Searle Sings Through a Lifetime of Choir Service
Randy Searle has devoted 50 years to singing bass in the First Presbyterian Church of Aiken choir. He began at age 15 in Cranston RI, later moving to South Carolina in the 1950s with DuPont for the Savannah River Plant project. He and wife Susan married Feb 9, 1943, and joined the Aiken musical community as See SONG, page 5A.
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Couple Revered for Relationship Enduring Love Affection
By BILL BENG Star writer Susan Searle and her husband Randy have been married for almost six decades. She has long been a choir widow on Sunday mornings, sitting a few yards from her confidante and roommate. His perch is on the balcony while hers is in the pews. All these years she has been by herself or with See COUPLE, page 5A.
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Republicans to reshape South Carolina government under Sanford
After Republican Mark Sanford defeated Gov. Jim Hodges, he vows to address a $500 million budget deficit as he plans structural changes. House leaders say the task will span all of state government and include Hodges programs, with coordination between Sanford and the legislature.
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Playoff fate hinges on court ruling over high school bans
A circuit court hearing Tuesday could allow Marlboro County and Northwestern high schools to play in the Class AAAA football playoffs after sanctions from a Sept. 13 on-field brawl. South Aiken faces Berkeley in Friday opener. North Augusta awaits word on hosting Battery Creek or Conway, with outcomes tied to injunction decisions.
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NAACP pushes for change in Aiken redistricting plan
NAACP leaders in Aiken remain opposed to the city's four single-member plus two at-large district plan. President David Walker hopes council will add the NAACP to Monday’s agenda to press for consideration of the group’s five-district alternative, which would keep minority voters in districts with higher minority shares.
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