Aiken family mourns Swissair Flight 111 victims
Aiken families mourn 229 deaths from Swissair Flight SR111 off Nova Scotia. One victim was a noted AIDS expert, another a grain executive, and a guitar-playing nuclear physicist. Patrick Bell of New York, a nephew of Jim and Jean Bell, died in the crash on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
New York
California
Nova Scotia
New York City
Patrick Bell
Jim
Jean Bell
Beth Sauerborn
Peterson
Patrick
Fairfield
Gettysburg
Bell
Zurich
William
Anita Bell
Fairfield, Pa
Storm Toll Rises In South Carolina From Earl Remnants
Storm remnants of Earl lashed South Carolina with heavy rain and winds across Beaufort Columbia and Orangeburg. One elderly resident died when a tornado tore through a mobile home at St Helena Island. nine others were hurt in Berkeley County and a Lexington County dam breached.
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Beaufort
South Carolina
Bonnie
Earl
State Emergency Preparedness Division
Midlands
Clayton Ellis
Lady's Island and
St. Helena
Seabrook
Beaufort County
Curt Copeland
Jesse Holmes Jr
Island
Julio Lopez
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Columbia
Orangeburg
Lexington County
Berkeley County
Wes Blanchard
Aiken County Recovering After Earl Storm Drench
Tropical Storm Earl drenched Aiken County with 6.62 inches of rain as heavy winds knocked out power lines and caused widespread flooding. No life threatening accidents reported, but trees fell on property and utilities remained strained into the night with restoration completing by early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Earl
Aiken
Gulf of Mexico
Graniteville
S.C. Highway Patrol
Cpl. Jones Gamble
Gary Stooksbury
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Obituary notices featuring several local deaths on page 2B
Obituary notices list Bertha R. Adkinson of Gloverville James R. Jim Golden of North Augusta John H. Bubba Jefferson of Tren ton Joel C. Lambert of Aiken Marilynn H. Riviere of Aiken Hazel Edmunds Steed of Jackson and Frank Trowell of Aiken with brief notices of their deaths and related details on page 2B.
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Bertha R. Adkinson
Gloverville
James R
Jim) Golden
North Augusta
John H
Bubba) Jefferson
Trenton
Joel C. Lambert
Aiken
Marilynn
H. Riviere
Hazel Edmunds Steed
Jackson Frank Trowell
Georgia Lottery Draws Hit Quick Cash Prizes
Thursday results show Cash 3 Midday 9 9 4 8 and Cash 3 Evening 3 7 9 with 445 20 Pantasy 5 drawing 7 11 16 26 31.
Local trainer Sexton dedicates life to Strom Thurmond football
Trenton resident Keith Sexton has given 30 years to taping and training at Strom Thurmond High School while balancing work as a machine technician at United Defense. A familiar figure since the early 1980s, he volunteers on game days, travels to away games, and helps players on the sideline with tape and motivation. He credits his Edgefield upbringing and Newberry College experiences for shaping his coaching and injury-diagnosis skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Sexton
Strom Thurmond High School
Trenton
United Defense
STHS
Brian
Mith
Eddie Timmerman
Sexton
Edgefield School
Newberry College
Edgefield County
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Jared Karr
Hampton Avenue
Laurens Street
Storm
S.C
Scott Webster
Crossways Place
Sharon Taylor
Bill Bengtson
Lottery
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