Scout out to wound not kill Heritage High shooter in Conyers
Thomas Solomon Jr. a 15 year old Scout is charged with aggravated assault after wounding six Heritage High School students with a pair of weapons stolen from his stepfather. Police say he aimed to wound not kill and acted to gain attention rather than to emulate Columbine shooters.
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Conyers
Thomas Solomon Jr
Heritage High School
Colorado
Dylan Klebold
Eric Harris
Columbine High School
Solomon
Kent Cason
Jeff Wigington
Richard Gelles
University of Pennsylvania
Klebold
Harris
Probe Sought in Tap ing Taping Tap e of county meeting sparks probe
Aiken County Council Chair Ronnie Young demanded a state investigation after a secret taping of a county department head meeting. Solicitor Barbara Morgan asked SLED to probe and consider the tape’s use by a council member.
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Council
Aiken
Ronnie Young
Young
Barbara Morgan
Robert Stewart
Stewart
Angela Gunter
Cyrus Spradley
Poker operators face end of licensed run in South Carolina
In Columbia, facing May 31 license renewal deadlines and uncertain future, about 16 000 of South Carolina’s 36 000 video gambling machines may be unplugged. Owners of around 8 000 unfiled applications risk devices going idle as the Legislature debates regulations for the $2.5 billion industry. Fred Collins, the state’s largest operator, says renewal is unavoidable or go out of business.
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Columbia
South Carolina Revenue Department
Vicki Ringer
Ringer
Fred Collins
EMS Week Honors Local Emergency Medical Staff
The article highlights EMS Week celebrating professionalism of responders, dispatchers, and nurses. It profiles Terry Kelch and Danny Hays at Station 2 in Mid land Valley, noting Kelch as an Intermediate with Army electronics background and Hays as a long-time paramedic and Aiken Rescue volunteer.
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Terry Kelch
Danny Hays
Midland Valley
Aiken
Kelch
Aiken County Ems
Hays
Aiken County
Aiken Rescue
Car
Obituary notices and funeral home listings for Friday's winning numbers
Obituary notices list the names Madelle Simpson Bull Batesburg-Leesville Barr-Price Otis Hankinson Augusta Hatcher Georgia Whittle Martin Blackville Folk Roy Poole Jr Woodruff Sanford Poole Ga Souls Funeral Home Woodruff John David Rivers Poole Ga Yonce Aiken Shellhouse Funeral Home and reference Friday's winning numbers.
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Madelle Simpson Bull
Batesburg-Leesville
Barr-Price
Otis Hankinson
Augusta
Hatcher Funeral
Georgia Whittle Martin
Blackville
Folk Funeral Home
Williston
Roy c. Poole, Jr
Woodruff
Sanford
John David Rivers
Poole
Souls Funeral Home
John Wilson Yonce
Aiken
Shellhouse Funeral Home
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Rockdale County
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Marcy Howley
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