Woman dies in I-20 crash near Aiken
Aiken County Coroner reports Consuela Evetta Ward 22 of Richmond Virginia died when an eastbound car crossed the median on Interstate 20 near Aiken and collided with a tractor trailer. The car’s driver Punyinika Jackson Durney 17 and passenger Torrience Durney 20 were injured. Truck driver Daniel Evett 49 of Alabama was unhurt. The wreck remains under investigation.
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Consuela Evetta Ward
Richmond
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Registration closes today for education workshop Batesburg Leesville
Pre registration for the Partners in Education workshop with Dylan Pritchett of Williamsburg Virginia has been extended through today. The workshop for teachers librarians home school parents and others will be February 10 from 4 to 7 pm at the Lexington County District Three Administration building on Highway 1 Batesburg Leesville. The program is offered with the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A 15 dollar fee is payable to Ridge Arts Council PO Box 268 Batesburg Leesville 29006. Call (803) 592 2388.
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John F Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
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Vandalism, break in reported on Silver Bluff Road
Aiken Department of Public Safety investigated vandalism at two stores on Silver Bluff Road with $200 damage and charged as malicious injury to real property. Earlier a rental on Wildwood Road was unlawfully entered, with $400 in paint damage. investigators continue.
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Stocks Closing as of January fifteenth nineteen ninety eight
Information provided by Greg Paschal of Edward Jones. Stocks closed with mixed results as traders weighed tech earnings and economic data. Edward Jones analyst Greg Paschal offered insights on market direction and key stock movers for the session.
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Accountability bill gains tentative support amid past failure
Local school representatives applaud a new education accountability bill advancing in the legislature. Unlike the 1996 version, this proposal would offer targeted aid to underperforming schools and provide incentives to top educators to assist their peers. Ingrid Kupprat, Clearwater Elementary teacher and SC Education Association board rep, says the bill is markedly different and likely to pass quickly with more teacher input in review stages.
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Ingrid Kupprat
Clearwater
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Computer lab puts ATC on the technology track
Aiken Technical College opens a new computer lab boosting its technology programs by about 20 percent with 24 Gateway 2000 Pentium machines in theater seating. The lab, funded by bond and college funds, features open lab access, networked workstations, and in-house construction by campus staff.
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Kathleen Noble
Aiken Technical College
Don Campbell
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Office Systems
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Information Technology
South Carolina
Dr. Noble
Aiken Mall Hosts 44th Camellia Show This Weekend
Aiken Camellia Club presents its 44th annual camellia show at Aiken Mall this Saturday and Sunday with 800 to 1,000 entries expected. Judges from four states will select best in show across multiple categories while Ikebana demonstrations and a Bonsai display accompany the event.
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TEARS Shelter in Montmorenci to Close Over Volunteer Shortage
TEARS True Ethics For Animals Rescue Sanctuary will close within two weeks due to lack of volunteers and funding. Five cats and four dogs remain. feral cat colonies will be fed and returned to forest homes. No new cases will be accepted. equipment may be donated to SPCA. emphasis on spaying and neutering to prevent recurrence.
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Lucy Fenstermacher
SPCA
Ms. Fenstermacher
Tom Caniglia
Dogs seek new homes at True Ethics For Animals Rescue
Four dogs remain at the True Ethics For Animals Rescue Sanctuary seeking safe loving homes. Bandit a one year old shepherd mix is a cruelty case survivor and may be around children with caution. Creeper a neutered black lab mix is affectionate. T-Bone and Midget are shy special needs siblings born in the wild needing time and a loving family. For info call 643-0920.
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Beech Island plant unveils new Kleenex Cottonelle tissue line
Kimberly-Clark relaunches Kleenex Cottonelle premium bathroom tissue at its Beech Island mill with a new proprietary texture. Mill manager Jim Taylor says the site’s selection reflects workforce skill and management confidence. The plant installed a state of the art tissue machine, first of its kind in the United States, using technology from Villey Saint Etienne France to produce a stronger, softer, more absorbent tissue. Thomas J. Falk notes the product will help grow market share as the tissue ships in November across the eastern US.
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France
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