DOE and counties finalize SRS fee plan increase
DOE announced a roughly 6.2 million in lieu of taxes payment for Savannah River Site land, with Aiken County about 1.6 million and Barnwell Allendale receiving the rest. The Aiken County School District gets about 60 percent. officials praised Under Secretary Bud Albright and lawmakers for the negotiated raise.
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U.S. Department of Energy
Aiken County
Savannah River
Barnwell County
DOE
Allendale County
Bud Albright
Lindsey Graham
R-S
Gresham Barrett
Aiken
Barrett
Graham
Albright
Secretary of Energy
Samuel Bodman
SRS
Rock Hill
Graniteville
U.S. Forest Service
Jeff Allison
Young
Rob Newt
Department of Energy
Ronnie Young
James Pinkney Sr
J. Lowell Jowers
Aiken Elementary Hosts Western Themed Family Fun Night
Fifth graders and parents enjoyed a Wild West themed event at Aiken Elementary coordinated by a fifth grade teacher. Activities spanned math, social studies, science and language arts with stations like a reading corner, mechanical horse ride, gold mining and an Internet scavenger hunt. A spaghetti supper replaced real food in the Western saloon menu themed night.
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Aiken
Hannah Mitchel
Stan Proto
Hoo
Logan Bryant
Tara Gardner
MLK breakfast honors legacy amid calls to keep dream alive
At a joint breakfast by five Aiken churches, speakers urged continued focus on education voting and community discipline. Rep. Bill Clyburn noted progress since King's death and wondered what more could be achieved in 40 years. Church leaders lauded King as a divine gift and cited ongoing civic strides. The event was sponsored by Cumberland AME Church, Friendship African Baptist, Mt Hill Fellowship, Second Baptist, and Wesley United Methodist.
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Martin Luther King Jr
5.C
Bill Clyburn
Daiken
King
Christian Fellowship Churches of
Aiken
Clyburn
Aiken County
Beverly
Clyburn Sana
G.L. Brighthorp
Mt Canaan Baptist Church
Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Michael Jordan
Jesus Christ
God
Brightharp
Martin
Cumberland Ame
Church, Friendship ,African Baptist Church
Mt Hill Fellowship Community Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church
Wesley United Methodist Church
2007 Banner Year for Local Teachers Students
Mary Losey earned multiple accolades as her students dominated the South Carolina Music Teacher Association Pre-College Piano Auditions. Samuel McNamee, home schooled third grader, won Division I solo. Lawrence Moore and Thomas Hang earned first and second alternates in Division II solo. Division IV honored Matt Fetterolf and Christine Hang for solo and concerto respectively.
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South Carolina Music Teacher Association
Mary Losey
Samuel McNamee
Samuel
Debbbie McNamee
Lawrence Moore
Sion
Lawrence
Bill
Simmie Moore
Aiken High
Christine
Thong
Pauline
South Aiken High School
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