Beech Island Shed Fire Damages Property
An early morning fire behind a Beech Island residence destroyed a shed housing tools. Firefighters from Beech Island Jackson and Clearwater faced the blaze on Old Jackson Highway around 5:30 a.m. It took about 15 minutes to extinguish with damage estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 dollars and believed caused by an electrical malfunction.
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Beech Island
Leon Henderson
Jackson
Clearwater
Jackson Highway
Henderson
Columbia Apartments
Columbia
Cedarwood Apartments
Bradley Anderson
Anderson
Equipment expands infant hearing testing at Hitchcock Center
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center adds an Auditory Brainstem Response system funded by Gregg Granville Foundation to test newborns and hard to test children. The ABR method is noninvasive and can be done while babies sleep. The effort involves Hitchcock, Aiken Regional Medical Centers and local physicians led by Dr Graham Wilde with Dr Ronald Lane among others.
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Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Hitchcock
Gregg-Graniteville Foundation Inc
Hitchcock, Aiken
Graham Wilde
Hubble ready for release after repairs and tests
The Hubble Space Telescope, repaired on the shuttle platform, was cleared for free flight in an 1:41 a.m. EST launch. After two spacewalks fixed the insulating cover, engineers confirmed the reaction wheel was functioning normally, easing concerns of an extra spacewalk to replace it.
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Hubble
Mission Control
Goddard Space Center
Maryland
Jeff Hoffman
Scott J. Horowitz
Discovery
Budget Stirs Debate as State Boosts Teacher Pay
South Carolina budget writers move tentative approval to raise teachers’ pay above regional average and push for tougher high school course requirements. The Ways and Means Committee forecasts spending $127 million more than available new money as debates heat over education taxes prisons and pay raises.
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Ways and Means
House
Senate
David Beasley
Beasley
Bob Sheheen
Camden
House Ways and Means
Henry Brown
R-Hanahan
Budget highlights from Monday debate on education funding
Seven budget writers trimmed the teacher pay raise to 2.5 percent aligning with state workers due to higher student growth. Pullday kindergarten would receive 16.8 million for year two of a three year ramp, per Beasley. Schools seeking full day kindergarten could divert funds from other programs, while the panel adds 6.5 million to that pool.
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Beasley
Education Secretary Riley Behind the Scenes in Clinton Push
Education Secretary Richard Riley promotes Clinton’s education agenda from behind the scenes. He travels to rally teachers unions and officials, crediting the president and citing a $51 billion next year price tag. The former South Carolina governor and Clinton share a decade-long partnership to raise standards and push accountability.
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Dick Riley
Clinton
Riley
PTA
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