Sheriff race heats up with Voigt Atkinson and Vause
Voigt Atkinson and Vause return in a sheriff battle charging leadership aloofness and poor crime gains. Sellers defends progress, cites hotline response and department improvements as posters flood the county and draw voter attention amid backlash over signs.
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Voigt
Jim Vause
Vause
Sellers
Atkinson
Carrol Heath
FBI
Wackenhut Services Inc
Savannah River
Whitefish
Mant
Beech Island clash over sheriff manpower and budget
County council debated Beech Island crime and sheriff management led by Joel Randall and Willar Hightower. They questioned Deputy cuts for clerical work while Sellers defended priorities, noting 82 uniformed officers and promising to add deputies later. Proposals return at June 18 work session.
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Randall
Sellers
Hightower
Beech Island
Eddie Butler
SRS cuts threaten mission shifts and regional jobs
DOE spokesman Rick Ford says Washington and Aiken align on SRS future missions and DWPF capability. Cuts on hold until mission requirements are clarified. Regions near SRS fear economic impact as SC battles DOE over spent fuel shipments, with over 20 tons of foreign reactor fuel planned for summer delivery.
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SRS
Rick Ford
DOE
Washington and
Aiken
Ford
DWPF
Defense Waste Processing Facility
Thomas Grumbly
South Carolina
Savannah River
Beasley
Attorney General's Office
Incident prompts quick medical aid at school
Kennedy and Rogers sustained minor injuries and received medical attention. One student was treated immediately while another was taken to a doctor by his mother. Rogers and two custodians sought help after school. all returned to class the next morning. Rogers noted this was only the second such incident in 30 years.
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Rogers
Civic Ballet Performs Tonight At Hopeland Gardens
The Aiken Civic Ballet performs at 7 p.m. as part of Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series. Rescheduled from bad weather. Hopeland Gardens sits between Dupree Place and Berrie Road on Whiskey Road with parking in the Rye Patch Parking Lot on Berrie Road.
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Hopeland Gardens
Dupree Place
Berrie Road
Whiskey Road
Rye Patch
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