Speed police curb DUI and speeding on U.S. 1 during state campaign
The statewide You Drink You Drive You Lose effort along U.S. 1 from Aiken to the Georgia line pulled over drivers as officers from North Augusta Bamberg Jackson and other agencies teamed in a Second Judicial Circuit crackdown. One car was cited for 72 mph in a 45 zone and fines exceeded 440 with six license points. police warned speeders and intoxicated drivers endanger three area schools near Aiken Technical College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Aiken
Georgia Line
Tim Pearson
North Augusta
Pearson
Aiken County
South Carolina
Office of Highway Safety
U.S. 1
Steve Deibel
Aiken Technical College
Aiken County Career Center
Midland Valley Prep
Deibel
South Carolina students show broad test gains says Tenenbaum
State Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum told reporters public school students in South Carolina have made substantial gains on most tests since 1999 with PACT scores rising across grades and subgroups. She noted SAT results lag due to low participation but claimed the state is the No 1 improved in SAT nationwide. An equity funding lawsuit from 40 rural districts looms and a high school redesign commission was formed with USC president Sorensen and ex governor Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina
Inez Tenenbaum
Tenenbaum
State Department of Education
S.C. General Assembly
South Carolina jobless rate unchanged in June
South Carolina unemployment held at 6.3 percent in June as the state gained 8,800 jobs led by 3,900 in leisure and hospitality while government jobs fell 9,200 due to summer school closures, producing an overall monthly decline of 400. The rate remains higher than the national 5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Columbia
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
District of Columbia
Commission
Florida man sentenced in local bank robberies
Christopher T. Small 27 of Merritt Island Florida was sentenced in federal court to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for two unarmed bank robberies in Aiken South Carolina and Hildebran North Carolina in 2003. He was ordered to pay 4330 in restitution and had an existing federal supervision from a 1998 bank robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Aiken
Christopher T. Small
Merritt Island
Fla
U.S
South Carolina
Jonathan Gasser
Small
Peoples Community Bank
First Citizens Bank
Hildebran
N.C
Allison Ford Joins PHC as Exercise and Weight Loss Specialist
Donna Plants of PHC Weight Loss & Wellness Centers announced Allison Ford joined PHC as exercise and weight loss specialist for Aiken and Martinez offices. Ford holds a BA in exercise science from UNC Chapel Hill and a master’s in physical therapy and will develop self-directed fitness plans for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Plants
PHC Weight Loss & Wellness Centers
Allison Ford
PHC
Aiken and Martinez
Ms. Ford
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Moore
Imoore
Aikenstandard.com
China
India
University of South Carolina
Andrew Sorensen
Dick Riley
Rob Novit
Cindy Saylor
Darlington
Fairfield
Florence
Commis
Sion
Hampton
Unem
Spartanburg
Cherokee
Colleton
Contoe Oy Paseo Kershaw
Laurens
York
Pickens
Saluda
Richland
Charleston
Greenville
Jasper
Greenwood
Dorchester
Beaufort
Ford
PHC Weight Loss Center
Floyd & Green
Floyd & Green Jewelers
Retailer
Floyd
Green Weler
Silver Bluff Rd
FloydandGreen.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!