Sanford appoints interim coroner to fill Aiken seat
Gov. Mark Sanford issues an executive order naming Robert C. Haythorn interim coroner for Aiken County to serve the unexpired term until the November 2004 general election. Haythorn will not seek the position permanently, with a new coroner to take office January 1, 2005 after the election. The race includes Tim Carlton Phil Clarke Bill Cole and Ed Gladd.
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Mark Sanford
Aiken
Sue Townsend
Robert C. Haythorn
Sanford
Townsend
Tim Carlton
Phil Clarke
Bill Cole
Ed Gladd
Haythorn
Aiken County
Townsend's widower reacts to interim coroner comments
Coroner Sue Townsend's widower Skip Townsend says he is pleased the governor appointed a capable interim to fill the coroner seat. The term lasts until voters elect a new coroner in November with a new winner taking office on January 1, 2005. He adds he has mixed feelings about public statements on handling the interim appointment.
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Sue Townsend
Skip Townsend
Robert C. Haythorn
Aiken
Battle of Aiken marks 10th anniversary reenactment
Hammond Hill Elementary students David Thirkell and Cameron Porter fired a period rifle during the Battle of Aiken Civil War reenactment. More than 2,000 children visited as the event kicked off under the Brigadier General Barnard E Bee Confederate Memorial Park near I-20. The school day program included artillery demonstrations, cannon fire, and a battlefield skirmish at the new site off Powell Pond Road.
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Battle of Aiken
Hammond Hill
David Thirkell
Cameron Porter
David
CSRA
Powell Pond Road
Barnard E. Bee
Civil War learning event at Bee Confederate Memorial Park
Today and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brigadier General Barnard E. Bee Confederate Memorial Park hosts living history camps with period post office, infantry tactics, cavalry and artillery demonstrations. Keith Herring portrays a Union soldier. Lisa Valeri and North Aiken Elementary students attend. LBC Middle School transported 140 students.
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Aiken
Keith Herring
North Aiken
Valeri
Budget bill reshapes South Carolina spending and election funding
The House Ways and Means Committee ties the State Election Commission budget to revenue measures, boosting the EC to 2.3 million dollars, while funding gaps are closed by 398 million in the 5.3 billion package. The plan relies on enforcing revenue, selling surplus property, closing fleet operations, and raiding the Second Injury Fund, provoking future debate as budget talks start March 9.
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Ways and Means Committee
State Election Commission
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House of Cards
House Ways and Means
Revenue Department
Senate
NASA pins foam failure as Columbia tragedy cause
NASA has determined that air or liquefied nitrogen trapped in foam beneath the shuttle tank created pressure that explosively detached foam. The debris struck the left wing, causing a fatal gash. A tank redesign and stricter foam application checks are planned, but implementation will take time.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
NASA
Bill Readdy
Readdy
Space Agency
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