Budget gaps loom for Second Judicial Circuit offices amid state cuts
The Second Judicial Circuit faces funding shortfalls as state budget cuts hit constitutional salaries and county subsidies capsize revenue. Randy Huff notes a $92,000 state check this year versus $161,000 two years ago, with possible job cuts delayed until January. Barnwell and Bamberg subsidies decline push Aiken County to seek repayment. A $25 traffic-ticket surcharge may inject $70,000 to $130,000 by mid-year.
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Barnwell
Bamberg
Second Judicial Circuit
Randy Huff
Huff
Aiken County
Barbara Morgan
Judicial Branch
Solicitor’s Office
Aiken
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard
Pro-SRS Speakers Dominate DOE Pit Facility Hearing
At a Monday DOE hearing on the Modern Pit Facility, 54 pro SRS speakers voiced support before environmentalists spoke. Mal McKibben recalled a two year old MOX hearing where activists failed to sway the outcome, noting community turnout and a staged sign up. Fred Humes praised the organization and turnout of local supporters.
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Savannah River
U.S. Department of Energy
North Augusta
Mal McKibben
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
Nity
Fred Humes
Economic Development Partnership of
Aiken and
Edgefield Counties
Demand for nurses spurring more to bring men into profession
Nationwide nurse shortages push hospitals to recruit men. Michael Braker of Hawaii Pacific University notes gender fade in frontline care as men enter nursing. Data show 146,902 male nurses and rising male student shares in four year and two year programs.
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Cleveland
Michael Braker
Honolulu
Hawaii Pacific University
Braker
National
Student Nurses’ Association
Division of Nursing
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Shortage prompts USC Aiken to recruit men and women
The USC Aiken School of Nursing expands recruitment as male students remain rare. In a January class of nearly 30, Joe Munzberg stood out as the only man while Iris Walliser notes prior cohorts had few male graduates. The associate nursing program now reflects broader gender recruitment.
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USC Aiken
USC Aiken School of Nursing
Joe Munzberg
Munzberg
Iris Walliser
USCA
University of Alabama
Tasking Officers On Federal Gun Law Reach Instructors
North Augusta police and Aiken County deputies trained Tuesday for Project CeaseFire. The session, led by the U S Attorney's Office and ATF, aims to show when federal charges apply for felons and gun or ammunition possession.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Randy Mosley
Two Aiken area principals resign in month
Two area principals, Bill Gassman of South Aiken High and Lynn Landis of Silver Bluff High, will resign this month. Warren Whitson named to succeed Landis at Silver Bluff. Landis takes a principal post in Ohio. Gassman retires. his position will be advertised.
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Aiken County
Bill Gassman
South Aiken High School
Lynn Landis
Silver Bluff High School
Gassman
John Bradley
Area 1
David Caver
Aiken High
Caver
South Aiken
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Betty” Huff
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