Protest over South Carolina flag grows after large rally
In Columbia a Martin Luther King Day rally drew about 46,000 people demanding removal of the Statehouse Confederate flag. State Rep. Joe Neal said the crowd aimed to sway lawmakers, while officials noted little likely impact on the 170 legislators voting on a flag resolution.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Joe Neal
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Gary Jefferson
Charlotte
N.C
General Assembly
John Courson
Jake Knotts
South Carolina colleges seek 92 million in new funds
The Higher Education Commission seeks 92 million in state money to cover shortfalls from last year. Campus leaders including Dr. Robert Alexander of USC Aiken praise investment. Rayburn Barton says more funding may come with Hodges' support. The plan aligns the budget with performance based funding and statewide higher education expectations.
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South Carolinas
Higher Education Commission
Robert Alexander
University of South Carolina
Aiken
Rayburn Barton
Commission
Jim Hodges
S.C. Commission On Higher Education
Two Fatal Crashes Kill Three In Aiken County
Aiken County records three deaths from two Monday crashes. An Edgefield man Mitchell E. Smith, 31, and his 3 month old son Dylan Smith died in a head on collision on Highway 19 with a tractor-trailer. Smith’s widow Mary Smith suffered a broken leg and was treated at MCG. Savannah resident Richard Harold Ellis, 76, sustained minor injuries and was treated at the same hospital.
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Aiken County
Edgefield
S.C. 19
Wagoner Trail Road
Sue Townsend
Mitchell E. Smith
Dylan Smith
Medical College of Georgia
Smith
Mary Smith
Savannah
Richard Harold Ellis
Local author Barbara Sheeley writes Lucky child book
Barbara Sheeley Mere Pennsylvanian first grade teacher at Redcliffe Elementary writes Lucky a children's book published June 1999. Based on a 1990 poem about a skunk named Lucky and his adventures in Pennsylvania mountains. Includes US map back cover postcard writing activity and reader engagement through lyrics and puppets.
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Barbara Sneeley
Redcliffe Elementary School
Sheeley
Pennsylvania
Nuen
Hrsheeley
Duesouth
Deaths and Funerals Notices
Deaths and funerals for Hughanman Atlanta Bery Bell Rumley Campbell Groverville Napier Funeral Home Bennie Chandler Aiken Cheatham Funeral Home Laura Ross Massey Aiken Shellhouse Funeral Home John H Platt Aiken Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home list observed with locations and funeral homes involved in services.
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Hughanman
Atlanta
Bery (Bell
Rumley Campbell
Groverville
Napier Funeral
Bennie Chandler
Aiken
Cheatham Funeral
Laura Ross Massey
Shellhouse Funeral
John H. Platt
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home
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Sheriff's Deputy
Interstate 20
Tywanda Holley
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