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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2011
Page
1
Aiken County high schools logged 1 441 graduates with 511 non‑grad on time rate rising to 73.9 percent a six point gain. The district cites complex factors including transfers and unknowns, with 7.96 percent still in school 5th year and 28.57 percent pursuing GED.
Marvin T. Mims 43 of Augusta pleaded guilty at the Aiken County courthouse to entering a bank with intent to steal and was sentenced to 15 years. He robbed Security Federal Bank on February 25, taking $1,000, then bought beer before being stopped leaving Kalmia Plaza. He confessed. judge set an 85 percent mandatory term.
Former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore spoke in The Alley in Aiken as a potential presidential candidate. He recalled losing his Alabama post over the Ten Commandments monument and framed the issue as about constitutional sovereignty. Local GOP leader Claude O Donavan handed out a poster Moore signed with proceeds from an upcoming auction. Moore is a West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran with a law degree from Alabama.
A 44 mile yard sale stretches along S C Highway 23 passing through several area towns. Residents urge visitors to stop by, shop early, and support local vendors as page 2A covers more details.
Obituary brief for Elizabeth Ward Becker of Pinellas Park Florida and noting related services. Includes placeholder reference to Jerry McMillian of Aiken and Taff Jackson as listed in the death notices and full forecast sections.
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