Aiken County Council Set to Meet on Administrator Issue
A special Aiken County Council meeting is scheduled for today at 6 30 pm to discuss personnel matters. The focus is likely on selecting a new administrator or an interim leader following Bill Shepherd’s eight years in office and interim administrator Joan Wilson’s push for a quick successor with possible help from the Lower Savannah Council of Governments.
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Aiken
Bill Shepherd
Joan Wilson
Chuck Smith
North Augusta
Omments
Lower
Savannah
Deaths and Obituaries Noted Across Several Cities
Obituaries list several individuals including Robert Albenesius of Edisto Beach Thelma Cartledge Johnston John Crist Clearwater Alberta Cooks Elam Benedere Winningham Springfield and Hilda Dellenbach Aiken. Notices provide basic acknowledgment of death and associated locality.
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Robert Albenesius
Edisto Beach
Thelma Cartledgeohnston
John Crist
Clearwater
Alberta Cooks
Elam Benedere
Wackenhut earns 1.5 million DOE bonus for SRP work
Savannah River Site security contractor Wackenhut Services Inc. will receive a 1.5 million bonus from the Department of Energy after a May 24 letter cited high performance in protective force operations. DOE manager Greg Rudy cited safety, security, technical capability, and community relations as key evaluation factors, noting the aviation department and a nationwide canine explosives seminarAttention: Brede Jr. thanked for leadership.
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Wackenhut Services Inc
Savannah River
Department of Energy
Greg Rudy
DOE
Savannah River Operations Office
Wacken: T But
Rudy
Lawrence Brede Jr
Brede
Wackenhut
Aviation Department
Aiken High family honors Jessica Carpenter on her posthumous milestone
In August 2000 Jessica Lynne Carpenter was murdered in her Crosland Park home, robbing her of graduation day and a potential future with classmates at Aiken High School. Her mother Judy Carpenter reflects on loss as the community marks what would have been Jessica's high school graduation.
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Aiken
Jessica Lynne Carpenter
Crosland Park
Tessica
James A. Taylor
Jessica
Judy Carpenter
Carpenter
Aiken High School
Aiken High
Scot Webster
Schools End Academic Year in North Augusta
All area schools wrap up the year today as students turn in books and say goodbye for the summer. Nora Hooks, a sixth grade student at Paul Knox Middle School, is excited for vacation and plans to attend Gateway School for a drama program. Richard Enlow, a ninth grade teacher at South Aiken High, is glad the year is over and intends to spend time with family.
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Nora Hooks
Paul Knox Middle School
North Augusta
Nora
Gateway School
Richard Enlow
South Aiken High
Magistrate battle looms over Aiken County post
The fight over a part time magistrate appointment in Aiken County pits Sen. Greg Ryberg against Sen. Tommy Moore and Sen. Nikki Setzler. Ryberg backs Pat Sullivan of Jackson as governor Hodges considers the post, while Moore and Setzler push Sheridan Lynn of North Augusta. The Senate must consent to any choice, and party control could shape Hodges decision.
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Aiken County
Greg Ryberg
Aiken
Jackson
Pat Sullivan
Tommy Moore
C Clearwater
Nikki Setzler
West Columbia
Sheridan Lee
Danny) Lynn
North Augusta
Ryberg
Sullivan
Jim Hodges
Moore
Setzler
Lynn
Hodges
Senate
First Graduates At Aiken Preparatory School Mark Historic Moment
Keisha Hardwick Bree Jones and Molly Nelson become the first seniors to graduate from Aiken Preparatory School, which added high school in 2000 after 85 years as an all boys academy. Carrie Power notes the trio’s active involvement. Keisha was homeschooled through 11th grade and played volleyball soccer basketball and acted in theater.
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Aiken Preparatory School
Keisha Hardwick
Bree Jones
Molly Nelson
Carrie Power
Keisha
Col
Moore proposes bold plan to force lottery action
Sen. Tommy Moore D Clear water says a new lottery proposal will force opponents of gambling legislation to act. He sits on a conference committee negotiating the lottery bill as voters approved the plan in last year’s referendum. Moore aims to address governance of the nine member lottery commission and suggests structure changes to balance appointment power between the governor and the General Assembly.
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Tommy Moore
Clear‘water
Clearwater
Senate
House
Moore
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