Aiken inmate on death row for 1992 Bath murder
Donnie Council, 47, was sentenced to death in 1996 for the torture and murder of 72-year-old Elizabeth Gatti on October 9, 1992. He also faced charges of criminal sexual conduct and burglary. The case has stretched nearly 20 years due to appeals, with Second Circuit Solicitor J. Strom Thurmond Jr. noting the lengthy two phase process and victims’ families’ prolonged wait.
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Donnie Council
Bath
Council
Elizabeth Gatti
Gatti
Aiken County
Second Circuit
J. Strom Thurmond Jr
Aiken Community Shapes City Boards And Councils
Aiken County residents guide city growth under the 1955 Council-Manager system. City Manager Richard Pearce explains how citizens vote for representatives and influence policy through City Council and several boards, including the Design Review Board and Planning Commission.
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Aiken
Richard Pearce
Design Review Board
Board of Zoning Appeals
Planning Commission
City Council
Area Deaths List Notices for Wiliston Frakes Kelley Barton
The obituary roundup lists Calvin Olin Wilson Edward Owen Frakes Ruth Joan Kelley and Sarah Lubertha Barton among the deceased. Formal funeral notices appear under Deaths and Funerals 6A with locations tied to Williston Graniteville Ridge Spring and surrounding areas.
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Edward Owen Frakes
Aiken
Ruth Joan Kelley Conaway
Aiken singer seeks citizenship path and civic study
Aiken singer Diane Haslam, longtime voice coach and founder of an adult singing group, is preparing for U S citizenship. Born in England and trained in the Netherlands, she later settled in Cincinnati before moving nine years ago to Aiken where she teaches voice and leads outreach performances. She now studies about 100 civics questions and answers for the naturalization process.
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Diane Haslam
Aiken
U.S
England
Haslam
Amsterdam
Holland
Netherlands Opera
America
Cincinnati
Bruce Hammond
London
Indianapolis
Owens Corning
Shutdown standoff as House seeks to block Obamacare
Democrats and Republicans trade barbs as theHouse moves to delay key Obamacare provisions and repeal a medical device tax in a bid to avoid a shutdown. Senate leaders planned to convene Monday with Democrats ready to block the House measure.
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Washington
D.C
Congress
House
Senate
Majority
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Ready
Chris van Hollen
Sen
Ted Cruz
Texas
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Wilson
Williston
Graniteville
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Dear Abby
Ecideneenes
Jaff Pru
Aiken Singers
Riley
John Boehner
Rohio
U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C
Andrew Taylor
Associated Press
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Graniteville, SC
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