Tragic double shooting ends in deaths of McDonald’s worker and boyfriend
In Aiken early Saturday, Sharon Youmans a 50 year old McDonald’s assistant manager was shot in the Richland Avenue parking lot and died after life support was removed. Her boyfriend Terry Bamfield 51 died at their Eastutaw Street home from a self inflicted gunshot wound. An autopsy will determine formal cause.
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Sharon Youmans
McDonald’s
Richland Avenue
Terry Bamfield
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Eutaw Street
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Youmans
Aiken
Carlton
Public Safety
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David Turno
Bamfield
Tom
Pam Powers
Sharon
Parade honors military veteran with Flying Tigers memories
Grady Taylor, 82, recalls serving as a gunnery sergeant with the Army Air Forces Flying Tigers in China during World War II. He watched the Aiken Memorial Day Parade as current service members and veterans marched, reflecting on his 1942 enlistment and China duty. He later settled in Aiken with his wife after managing a California jewelry business and attends squadron reunions.
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Grady Taylor
Army Air Force
Flying Tigers
China
Aiken
Los Angeles
Taylor
Army
Pearl Harbor
California
Arlington National Cemetery
Aiken Memorial Day events honor World War II veterans
Nearly 150 entries participate as the Aiken Marine Corps League buys breakfast for World War II veterans. Ernest Wilson, an Air Force jet technician from 1985 to 89, attends with his son Bradley at the Memorial Day ceremony honoring fallen soldiers at Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park.
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Aiken Marine Corps League
Ernest Wilson
Bradley
Aiken
Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park
Sanford agenda may wither as adjournment nears
Governor Mark Sanford faces a near adjournment with much of his reform agenda stalled. Dozens of Senate bills died in limbo while House measures lingered in the Senate. Sanford ruled out a special session, saying crises are not felt, and staff worked long hours to justify vetoes as lawmakers prepare to return to voters.
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Columbia
Mark Sanford
Senate
Sanford
House
John Land
Manning
South Carolina
State House
Four candidates vie for vacant Aiken coroner post
With nine days to the June 8 primary voters choose among Tim Carlton Phil Clarke and Bill Cole for the Republican nomination to face Democrat Ed Gladd in November All four nominees bring public service in the military law enforcement and medical fields with about 40 years across the three domains Carlton Chief Deputy Coroner has logged over 2000 death investigations in six years at the office and aims to implement changes discussed with Townsend
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Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Phil Clarke
Bill Cole
Ed Gladd
Coroner’s Office
Aiken County Coroner candidates push improved training
Townsend’s fatal illness sidelined several candidates for the Aiken County Coroner post. The effort includes formalized training for deputy coroners with weekly computer sessions and online forensics programs to cut travel costs.
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Townsend
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