12 Oct 2005
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2005
Page
1
Local resident will represent Aiken at the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia, competing in the World Grilled Cheese-Eating Championship. The feature notes community pride and preparation as fair entries begin.
DuPont and Fluor announce a partnership to pursue the Savannah River Site contract as Westinghouse’s DOE management ends Sept. 30 2006. Ken Smith and Charles Holliday Jr say the alliance will be a strong contender, aiming to compete for the full site contract.
The Aiken County School Board and Council consider a $36 million TIF backed project by Fine Deering Development Group to build two housing developments off Bettis Academy and Old Trolley Line roads. The plan would defer taxes for 20 years with potential 5 000 homes and a long term impact study is ordered.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has not received a petition for reconsideration from Hastings Arthur Wise and no death warrant has yet been issued. Wise, convicted in 2001 for the September 1997 killings of four Phelan Co. employees in Aiken, remains poised for execution with the date to be set as the fourth Friday after the warrant.
Siblings Christine 14 and Thomas 9 prove talents at the piano under Mary Losey. Christine performed with the Augusta Symphony youth concert after winning senior division. Thomas won junior division and also plays for the Aiken Augusta Swim League. Both trained by Losey and honored with multiple awards at the Aiken Music Festival and state auditions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.