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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 2002
Page
1
Lemarie Tyler, 5, smiled as his bus departed from J D Lever Elementary School while the 2001-2002 school year ended across Aiken County. The school bell marked the last day of classes as students wrapped up term.
Ben Affleck portrays CIA analyst Jack Ryan in The Sum of All Fears, the latest Tom Clancy adaptation. The film centers on an assassination plot and nuclear threat involving Russian agents, with Ryan facing the burden of preventing global catastrophe.
Obituary notices from Columbia and Ridge Spring list the deaths of Emery Hoyt Grace Ann Lou McKie with brief memorial details and identification. Local records note burial arrangements and surviving relatives in region obituaries.
Former Aiken priest Mon signor Thomas A Evatt faced a Charleston County court on one count of committing a lewd act on a minor The 52 year old who resigned from St Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church was ordered to stay away from the alleged victim and to receive counseling Evatt bonded out after a self surrender on a deal with his attorney He served in the area for more than eight years prior to the charges and a preliminary hearing is planned within 30 days to determine probable cause
Ashley McDowell, the 2002 valedictorian, heads to the University of South Carolina Honors College and weighs law school. 158 seniors received diplomas as McDowell and salutatorian Rebekah Floyd led the commencement. The ceremony marked 20 years of graduation tradition at Silver Bluff High.
City and county delegates met in a joint session Thursday to review an independent LDR study shaping future regulations for the Whiskey Road Overlay District. The plan covers about six tenths of a square mile along Whiskey Road between Talatha Church and Pine Log roads. Both jurisdictions will apply the more stringent regulations to any new development on the corridor, creating a unified framework regardless of location.
Nicholas Gallam oversees the new state of the art facility as the first group of inmate workers starts. Director John Rowley plans to move 30 to 40 inmates initially to test operations before the remaining 200 are admitted. County crews install metal mirrors in restrooms to address shaving needs.
Legislators contend Governor Hodges overstepped constitutional powers with late vetoes targeting the Legislature. HeCut $1.3 million set aside for both chambers to pay legal bills from redistricting, plus $2.6 million House and $1.9 million Senate operating funds. Senate leader Glenn McConnell warns further moves could shut the branch down. Hodges says he will convene the State Budget and Control Board to review Medicaid handling by DHHS.
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