Fire threatens Belvedere in five hour brush blaze
A large wooded area behind Kershaw Street in Belvedere burned for more than five hours in a suspicious blaze. About 70 firefighters and rescue workers from multiple agencies battled the 20 acre fire near homes. Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion. no serious injuries reported. Fire officials expect hot spots to smolder for days as a double fire break was created to protect ten homes.
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Belvedere
Kershaw Street
North Augusta
Merriwether
Clearwater
Bath
Langley
Beech Island
Jackson First Alert
South Carolina Forestry Service
Aiken County Ems
David James
James
S.C. Forestry Commission
WSRC Fined $1M Over Sold Computer Equipment
Westinghouse Savannah River Co faced a $1 million penalty after selling 386 and 486 era computers containing sensitive information. DOE confirmed the fine was issued, noting excess site property was handled through government channels first, with some gear donated to schools or sold for scrap.
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Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Department of Energy
Rick Ford
Pound
Allied Fabricators and Constructors, Inc
Ford
Inspector General
Baptists vote to bar women from ministry
In Orlando, the Southern Baptist Convention approved a statement within the Baptist Faith and Message asserting that God does not want women to serve as pastors. The move, made without debate, says the office of pastor is limited to men. Reverend Diane Housam-Abbott disputes this, affirming women’s calls to ministry.
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Orlando
Fla
Southern Baptist Convention
Diane Housam-Abbott
College Park Baptist Church
Waffle House honored oldest SC employee Mildred Holley
Mildred Holley, age 80, named oldest employee in South Carolina by Waffle House district supervision just before her birthday. A WWII Red Cross worker, pianist, and eight time pig calling champion, she has worked four years at the Whiskey Road restaurant and cherishes greeting customers. She has three sons, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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Ginny Southworth
Waffle House
Whiskey Road
Mildred Holley
South Carolina
Ms. Holley
David Holley Sr
Aiken
Old Millbrook Baptist Church
American Red Cross
Aiken County
Order of Eastern Star
Salley
Halley
Deaths and Funerals Notice Highlights Names and Homes
Obituary brief listing confirms the deaths of Dr. Judith Louise Bostock of Carlisle Pennsylvania and others including Franklin Johnson of Aiken with Jackson-Brooks and Ewing Brothers Funeral Homes, William Austin McMurry of Aiken, Bessie Cross Mitchell of Washington D C, Clarence Walter Saylor of Jamaica New York, Corine Tyler of Springfield, Lillie Mae Chalker Wright of Langley with Hatcher Funeral Home, and Fulmer’s Funeral Home handling services for Corine Tyler.
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Judith Louise Bostock
Carisle
Ewing Brothers
Franklin Johnson
Aiken
Jackson-Brooks
William Austin McMurry
George
Bessie Cross Mitchell
Washington, D.C
Clarence Walter Saylor
Jamaica
N.Y
LH. Robinson
Corine Tyler
Springfield
Fulmer’s
Lillie Mae Chalker Wright
Langley
Hatcher Funeral
Fate of DARE unclear in Aiken plans
Aiken City Council will discuss DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education on June 25 as officials weigh its future amid rising middle school crime rates and calls for prioritizing money and effort in anti drug and gang programs. Studies cited show mixed effectiveness. Local arrests include 78 in middle schools with Aiken Middle, Schofield, and others reporting hundreds.
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DARE
Aiken
Aiken County
Pete Frommer
Aiken Department of Public Safety
University of Kentucky
Associated Press
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Roger LeDue
Aiken Middle
Schofield
Aiken plans baseball soccer facilities and mind safety measures
Program just one part of strategy to keep youths safe from violence and substance abuse. Aiken's north side will gain Schofield Park with irrigation and lighting to become a class A facility. Roger LeDuc emphasizes recreation to fill idle time and curb risk, with mentors and police involvement.
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Aiken County
Roger LeDuc
Aiken
Schofield Park
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