Aiken County hires most teachers for 2001 2002 year
Aiken County Public Schools report near full staffing with 220 teachers hired this summer and 80 retirees opting to stay for five more years. The district highlights a starting salary of 90017 for bachelor degree certified teachers and community support as crucial factors. Area officials anticipate 24509 students returning to classrooms on the first day of the 2001 2002 school year.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Public Schools
Area 3
Ginny Murphy
Murphy
Tive
Godsen
Four arrested in North Augusta on drug charges
North Augusta police say a short undercover operation led to a warrant and the arrest of two men and two women on drug trafficking charges. Seized were 2.4 pounds of marijuana, $7,695 in cash, a 38 caliber pistol and prescription drugs.
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North Augusta
Joe Counts
Department of Public Safety
Susan Ballard Jones
Ponce DeLeon Ave
Dale Tyler Jones
Alice Gregory Chavis
Chris
Department of Social Ser
Local group backs Helping Hands with back-to-school carnival
A community group and Robbie Robinson organized a Friday carnival for Helping Hands, a living facility for children removed from homes. The event offered two moon walks, games, face painting, and backpacks filled with school supplies to ensure each child starts the new year prepared. Shadie Hall called the carnival a perfect way to gear up the kids for school.
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Aikens
Helping Hands
Robbie Robinson
Robinson
Shadie Hall
Tor
Local officer helps train Brazilian SWAT team in Ceara
Sgt. Warren Norris of the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office traveled to Fortaleza in June with HSS International to teach a two week SWAT training course to GATE officers. The program marked the first US law enforcement training in Ceara with lessons on building clearing hostage rescue rapid deployment and assault rifle use. Norris praised the Brazilian officers as eager learners and said he valued the experience and opportunity to represent his agency.
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Warren Norris
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Norris
South America
HSS International
Norrris
United States
Grupos de
Acoes
GATE
Ceara
Sheriff’s Office
South Carolina
Secretary of Defense
South Carolina Gov Hodges vows to block plutonium shipments
Gov Hodges threatens dramatic actions to stop plutonium shipments to Savannah River Site as energy secretary visits the facility. He notes highway roadblocks and possible federal action, citing a shift from Clinton era deal and possible long term storage. Attorney General Condon backs the governor insisting shipments must stop at the state line.
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Savannah River
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Boykin Rose
South Carolina
Washington
SRS
Clinton
Bush
Justice Department
Charlie Condon
Condon
South Carolina State Line
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Brazil
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Fortaleza
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