Pearce resigns as city manager with $80K severance
Former Aiken City Manager Richard Pearce resigns, receiving about eight thousand dollars shy of his annual pay in severance plus health insurance coverage. The council held private sessions, with Pearce’s family present, before accepting the resignation and announcing his departure.
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Midland Valley grad Bridges vows to chase coding dream
Midland Valley graduate Jarrod Bridges, once a slacker, told peers Friday that his aim is computer programming as he accepts honors at USC Aiken. Silver Bluff Wagoner Salley Ridge Spring Monetta also held ceremonies with valedictorians and salutatorians delivering their remarks. Other local schools followed suit earlier in the week.
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Silver Bluff High School
James Jacks
Aim High
Carlos Sequeira
Weather Outlook Five Day Forecast
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 88 and nightly lows near 70. A complete five day forecast continues with similar warm, unsettled conditions and occasional showers.
Deaths and Funerals 6A Kountakis leads Palmetto Amateur
Local page highlights include the Palmetto Amateur where 6A competitor Kountakis takes a lead. A local family receives a brand new home as part of a charitable housing initiative in Graniteville and Aiken communities.
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Local Graduates Highlighted Across Multiple High Schools
The Aiken Standard notes grads from Silver Bluff Midland Valley Wagener Salley Ridge Spring Monetta Strom Thurmond and Blackville Hilda High Schools plus Aiken Performing Arts Academy and homeschool students. Extra photos available on pages 9A and galleries at www.aikenstandard.com. For more images see pages 5 and 8A.
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Palace Malice Faces Chase at Belmont Metropolit an Odds
Palace Malice seeks more glory at Belmont Park in the Metropolis Handicap facing 12 rivals as California Chrome aims for the Belmont Stakes and a potential Triple Crown. Cot Campbell of Dogwood Stable mixes praise with wary bets as Pal ace Malice cannot run in the Belmont again.
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