Burnettown Race Decisive in Low Turnout General Election
Robert F Workman and Wayne Benson won two Burnettown Town Council seats as only a few races drew voters. Turnout under five percent across 23 precincts followed Supreme Court removal of a statewide video poker referendum. Mary R Thompson won a Perry seat while Perry figures Robin P Williams and Dianne Keadie contested Seat 4. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh was re-elected in Aiken with 891 votes amid sparse contests.
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Robert F Workman
Wayne Benson
Burnettown
Supreme Court
Aiken
Workman and Benson
Mary R. Thompson
Perry
Workman
Benson
Jerry F Rucker
Wayne A. New
Ms. Thompson
Dianne Keadie
Robin P. Williams
Fred Cavanaugh
Beverly Clyburn
Don Sprawls
Elderly Bath woman testifies in Hutto rape case
An 92 year old Bath resident testified in Aiken County court that Thomas Allen Hutto broke into her home before dawn on July 15 1998 and raped her. Prosecutor Lawrence Brown presented evidence collection and DNA findings while defense counsel challenged admissibility of the blood evidence. The trial also faces charges of first degree burglary armed robbery and criminal sexual conduct potentially carrying a life sentence if convicted.
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Thomas Allen
Tommy) Hutto
Hutto
Lawrence Brown
Brown
S.C. Law Enforcement Division
Robin Taylor
Aiken County
David Mauldin
New Home Depot set for grand opening in Aiken
Home Depot plans a Dec 9 grand opening on Whiskey Road in a 110,730 square foot store with 45,000 to 50,000 items and a 22,311 square foot Garden Center. Co manager Wendel Logue notes a split layout with design services and contractor oriented areas. pre opening events include a Dec 8 board cutting for contractors.
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Scott Webste
Wendel Logue
Karen Johnson
Home Depot
Whiskey Road
Aiken
Ter
Logue
Nightly Freeze Warns Aiken as Temperatures Drop
Melissa Hanna reports Aiken residents should bring plants indoors and prepare for a frost with temperatures near 27 degrees. Accuweather forecaster Kathy Francis calls it one of the coldest periods this season. Garden center worker Sherri Frost urges covering tropical and blooming plants with cloth to protect them from frost and winter weather.
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Aiken
Accuweather
Kathy
Sherri Frost
Cold Creek Nurseries
Council OKs newcomer to Sage Mill
Aiken County Council unanimously approved an early entry and indemnification deal with ARNCO, enabling site preparation for a 14 acre Sage Mill Industrial Park plant. ARNCO, NY based, plans to invest over 3 million dollars and create up to 40 jobs, with final agreements to follow.
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Sage Mill
Aiken County
Sage ‘Mill
Willar Hightower
Hightower
Cil
AANCO
New York
Humes
Ronnie Young
ARNCO
Young
S C Bar members criticize Judge Huff
South Carolina Bar evaluators say about one in five lawyers rate Appeals Court Judge Thomas Huff as deficient in legal skills while 30 percent or more rate him good or excellent. The survey covered 31 judges with ratings on legal ability impartiality temperament and promptness based on at least 50 lawyer evaluations.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Appeals Court
Thomas Huff
Huff
Supreme Court
E.C. Burnett III
Mike Kelly
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