South Carolina Legislature Mixes Bills With Narrow Wins
Legislators push through stopping video gambling on July 1 and plan to remove the flag from state buildings. Gov Hodges faces a high-stakes decision on Barnwell nuclear waste site closure while a health plan linking mental and physical illness coverage moves to his desk. Budget talks include added school days, charter school law changes, and race-based enrollment debates. Recent signs show tax and anti identity fraud laws gaining approval as campaign finance reform stalls.
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Valedictorian Aubrey Sullivan Defies Small-Town Limits
Aubrey Sullivan, valedictorian from a Wagener area family, credits parental reading and high expectations for her straight A four years. She balanced school with work at Piggly Wiggly and led in FFA roles while focusing on future plans as she graduates. Allen Williams praises her as an excellent FFA officer and student.
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Graduates Set for New Millennium Commencements in Aiken County
Silver Bluff High School holds its commencement at 8 p.m. with Laura Hatcher, Beech Island, earning a full University of South Carolina scholarship. The county’s first grads mark a transition into a new millennium as Aiken Preparatory winds down lower and middle school sessions. Dr Teresa Pope of Redcliffe Elementary urges students to enjoy summer, read, and practice learned skills while counting days to break.
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Cowart Chosen to Attend STAR Program in South Carolina
The S C Manufacturers Alliance grants seven thousand dollars for nine South Carolina teachers to join the Strategies for Teacher Advancement and Renewal STAR program. Nancy Cowart, Merriwether Middle School language arts and reading teacher, attended the five day Seabrook Island session in April. Cowart previously earned Teacher of the Year honors for the 1998 99 and 1999 2000 school years in Edgefield County School District. STAR funds professional development to energize teaching and help retain high quality educators in the classroom.
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Aiken Urges Loyalty Rooted in Self-Sacrifice
Aiken from ia states loyalty means little without self sacrifice at its core and cites President Woodrow Wilson’s guidance. He asserts that peer regard hinges on steadfast devotion to sacrifice over self-interest.
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Unemployment Debate Highlights Local Growth Viewpoint
Low from 14 Humes argues unemployment rates alone misstate a region’s health. Aiken County at 3.5 percent is more appealing to business than Lexington at 1.6. Workforce quality and underemployment, around ten percent, shape growth prospects as jobs quality rises.
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