Palmetto Dragons Prep for First Game as Fans Gather
The Palmetto Dragons greet fans at Ryan's Steakhouse ahead of their Saturday opener. In Aiken County, 1B Terri Whetstone and Lisa Garner join First Steps Board staff bringing child-focused experience. An Edgefield Open Meeting discussed Shaw's Creek chicken farms. proposal sent back to planning commission.
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Terri Whetstone
Lisa Garner
Aiken County
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Whetstone
Edgefield County Council
Shaw's Creek
Planning Commission
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The Aiken Standard spotlights readers and literature with daily discussion. It notes Ginny Weston and references The Man by Irving Wallace. AREA DEATHS Ansel H. Cotton Lowe Graniteville Allean Mobley Naomi E M Stasko North Augusta Allen John Cragas Deaths and Funerals 5B
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Ginny Weston
Aiken
Inside Today Dear Abby Nation World Obituaries
Inside Today features Dear Abby guidance and sections on nation and world news, obituaries, plus TV and movie listings and opinions. The page notes listings for entertainment and planning sections like TV Guides and feature columns.
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Man killed in Clearwater in apparent home shooting
Aiken County deputies named Claude V. Jones, 25, as a murder suspect in the shooting death of Reggie P. Laird, 25, found inside a Clearwater mobile home on Cary Avenue. Investigators believe the shooting occurred between 3 and 5 a.m. Wednesday, with a head wound from a small caliber gun.
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Cary Avenue
Aiken
Tim Carlton
Laird
Carlton
Deadline looming for train victims in Norfolk Southern case
Graniteville resident Laurie Bryant faces August 15 deadline to complete settlement paperwork after the Norfolk Southern derailment. She criticizes birth certificate requirements while attorney John Wilkins notes short forms have been rejected. NS spokesperson Robin Chapman defends the railroad position as deadlines approach.
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Graniteville
Laurie Bryant
Columbia
Bryant
John Wilkins
Wilkins
Robin Chapman
NCLB Act Could Help South Carolina Schools
U S Department of Education moves toward recognizing progress over strict targets. Aiken County School District officials say adjusted measurements may lessen punitive labeling while rewarding genuine growth. In 2004 twenty Aiken County schools met all AYP criteria and ten missed one objective.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
U.S. Department of Education
Frank Roberson
Rob Novit
Gloverville
Letter clears as second letter under investigation
FBI and Columbia County officials report the first letter to WSRC president Bob Pedde tested negative for any biological agent while a second letter to Bechtel president Larry Simmons is sent for lab analysis. Investigators say both letters were threatening and tied to layoffs at Savannah.
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Bob Pedde
Bechtel
Larry Simmons
FBI
Ed Reinhold
SRS
Atlanta
Reinhold
Columbia County
Pedde
Simmons
Savannah
MOX plant dispute with Russia moves toward resolution
U.S. senators report tentative agreement to resolve a liability dispute delaying the Savannah River Site MOX facility. The plan would blend plutonium into commercial nuclear fuel in parallel programs, restoring progress after a yearlong setback.
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Russia
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