Fulmer Misses Out As 2004 National Teacher Of The Year
Washington D C top honor goes to Kathy Mellor of Rhode Island while Jason Fulmer of Aiken County South Carolina narrowly misses the national award. Four finalists were named and state teachers will be recognized by President Bush at the White House. Fulmer has served as an education ambassador for almost two years and taught at Davis Middle School in North Kingstown R I.
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Washington
Aiken County
Jason Fulmer
Aiken
South Carolina
Kathy Mellor
Rhode Island
Fulmer
George W. Bush
White House
Davisville Middle School
North Kingstown
R.L
Mellor
Rob Novit
Sal Minolto
Redcliffe Elementary School
South Carolina Sophomores Face New Rigorous Exit Exam
South Carolina public high school sophomores will take a three day High School Assessment Program test to satisfy the graduation requirement. About 45000 students statewide are slated to participate with prep praised by district officials as the exam surpasses the former BSAP in difficulty under 1998 education reforms.
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South Carolina
Frank Roberson
Aiken
Archaeologists probe riverfront site in North Augusta
Chicora Foundation teams dig on about 100 acres along the Savannah River as part of a federally funded riverfront development study. They sift soil for relics while noting a late 19th century British clay mixing tool and potential ancient cultures, though officials seek new information to deem findings significant.
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Bill Bengtso
Nicole Sutherland
Michael Trinkley
Tom Covington
North Augusta
Savannah River
Chicora Foundation
Skip Grkovic
North Augus
Foundation
Grkovic
Tragic death shocks community nurse Tama Dunstan
The 29 year old pediatric oncology nurse Tama ra Cundey Dunstan was found dead in a shallow Edgefield County grave after being abducted from her Augusta home. Ronald Francis Burke was arrested Sunday and charged with murder and kidnapping. Dunstan, a longtime MCG nurse since 1999, earned the Best Attitude Nursing Award and the 2004 Spirit of Nursing Award for her care of children with leukemia. Her death has left a close knit region grieving the loss of a dedicated caregiver.
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Tamara Cundey
Dunstan
Edgefield County
Augusta
Ronald Francis Burke
MCG
Children’s Medical Center
Aiken
Christy Heaton
Jacob
Heaton
David Cundey
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Cundey
BellSouth marks 100 years in Aiken
BellSouth celebrates a century of service in Aiken from 1904 when Southern Bell bought an exchange. Pat Patton notes growth through two world wars and Savannah River Plant expansion, while Mayor Fred Cavanaugh lauds BellSouth’s community role and 3500 South Carolina employees.
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BellSouth
Aiken
Southern Bell
South Carolina
Pat Patton
Patton
Tele
Savannah River
Fred Cavanaugh
Laurens Street
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USC Aiken
Melior
Roberson
Philip Lord
Michael Bodie
Gem Lakes
LO Hic
Dorothy Blas Douglas, Ora B. Glover
Tamara Cundey Dunstan
Aunt Nettie R. Gillette, Aiken
John T. Halbrook
Burnette
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