05 Feb 2001
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2001
Page
1
Kristen Varn marks a decade in the art business as proprietor of Augusta Art Exchange on Island Street. She built a life around showcasing local artists and fostering a creative community.
A crowd of fans along the Cliffs of Doom watched Tiger Woods pass the fairway as Davis Love seeks another dramatic Pebble Beach National Pro Am comeback. The page 38 note places Woods in the field with Love in this famous event.
Teresa M. Brown Glenn Maxine Courtney Claude C. Goldman David M. Lackey Kirby Mundy Alma N. Reese Claude D. Reeves Samuel Walker Eleanor Williams Obituary notices appear on page 5A detailing deaths and basic biographical references.
A Graniteville man Epifanio Lorenzo, 41, died in a Sunday evening single car crash on Ascauga Lake Road. His blue Mercury left the roadway at about 70 mph in a 55 zone, struck trees near the Charles M. Hurt residence, was airborne on impact, and the driver was not wearing a seatbelt.
Construction of the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center on Wire Road progresses with mud and pipes visible. The jail aims for late August or September opening, with initial capacity for 368 inmates, plans to expand to 510, and features to reduce inmate movement. Lonnie McCarthy, the director, honors Gravat’s legacy as SC’s first female chief detention officer.
Plans for a three wing jail upgrade include direct inmate supervision, maximum security cells, electronic access, and expansion room. Sheriff Howard Sellers and Captain Randy Mosley tout safer staff conditions and a modern approach while promising controlled privileges for good behavior and stricter rules for violent inmates. Pete Frommer and local officials back the project amid a surge of prison escapes drawing public attention.
Districtwide teacher shortfall looms as about 300 more teachers are needed next year amid retirements and career shifts. The board eyes higher salaries and targeted recruitment with help from the South Carolina Center for Teacher Recruitment. USCA notes 250 education majors, while local student teacher Jay Torgesen calls teaching a demanding but rewarding profession.
Charleston AP reports scientists probe Hunley secrets while a long running dispute over who first discovered the Confederate submarine persists. The state credited Clive Cussler in 1997, though underwater archaeologist Lee Spence also claims discovery near Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.
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