampton and Tennessee Avenues, threatening four houses and nearby boats and storage buildings before containment. Fire officials urged caution and no outdoor burning as rain remained scarce.
York Mayor Charlie Robertson turned himself in on criminal homicide and murder charges linked to the 1969 race riot shooting death of a Black woman. He appeared at District Justice Barbara Nixon’s office and faces a May 25 preliminary hearing with bail to be set at the York County Courthouse.
Greenville reports show Hipp a leading Democratic contender for U S Senate who has donated to Republican campaigns including Lindsey Graham in 1995 and 1999 and to Thurmond in 1996. The Liberty Corp chief Hipp also gave to Sanford and Dole, reflecting bidirectional support in a state politics landscape.
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