Deaths and Funerals Notices
Deaths listed for Mattie Mae Morton Sanders of Belair Road and Mary Terwick Tucker with funeral details. Leroy Washington age 81, 1305 Park Ave., died Jan 31 2008. services at Zion Will Baptist Church followed by burial. Wrightsior Wright, 69, 441 Chesterfield St., died Jan 20 2008 with service at Montmorenci Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral homes include Hatcher, Napier, Jackson-Brooks, and Brighthorp & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Sanders
Mary T. Tucker
Augusta
Mary Terwick ‘Tucker
Leon Tucker
James Terwick
Nellie Terwick
Napier Funeral Home
Main St
Graniteville
Leroy Washington
Park Ave
Zion Will Baptist Church
Talatha
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Fairfield St
Aiken
Wright Sior Wright
Chesterfield St
Montmorenci Missionary Baptist Church
George L. Brightharp
Jessamine Memorial Gardens
Brighthorp & Sons Mortuary
Beaufort St
Obituary submission policy for The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard publishes a daily obituary sting of up to 16 lines free of charge with a welding headline. Additional lines incur fees. Funeral homes submit notices, subject to editing for style, and may assist with details and charges. Deadlines are 9 a.m. weekdays and 7:30 p.m. weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Bills aim to reform South Carolina utility regulation
The General Assembly considers changes to the seven member Public Service Commission. Proposals would bar relatives of legislators from PSC seats, require college degrees and regulatory experience, and create an advocate office within the PSC to better protect public interests. Debates reference past questions on qualifications and staff independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
General Assembly
Public Service Commission
South Carolina
Commission
PSC
James Smith
D-Columbia
House
Smith
Mignon Clyburn
U.S
Jim Clyburn
D-S.c
Moore Sai ‘Mignon Clyburn
Clyburn
Jackson begins civil rights tour in South
The Rev. Jesse Jackson launched a Southern speaking tour at Benedict College urging students not to settle for decency but seek equality. He pressed against economic injustice and campaign patterns, stressing the need to help rural poor, while noting political headwinds and his own health constraints during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Columbia
Jesse Jackson
Benedict College
South Carolina
Soutthern
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
University of Michigan
Benedict
South
Mount Pleasant Megachurch Forms Satellite Congregations
Seacoast Christian Community Church plans new satellites to handle growth and campus space limits. Seacoast Annex, Columbia, West Ashley, and Downtown Charleston sites each host about 300 to 350 worshippers with weekly televised main-service messages. The outreach targets college students with a non traditional church feel and relies on volunteers for weekly operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Seacoast Christian Community Church
Seacoast
Seacoast Annex
Seacoast Columbia
Seacoast West
West Ashley
Charleston
College of Charleston
Geoff Surratt
Greg Surratt
Byron Davis
Fisher-Price
Todd Phelps
Surratt
OSHA cites and fines South Carolina contractor
A South Carolina contractor Republic Contracting Corp faced two OSHA citations and a proposed 66,500 penalty for crane collapses at the Maybank Highway Bridge site near Johns Island. First Aug 16 collapse on a barge injured workers and damaged traffic. a Sept 12 crane overturned narrowly missing yachts. The firm has 15 days to contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina
US Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Maybank Highway
Republic Contracting Corp
Republic
Johns Island
Federal
OSHA
Independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Private Public Partnership Aims To Build Center Of Excellence
Officials describe a unique private public partnership to create a sustainable center of excellence addressing gaps in South Carolina day care. USC and ETV centers faced deficits. Gateway Academy collaborated with parents and USC education staff while Mae Brown advised on curriculum. Gov. Sanford appoints Steve Birnie interim Parole Department director ahead of a planned early April nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
ETV Children’s Place
USC
Children’s Center
David Jacobs
Gateway Academy
Mark Sanford
Steve Birnie
Birnie
David Beasley
Steve
PPP
Sanford
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Sineral
Fast Pine Log Road
Hellhouse
Funeral Home Inc
Tao
Associated Press
Legislative Audit Council
Tom Moore
D-Clearwater
Senate
South Carolina State House
Texas
Kuwait
Iraq
Greenville
Martin Luther King Jr
Jesse
Reid Ame
Dowuts
S.C
University of South Carolina
Cumbee Funeral Home
Aiken County
Saluda County
David P. Farr
East Main Street
Ridge Spring
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