Deadline extended for Graniteville train derailment claims
Victims in the Norfolk Southern Graniteville derailment gain 15 extra days to file claims after it was found many residents did not receive initial notices. The extension runs through August 15, 2005, with an August 1 deadline to object or exclude. A hearing on settlement fairness is set for August 17 in the Federal Courthouse, Aiken.
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Norfolk Southern
Graniteville Class Settlement Claims Office
Graniteville Res
Joe Rice
Motley-Rice Law Firm
Rice
Claims Office
Federal
Aiken
Splash Party Tonight at Smith-Hazel Pool
The Smith-Hazel Pool hosts a Splash Party today from 7 to 9 p.m. with $1 admission for 15 and under and $2 for older youths. The event features a DJ and pool activities as part of a month long program at the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center with capacity limited to 125.
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Smith-Hazel
Smith-Hazel Pool
Kyle Conrad
Heather Staniszewski
Smith- Hazel Recreation Center
Aiken Marine Corps League Collects Troop Supplies
The Aiken Marine Corps League invites donations at the Aiken Mall Friday through Sunday 1 to 4 PM to help US troops in Iraq. Items include personal care products, clothing, sheets, and tampons with shipments to Iraq via Cherry Point NC by July 16. Monetary gifts and tax deductible checks are welcome.
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Aiken
Marine Corps League
Iraq
Ed Hammons
US S. Air Force Trauma Center
Balad
Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Hammons
Cherry Point
N.C
North Carolina
Jim Morris
School choice uptake tempers Oakwood-Windsor gains
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary shows strong pupil performance yet misses two straight years of AYP. Despite a federal designation as a school of choice, only one parent has transferred a child, while 11 area schools remain eligible. About 5 500 letters were mailed with July 18 transfer deadline. many parents prefer to keep children at home.
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Oakwood-Windsor
Alice Sheehan
Sheehan
Aiken County
Nancy Busbee
Chukker Creek
Busbee
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Area 1
Aiken
East Aiken
J.D. Lever
Millbrook
Redcliffe
Warrenville
Byrd
Clearwater
Gloverville
Jefferson
Belvedere
Hammond Hill
Mossy Creek
North Augusta
Schofield
L-B-C
A.L. Corbett
Jackson
Lloyd-Kennedy
Leavelle McCampbell
New Ellenton
North Augusta man sentenced in federal gun case
Tyrone Bowman, 28, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. He was arrested Aug. 23, 2003, at his East Buena Vista Avenue apartment after officers saw a pistol atop a television. Bowman admitted buying the gun from a friend.
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North Augusta
Tyrone Bowman
Margaret B. Seymour
Columbia
U.S
Jonathan Gasser
Bowman
East Buena Vista Avenue
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American Red Cross
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Michael Sickinger
Zoie Newton
Robbie Morris
Joey Williams
Floyd¢ Green
Centre South
FloydandGreen.com
Aiken Public Safety
Department of Social Services
Jayla Goodwin
Thomas
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Greenville Street
Thomas Goodwin
Public Safety
David Turno
National Crime Information Center
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