Hodges Pushes Moving Confederate Flag to Grounds
South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges urged moving the Confederate flag from the Capitol dome to a historic site on the Statehouse grounds during his State of the State address. The speech, met with applause, follows a large rally and mixed reactions from lawmakers and Republicans who called for a clear plan.
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South Carolina
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Jim Hodges
Hodges
Statehouse
Joe Neal
Hopkins
David Wilkins
Greenville
Rickey Hill
Education and economy drive Hodges State of the State
Rep James Roland Smith said no surprises in Gov Jim Hodges address and backed education and economic development as priorities. Sen Tommy Moore praised the plan and noted tobacco settlement funds should boost health care for seniors. Smith criticized the lack of a strong tax relief case for seniors while Moore anticipated using first year tobacco funds for health care.
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James Roland Smith
Langley
Jim Hodges
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Hodges
Aiken County
Smith
Hodges highlights East Aiken Elementary on character education
Gov. Jim Hodges cited East Aiken Elementary and assistant principal Joanne Skillman in a talk on character education. He quoted Skillman saying students now challenge each other to be virtuous and honest, applying these traits in daily life.
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Jim Hodges
East Aiken Elementary
Hodges
Joanne Skillman
Joanne
East Aiken
Local model Miss Winston on track in NASCAR role
Renee Perks known as Miss Winston 1996, from Aiken, is a Greensboro agency client who interviewed twice over two weeks for the title. She will serve as a goodwill ambassador, handling PR with drivers and crews, attending pre race ceremonies, Victory Lane, and autograph sessions across races.
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Renee Perks
Miss Winston
Miss Perks
Aiken
Marilyn's Modeling Agency
Greensboro
N.C
R. J. Reynolds
Victory Lane
Obituary Fragments Include Cain Eubanks Fulmer Hall Gore
Partial obituary notes list Willie Mae Garrett Cain of Edgefield Ada Lou Hall Ridge Spring and Susan Neal Aiken with funeral homes Brighthorp Napier Folk and Stuhr. Mentions Jasper Eugene Gore North Charleston and Alma Eubanks.
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Edgefield
GL. Brighthorp & Sons
Alma E. Eubanks
Aiken
Napier
Elton C. Fulmer
Williston
Folk Funeral
Jasper Eugene Gore
North Charleston
Aiken High Adopts International Baccalaureate Program
Aiken High School will join the International Baccalaureate program offering a rigorous pre university curriculum. Principal Joe Padget and teacher Jim Sheehan led two years of planning with district officials. Dr Frank Roberson praised the faculty and noted a first application success seldom seen. North Augusta High plans to follow, with students from across the county possibly visiting to participate. The IB program now runs in about 700 schools across 9 countries, with the IB Office based in Geneva.
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Aiken High School
Jim Sheehan
AHS
Joe Padget
Frank Roberson
Sheehan
Aiken High
North Augusta High
Roberson
Geneva
Switzerland
Dock protest turns violent at Charleston port
Police guarding a Ports Authority terminal faced a clash with dockworkers protesting Danish line using nonunion labor. Hundreds marched to the Columbus Street Terminal and pelted officers with rocks and debris. The fight lasted about an hour with several injuries reported including a freelance videographer treated for a head wound.
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Columbus Street
State Ports Authority
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