Master City Cloggers Set for Hopeland Gardens Show
The Master City Cloggers with 120 dancers ages 3 to adult will perform in Hopeland Gardens as part of the Summer Concert Series. They have appeared at the White House Kennedy Center Branson Provo and Carnival Cruise Lines. Concerts run Mondays through August with rain postponements to Thursday. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Call 642-7648 for details.
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Obituary Notices for Barbara Ditmeyer Lawson and Jerome Wilmoth Jr
Barbara Ditmeyer Lawson of Johns Island and Jerome Wilmoth Jr of Gloverville are listed in obituary notices. No ages are provided.
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Barbara Ditmeyer Lawson
Johns Island
Jerome Wilmoth Jr
Gloverville
Chaplain Peele Named Volunteer Citizen of the Year
Rev Terry Peele association pastor at First Baptist Church serves as a volunteer chaplain for the Aiken Department of Public Safety. He was honored as Volunteer Citizen of the Year at the ADPS Annual Awards Banquet for his front line support on late night shifts and spiritual guidance, backed by Chief Carrol Busbee and the church.
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Terry Peele
Aiken Department of Public Safety
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First Baptist Church
North Carolina
Aiken
Carrol Busbee
Scott Webster
Public Safety
End of school year in sight for county
The 1996 97 school year nears its end in Aiken County with all seven public high schools holding graduation ceremonies Friday night and the Career Center listing a Thursday program. Regular schedules run today and Tuesday, with half days Wednesday through Friday. South Aiken High faces renovation and new wing construction as teachers prepare for summer and move portable classrooms. The district calendar also features honors for S C junior scholars this evening and other celebrations across schools.
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Aiken County
South Aiken High
Bill Gasman
S.C
Wagener-Salley Honors Eighth Graders at Midland Valley
A ceremony Friday at Midland Valley High begins at 7 pm to honor Wagener-Salley eighth graders who achieved exceptionally high scores on the Metropolitan Achievement Test and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Examination. The public is invited and speakers will include dignitaries.
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Midland Valley High
South Carolina Infrastructure Bank Bill Faces Hard Road
Governor Beasley backs an infrastructure bank to fund projects like the Bobby Jones Expressway in Aiken County. Lawmakers clash over borrowing levels and whether water and sewer work should be included, risking passage until January.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
GOP
David Beasley
Infrastructure Bank
Savannah River
North Augusta
Interstate 20
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Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Harrell
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House Senate
Westinghouse names new industrial executive in leadership shift
Westinghouse Electric Corp appoints Dr. Ernest H. Drew of Hoechst AG as president and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Co. effective July 1. Drew will head the Industries and Technology Group overseeing utility, industrial, and government operations worldwide. The move supports the planned split of Westinghouse into separate industrial and media units with CBS Corp. as a minority stake.
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Savannah River
Ernest H. Drew
Hoechst AG
Westinghouse Electric Co
Drew
Westinghouse
Industries and Technology Group
CBS Corp
SBS
CBS
Michael H. Jordan
Westinghouse Electric
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