Two Fatalities Reported In S C
The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports at least two deaths on state roads over the weekend. Christopher P. Pendarvis, 19, of Summerville, died Saturday when his car left the road in Dorchester County. Kathryn Joan Paytosh, 24, of Beaufort, died Friday after her car struck a horse on U S 278 near SC 462 in Jasper County.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Highway Patrol
Christopher P. Pendarvis
Summerville
Dorchester County
Kathryn Joan Paytosh
Beaufort
U.S. 278
Jasper County
Associated Press
Robbery Suspects Caught After Weekend Search
Police rounded up four men suspected in a Domino’s Pizza robbery in Greenville. Two were arrested in a church parking lot while a minister’s cell phone was used to call for help, and two others were captured later in a wooded area with a 9mm pistol. The arrests ended a half day search after the night of the robbery.
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Greenville
State Law Enforcement Division
Paul Moran
Sam Simmons
Greenville County Sheriff's Office
Beasley Names DHEC Appointee to At Large Seat
Gov. Beasley appoints former Rep. John Burriss to the DHEC board at large seat. Burriss, a 1984 88 House member from the 2nd District, lives in Chapin and leads The Burriss Companies.
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Columbia
David Beasley
Department of Health and Environmental Control Board
Beasley
John Burriss
DHEC
Burriss
Chapin
Burriss Companies
Obituary notices for Beatrice Edwins and others in Page 6A
Obituary notices report Beatrice Edwins Belvedere Teendra Latrell Hall and John A Jones along with Susie F Scott and Florence Winn across Bath Aiken Wagoner McCormick settlements. Families mourn their deaths with brief biographical notes and service details.
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Beatrice Edwins
Belvedere
Teendra Latrell Hall
Wagoner
John A. Jones
Bath
Susie F. Scott
Aiken
Florence Winn
McCormick
Baptists in Aiken Plan Campaign to Save Education Funding
Baptist groups across Aiken County and South Carolina organize a campaign in response to calls for cuts to state education funding. Residents are divided as the initiative seeks to inform voters and rally support. Local churches coordinate with statewide organizations to oppose proposed budget reductions.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Lottery proposal sparks education funding debate in Aiken
The Rev. Tommy Knotts of the Aiken Baptist Association criticizes a statewide education lottery proposed by USC Aiken poll. He cites Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas as examples where voters approved lotteries and education funding fell, prompting concerns about misrepresentation and consequences.
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Tommy Knotts
The
Aiken Baptist Association
Southerners urge cuts at three Budget Committee hearing
A vocal crowd packed Columbia High School gymnasium to urge drastic deficit reductions. Lamar resident Gene Deragon proposed trimming by reducing federal departments and eliminating some agencies, including the Education Department, to shrink the federal bureaucracy.
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Columbia
Congressional Budget-Cutting Committee
Columbia High School
House Budget Committee
John Kasich
Rohio
Congress
Committee
Rep
Ohio
Lamar
Gene Deragon
Deragon
Education Department
Becky Fagg
Chapin
O Leary To Unveil DOE SRS Job Cuts
Energy Secretary Hazel O Leary plans $10.6 billion in cuts at the DOE translating to about 12 000 layoffs across the complex including 4200 at Savannah River Site near Aiken. Republicans Graham and Norwood met to review numbers and fairness amid push for budget balance.
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O’leary
DOE
Srs
Clinton
Energy
Hazel O’leary
Savannah River
Aiken
U.S
Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
Charlie Norwood
Georgia
O'Leary
Graham
Couples Learn New Language After Domestic Turmoil
In North Augusta, Transitions Center for Healing and Recovery cofounders Portney and Brown treat adults and children traumatized by violence. They note many clients come via family court to receive treatment instead of jail, as couples must relearn respectful communication.
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Tom Portney
Portney
Kedar Brown
Transitions Center For Healing and Recovery
North Augusta
Odor at J D Lever Elementary Still Unidentified
Officials say tests at J D Lever Elementary failed to determine the odor source that sent nearly 50 people to hospitals. The smell is no longer present and the school plans to reopen on Monday using temporary classrooms if the old building remains unsafe.
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J.D. Lever
Aiken County
Joseph R. Brooks
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Palmetto Review
S.C
Abby Heer
Bonnie Boiter-Jolley
Educational Television
PBS
Cynthia Boiter-Jolley
RSA
Philip Lord
USC Aiken
Baptists
Shannon Baynham
Part
Ginny Southworth
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