DSS Trial Delays As Judge Location Cites Slower Jury Seat
Circuit Judge Marc Westbrook said juror qualification for the David Mark Hill capital case will take a full week with competency exams set for October 18 at 2 p.m. The DSS workers killings at North Augusta on Sept. 16, 1996 led to Hill’s arrest. A changing venue plea seeks a fair trial amid heavy publicity, and the pool has been trimmed from about 350 to roughly 140.
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Marc Westbrook
David Mark Hill
Hill
Belvedere
Jimmy Riddle
Michael Gregory
Josie Curry
Department of Social Services
DSS
North Augusta
Regina Poteat
Robert Harte
Supreme Court
Westbrook
Methodist Women Gather for South Carolina United Methodist Conference in Aiken
About 600 United Methodist women met at Aiken First Baptist Church to begin the Annual Conference, hosted by St John’s, with a kickoff dinner and a communion service. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and wife Lee attended as guests. Sara Shingler of Spartanburg will speak Saturday morning amid topic groups on prison ministry, financial planning for older adults, and spirituality.
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United Methodist
Aiken First Baptist Church
South Carlina
United Methodist Women
St John's Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Joanne Eubanks
St. John’s United Methodist Women's Group
Fred Cavanaugh
Lee
Aunner
Sara Shingler
Spartanburg
General Board of Global Ministries
United Methodist Church
South Carolina
Cadet program opens doors to public safety careers
The Aiken Department of Public Safety supports a cadet program that began in the mid 1960s helping a financially needy family send two youths to college while living in a fire station. Cadets attend college, work in firefighting, and learn all public safety facets earning about 9000 dollars yearly.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pete Frommer
Aiken
ADPS
Chamber opposes video poker in Aiken area
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce board unanimously voted to oppose video poker in the Greater Aiken Area and South Carolina. President June Murff said the decision reflects members' recommendations and aims to boost economic development quality of life tourism and a positive business climate. She noted the potential member impact is uncertain with 750 to 800 members. The outcome will unfold as the Nov 2 timeline approaches.
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Aiken
Chamber
June Murff
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Murff
Mrs. Murff
Video poker faces fight for survival
South Carolina’s video gambling industry, once pivotal in defeating an incumbent governor, now battles for survival as a November 2 referendum looms. If approved, higher taxes and tighter regulation follow for legal legitimacy and looser payouts. if rejected, the industry faces intensified scrutiny. Church groups and business groups join Beasley critics, framing gambling as a cancer on the state and urging a tarnished image reversal.
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Columbia
South Carolina
David Beasley
Beasley
State Chamber of Commerce
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