Springside Annexation Key to GVW Incorporation Plan
About 60 residents live on the 7.8 acre Springside property. If annexed into Aiken the GVW incorporation area population would drop from the 7,172 projected in 2000 Census. Officials note state rules require at least 7,000 people and 300 per square mile density for a new town.
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Aiken
Springside
GVW Incorporation Study Committee
Charles Hilton
GVW
Robert Thomas
Southeastern Housing Foundation
LeDuc
University Parkway
Hilton
SATs score gaps and calls for action across schools
Smith argues schools misreport SAT data and push students to retake tests while averages vary by program. He cites IB track with about 1390, honors 1290, college prep 1100, and non honors 750, noting some students may be limited by high scores and selective college plans. Thurmond High School in Johnston shows a 41 point SAT gain to 1540 total, with 1037 reading/math, above national averages.
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Smith
Thurmond High School
Johnston
South Airica
Frank Rob
Erson
Rob Novit
Movit
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Protesters picket Graham in Columbia amid political clash
Picketers led by Jim Hanks followed Senator Lindsey Graham through a Columbia law firm event. Hanks and Stach denounced Graham as a traitor defending sovereignty, while about six Aiken Public Safety officers patrolled to prevent violence. The protest secured a permit and officials stressed maintaining order.
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Jim Hanks
David) Beasley
Hanks
Lexington
Columbia
Graham
Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
Freedom Fighter Radio
Stach
Aiken Public Safety
Wendell Hall
Graddick tied to Slayton case fuels parole controversy
Graddick and four accomplices allegedly carried out the crime, with Slayton dying after a head blow. Aiken County officials and victims’ families react to Graddick’s continued work at the director’s home, amid questions about security lapses and a pending parole date set for April 4, 2008. The Columbia State report cites oversight deemed “worst, ruthless” by the coroner and notes Ozmint’s defense of selecting Graddick.
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Slayton
Ozmint
Graddick
S.C. Department of Corrections
Josh
Gelinas
Columbia
Taylor
Dianne Graddick
DOC
Associated Press
Josh Voorhees
Voorhees
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