Five die in three car crash near Aiken County
Four adults and a child died late Monday when three vehicles collided on New Holland Road one mile north of SC Highway 302 in Aiken County. All five were in one vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner Tim Carlton said next of kin notifications were not complete at press time. The cause remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol and coroner's office.
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Karen Daily
Carlton
New Holland Road
Aiken
S.C. Highway 302
Aiken County
Ner
Tim Carlton
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Colbert Airs Military Style Haircut at Camp Victory
Comedian Stephen Colbert received a military style haircut from Gen. Raymond Odierno during a visit to Camp Victory in Baghdad. The moment is captured amid coverage calling for reader captions on the event. Aiken recognizes area graduates and outlines transfer credits from Aiken Tech to USC Aiken in education majors, with graduation and program notes on pages 11A to 14A and 3A.
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Raymond Odierno
Camp Victory
Baghdad
Colbert
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Aiken Technical College
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Deaths and Funerals: James L Jarchow and Aiken Kaufman Sr
Notices list James L. Jarchow and Aiken Richard Jay Kaufman Sr. among obituaries and funeral details. Details include their full names and recognition in a memorial segment on the 6A page.
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James
Jim” L. Jarchow
Aiken
Richard Jay Kaufman Sr
Sanford signs stimulus request and criticizes program
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford sent an email to Education Secretary Arne Duncan requesting 700 million for the states schools and colleges under the federal stimulus, while denouncing the act as a terrible idea. He warned future taxpayers will bear the cost and noted conditions may not be met. House leaders welcomed the move but argued funds are needed to fill budget gaps amid the downturn.
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Columbia
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Mark Sanford
U.S. Education
Education
Arne Duncan
Sanford
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White House
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
Duncan
House Ways and Means
Dan Cooper
Piedmont
Aiken to upgrade safety at Odell Weeks facility
City leaders approve four safety measures after a shooting at the H. Activities Center. Implement card access at Odell Weeks, add two community service officers, upgrade cameras, and install call boxes across the complex. Officers work 20 hours weekly, cost about 25000 annually.
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Aiken
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Odell
Virginia Acres
Roger LeDuc
Odell Weeks
Aiken Public Safety
LeDuc
LeDuce
Backpack Program aids Aiken kids with weekend meals
Through the Aiken County School District and Golden Harvest, about 100 J D Lever Elementary students will receive nutritious foods to take home for weekends. A $20,000 Wal Mart grant supports the effort, aimed at discreetly packing items in backpacks for students through the Rotary Club partnership.
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Aiken County
Beth Everitt
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Wal-Mart
J.D. Lever
Everitt
Golden Harvest
Mike Firmin
Rotary Club of
Aiken
Johanna Blue
Rotary
Renee Mack
Rob Novit
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