Graniteville Train Derailment Memorial Returns With Theme Celebrating Recovery
Graniteville residents gather for the ninth annual memorial at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Saturday January 4 at 4 p m honoring nine victims of the 2005 Norfolk Southern derailment. Organizers say the event will highlight recovery and healing as families move forward.
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Abraham
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Aiken
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Norfolk Southern
Memorial train derailment remembrance service set
The public is invited to a memorial service for a train derailment anniversary on Saturday January 4 at 4 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church 271 Bethlehem Circle Graniteville. Call 803-663-4052 for details and information. Derrek Asberry is a beat reporter with the Aiken Standard.
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North Augusta names Busbee Officer of the Year
Clint Busbee, recognized as 2013 Officer of the Year by North Augusta Public Safety, has 16 years in policing. He specializes in property crimes and discusses career roots in Aiken and USC Aiken education.
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Busbee
North Augusta
Aiken
Augusta
USC Aiken
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Officer of the Year honors for North Augusta public safety veteran
T.J. Lundeen reports that Busbee, praised for community policing in Georgetown, returned to North Augusta Public Safety and received Officer of the Year after a year and a half on the force. He credits timing, training, and experience for the award.
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Georgetown
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124th Engineers push base closures in Kandahar area
Engineers from the 124th Engineering Company deconstruct bases and relocate materials around Kandahar Air Field as part of U S forces closure and redeployment efforts. They work with Australian troops and other units to transfer bases like Tarin Kowt and Luke while preparing for 2014 redeployment.
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U.S. Central Command
Kandahar Air Field
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
U.S
1223Rd Engineering Company
82Nd Secmre
Outpost Luke
Augusta
Spc
Leonard Kitchens
124Th Engineering Company
Tarin Kowt
489Th Engineering
760Th Engineering Company
Marcus Harris
Aiken
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