Aiken Public Safety to seek national accreditation nod
The Aiken Department of Public Safety will be recommended for national accreditation, a high standard for law enforcement, with final recognition expected at a late March CALEA meeting. Public Safety Director J. Carol Busbee and city leaders praised the department’s professionalism and the accreditation as a major goal met for the city.
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Aiken
Commission On Accreditation For
J. Carol Busbee
Fred Cavanalugh
Public Safety
Steve Thompson
Busbee
Public Safety Department
Rare cancer case in SRS workers prompts cautious study
A four year study of 98 deceased workers from Hanford, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and Savannah River Site finds cases of multiple myeloma among workers exposed to radiation. Officials say findings add to knowledge but require no alarm.
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Savannah River
SRS
Department of Energy
James Hightower
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Hanford Reservation
Washington
Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Mexico
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Tennessee
Obituary notices list six local deaths on page 2B
Death notices report Morris E. Durham Belvedere Lawrence W. Bailey Mary Lynn Parker Townes Hastings Wyman and Keene Jahaniel Clark among recent passings in local area records. Notices list names and residence towns indicating obituaries published on page 2B.
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Morris E. Durham
Belvedere
Lawrence W. Bailey
Aiken
Mary Lynn Parker Townes
Hilton Head
Hastings Wyman
Keene
Jahaniel Clark
Wednesday Winning Numbers Draw Report
Wednesday results show Cash 3 Midday 63 0, Cash 3 Evening 83 6586 1, Pantany 5 67 19 24 2 with no further context or outcomes provided.
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Cash
Pantany
State jobless rate stays under 4 percent
South Carolina’s unemployment rate edged up to 3.7 percent in December from 3.5 percent in November, remaining below 4 percent since October. The state added 8,400 nonagricultural jobs, led by 4,900 in trade as holiday hiring rose, while services grew by 100. Williamsburg County rose to 11.1 percent from 10.4 percent a month earlier.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Employment Security Commission
Williamsburg County
Lawmakers pass school legislation
Lawmakers approve the Performance and Accountability Standards for Schools bill in the House after input from business leaders and educators. The measure requires grade end testing, annual school report cards, and highlights funding concerns and objections from both parties.
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Columbia
House
Ronny Townsend
Subcommittee
Townsend
R-Anderson
Elizabeth Gressette
Palmetto State Teachers Association
Senate
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Orangeburg
John Graham Altman
Charleston
SPCA sends puppies north in search of adoptive homes
Twenty three puppies left the Aiken SPCA for a new life in Middleton Massachusetts. Jim Gornall and Melissa Wittum drove 18 hours to deliver the pups to Paw Safe rescue. Caniglia noted the need to verify homes and said about forty pups were planned for Middleton but many were adopted before departure.
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SPCA
Aiken Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Middleton
Mass
Jim Gornall
Melissa Wittum
Ms. Wittum
Lucy
Paw Safe Rescue Organization
Tom Caniglia
Caniglia
Humane Society
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