Baton Rouge Officers Among Slain. Suspect Killed Nearby
Three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers were killed and three more wounded while probing a report of an assault rifle. The gunman was killed at the scene. two persons of interest were detained in Addis. The attack followed national protests over police violence and race. President Obama urged restraint as the nation grieved and debated policing.
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Baton Rouge
Doug Cain
Addis
United States
Barack Obama
Obama
White House
New ATC President Sets Focus on Community Needs
Dr. Forest Mahan, ATC's new fifth president, outlines a plan to engage the community and assess local needs. He aims to improve student experience and attract more students, drawing from his background at Northeastern Technical College and twenty years in technical education. He starts July 1 and plans collaboration with high schools.
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Graniteville
Forest Mahan
Aiken Technical College
Mahan
ATC
Northeastern Technical College
Aiken Technical Colleges
Area Deaths Willie Ruth Cavalari and Ruth Defrehn
Two area obituaries note the deaths of Willie Ruth Cavalari and Ruth Defrehn in Aiken. The notices reference their passing and acknowledge local acknowledgment of the families affected.
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Willie Ruth Cavalari, Aiken
Ruth Defrehn, Aiken
Garden seeds comfort widow after husband's death
Jackie Watkins, 31, faces life raising four children after Emmett Watkins died of a heart attack on Valentine’s Day 2015. A box of vegetable seed packets he ordered before his death arrived, inspiring her to plant a garden and find purpose amid loss. Emmett, paralyzed since a 2013 car accident, had long loved gardening and planned a spring garden with his wife.
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Jackie Watkins
Emmett Watkins
Jackie
Emmett
Friar Road
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