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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 2002
Page
2
Readers vent about a new used car lot on Silver Bluff Road near SRP Credit Union and criticize city services and taxes. A Talk Back hotline and email address are provided for further citizen comments, with the newspaper reserving rights to edit for space.
A special program honoring Korean War veterans will be held Wednesday at 3 45 pm in the Leavelle McCampbell Middle School gym. A team from Arlington Virginia based Commemorative Headquarters will present an in service program with ways to honor veterans and educational materials. The event is open to the public and invites educators to learn about the role and contributions of service members in the Korean War. Leavelle McCampbell Middle School is located at 82 Canal St Graniteville.
Jury selection started in York County for the murder trial of former York City Mayor Charlie Robertson and two other white men in the 1969 killing of Lillie Belle Allen during a race riot in Aiken. Prosecutors questioned jurors about postwar tensions and race, while Robertson faces charges of inciting violence and supplying ammo.
Georgia legislator Jack Connell retires after 34 years in the House and 25 years as Speaker Pro Tem. S.C. Rep. Roland Smith honors Connell for coordinating joint delegations to aid the Savannah River Site after mass layoffs, citing plaques signed by Gov Hodges and President Bush. Smith hopes continued cross‑county cooperation tackles future SRS missions and a looming water shortage.
L-B-C Middle School marks fifty years with a facelift and dedication at 6 pm attended by Aiken County Board of Education members and district leaders. The district will delay the board meeting to 7:30 pm.
Ronald Dunnell, 44, of 549 JW Trail, died from a shotgun wound in the parking lot of Layman's Nursery & Tree Farm at 73 Greenhouse Road in Trenton. Edgefield County deputies and coroner Thurmond Burnett reported the death as a possible self-inflicted act with no sign of harm to others. Dunnell’s estranged wife, who works at the nursery, was not present at the time.
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