Wagener meets over fire department leadership amid grant promise
Wagener town council and volunteer firefighters debated the department's leadership for over three hours. Mark Redd and Dennis Rodgers resigned last month, leaving no leader before an $84,000 grant arrived. They agreed to help search for new leaders but not return as chief. The group plans to reconvene Monday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
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Wagener
Town Hall
Steve Carver
Mark Redd
Dennis Rodgers
Saundra Rodgers
Rusty Redd
Carver
Den
Nis Rodgers
Redd
Council
Pathologist known for deaths investigations in South Carolina
Dr. Joel Sexton, a seasoned pathologist, runs a private autopsy practice serving about 30 counties including Aiken. Coroner Sue Townsend calls his retirement a loss to state death investigations, recalling a train-accident case where Sexton sought better angles and stronger evidence.
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Newberry
Medical University of South Carolina
Sexton
Aiken County
Aiken
Sue Townsend
Townsend
Hollywood
Schofield Middle School completes major renovations
Schofield Middle School finishes a two year construction project adding 19 000 square feet of classroom space. The building now has a single roof and new media center larger hallways and more classrooms. Principal Beatrice McGhee Sparks pride at the completed work noting new science labs and a large band room.
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Ginny Southwort
Martha Schofield School
Schofield Middle School
Lynette Winburn
Schofield
Beatrice McGhee
McGhee
Gregory Hines dies of cancer at 57 in Los Angeles
Renowned tap dancer Gregory Hines died at 57 from cancer in Los Angeles publicist Allen Eichhorn said. The performer rose to fame with Maurice Hines as a jazz tap duo, starred in White Nights and The Cotton Club, won a 1992 Tony for Jellys Last Jam, and was praised for his instinctive, expansive artistry by colleagues including Bernadette Peters.
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Los Angeles
Gregory Hines
Hines
Allen Eichhorn
Fred Astaire
Maurice
Jelly
Bernadette Peters
George C. Wolfe
Hollywood
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Billy Crystal
Whitney Houston
Angela Bassett
End of drought brings cooler temps and lush fields
Charleston reports South Carolina exits a five year drought as heavy rain nourishes crops and cattle, with farmers seeing record hay yields amid cooler summer temperatures. Yet some growers still report excessive rain hindering harvests while drought officials note the shift from dust bowl to green pastures.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Ann Walker
Jacky Hunter
Pelzer
Hunter
Freddy Wang
Land, Water and Conservation Division
State Department of Natural Resources
Wang
Wes Tyler
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Janice D. Bettis
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Hartzog
Blackville
Barry S. Hegler
Maurine H. Lackley
Ella Myrick
Williston
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