Rudy Mason's name lives on on Aiken bypass
The northeast and east sides of Aiken will gain the final leg of the Aiken Parkway bypass named for the late Rep. Rudy Mason. The SC Department of Transportation announced the official naming during a Columbia ceremony. Mason, a Republican who represented House District 81, died in office in 1999. His widow La Graves Mason welcomed the tribute. Rep. Robert S. Perry, who succeeded Mason, helped push the naming bill. The bypass will connect US 1 and Rutland Drive with SC 302 and US 78, creating a perimeter route to ease downtown traffic. A formal dedication and roadside marker are planned after completion next year.
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Aiken
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Dollars for Scholars expands to seven high schools
Aiken County Dollars for Scholars plans to award 1000 to 2000 dollars per high school this year. The program aims to help hard working students who lack funds plan for college. The 5000 dollar grant helped Alice Foster attend USC Aiken and inspires others to apply.
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Aiken High School
Aiken County
Foster
USC Aiken
Dollars For Scholars
Betty Ryberg
Ryberg
Houndslake Country Club
Jean Gallman
Dollars
Columbia
USCA
Rob Novi
Aiken High
S C officials weigh Barnwell site search for missing fuel rods
South Carolina officials consider a search of a Barnwell waste site after NRC says two missing Millstone One fuel rods may have been mistakenly sent to low level sites in Barnwell or Washington state. Officials note such rods have never before been lost in US commercial nuclear history.
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Barnwell
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Millstone One
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United States
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Jackson weighs medical center options for Jackson and Beech Island
Jackson and Beech Island residents face decisions on health care options. At an open meeting Council members Etheredge and Greene hosted MC G representatives and a medical center director. Proposals include a volunteer clinic, a federally funded community health center, and a rural health center with a nurse practitioner, amid concerns of duplicating services and local access after 15 years without a doctor.
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Jackson- Beech Island
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Cindy Greene
Medical College of Georgia
Pam Losgar
MCG
Losgar
Aiken Medical Center
Donald Dunn
Margaret J.weston Medical Center
Volunteers In Medicine Institute
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Point B
Etheredge
Dunn
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Beech Island
Aiken
King day remembrance at Smith Hazel Center honors MLK
More than 60 seniors attended a Smith Hazel Recreation Center program in Aiken County to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Juanita Vining recalled meeting King in 1965 at a Hinesville cafe and described his lasting impact. Pastor Tracy Lott urged continued faith driven efforts for equality and safety amid modern crime and social challenges. Participants included local residents and Aiken Public Safety Sgt. Lee Anderson.
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Hinesville
Martin Luther King Jr
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King
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
New York
Tracy Lott
Aiken
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Dr. King
Brunson
Willa Shelby
Corrine Chavous
Hazel Cadle
Lynn Campbell
Julia Adams
Betty Gyles
Lillian Martin
Sgt
Lee Anderson
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Aiken Public Safety Department
Rob Novt
Hattie May Bates
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
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