28 Sep 2006
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 2006
Page
1
A middle aged gunman entered Cole High School and shot a student, who is in critical condition, before killing himself. Authorities investigate the incident as a school shooting and review prior criminal history of the shooter.
Home sales in the Aiken area fell 13.2 percent in August from a year earlier, with the median residential price slipping to 139000. Despite the dip, year to date prices rose 10.5 percent, while the Pee Dee region saw sales jump over 22 percent from August 2005.
In North Augusta a new bold red and yellow sign on Georgia Avenue by Forrest McKie & Company Realtors has drawn more than 50 complaints. The owners say the sign is to draw attention after city issues, citing a blocked driveway view from a street tree and a nearby telephone pole as safety concerns. The sign aims to pressure city officials, while a memo warns against tampering with the street tree.
Frankie the orange and white cat, badly abused and nearly severed in the neck, survived and found a new owner in Laura Lumbra of North Augusta. At Aiken County Animal Control he healed under veterinary care, earning the nickname Frankie Frankenstein before adoption.
Jasmine Judge, 11, a former Warrenville Elementary student now at Greendale Elementary, won the Healthy S.C. Challenge best in the state for a sun safety poster she created last spring. She earned a $50 Wal Mart gift certificate and her former art teacher also won $50. Warrenville Elementary will receive a $1,000 unrestricted grant and a portable shade structure.
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