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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2008
Page
1
An Arizona rescue group is aiding more than two dozen beagles saved from a Missouri puppy mill. Officials say the dogs faced death by shooting or drowning if not rescued. Video accessible at www.aikenstandard.
Calvin Johnson pleaded guilty to assault and battery with intent to kill and received a 12 year sentence. The report notes Ike roared over Cuba and bypassed the Florida Keys, leaving destruction in Cuba but sparing the Keys.
A brief note references appropriation requests or earmarks submitted to Congress by the state. The page also lists Marshall Irving Harris and Aiken Richard Lee Robinson in the Deaths and Funerals section.
An Aiken County man on death row for a decade has had his sentence vacated by the South Carolina Supreme Court. Downey S. Council was convicted in 1992 of murder, poisoning, burglary, grand larceny, kidnapping and two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct in the Bath killing of 72 year old Elizabeth Gatti. The court upheld post conviction relief but questioned his future, noting he is not competent to aid in his defense, potentially prompting a new sentencing hearing to decide between death or life imprisonment.
Lauri Yeargin leads the Bishop Gravatt Center near Wire Road, guiding a team of five full-time staff and volunteers while directing budget, fundraising, and a chapel project. The Gravatt camp and retreat center, spanning 260 acres in South Carolina, shaped Yeargin from camper to executive director as she raises her family there and recalls returning summers and the Happening weekends that forged her faith.
Authorities seek noncustodial parent Veronica Kirby who left South Carolina with her two children Issac 7 Trinity (sic) Kirby and Veronica Kirby 29 after losing custody in court. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children aids Aiken Public Safety in distributing a nationwide poster with 1 800 number for THE LOST and a kidnapping warrant for the mother.
Voters in Aiken decide today whether to switch from partisan primaries to nonpartisan city elections. Precinct Hollow Creek 53 polling replaces Chukker Creek Elementary with Knights of Columbus at 1003 Spaulding Drive. Ballot asks if Aiken should change council elections to nonpartisan general system.
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