Aiken teacher finalist for state teacher of the year
Dale M. Smith, a fifth grade math teacher at Chukker Creek Elementary School in Aiken, is named one of five South Carolina finalists for the State Teacher of the Year program. Her 20 years in teaching showcase curriculum and standards leadership, with superiors praising her as a motivator and innovator.
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Chukker Creek
Dale M. Smith
South Carolina
Een
Linda Eldridge
Aiken County
Dale Smith
Christine Sanders
Dale
Sanders
Smith
Uncertain Future for Miss Aiken County Pageant
Aiken County loses its Miss South Carolina representative as no Miss Aiken County pageant was held this year. Franchise owners relinquished the pageant citing time constraints, with three expressions of interest that did not materialize. March deadline passes. committee seeks new owner to revive the event.
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Aiken County
Sanders
South Carolina
Read Across America at Aiken Middle School Rocks Reading
On Thursday the Read Across America celebration honored Dr. Seuss with a Rock-n-Read event in the media center. Over 400 students participated in 10 minute intervals as faculty and community members joined to read and discuss the importance of reading with the students.
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Scott Webster
Aiken Middle School
Michael Smith
Josh Goldman
Courtney Holley
Dr. Seuss
Media Center
Jim Green
Corlette Pittman
South Carolina sticks MLK name from holiday bill
South Carolina House members cut Rev. Martin Luther King Jr's name from a bill creating an official state workers holiday and sent it back to Judiciary with an amendment. Racial and party lines split the debate as black Democrats lamented the move. Rep. Charles Sharpe warned the issue may not pass this session.
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South Carolina
House
Martin Luther King Jr
Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
Judiciary Committee
Statehouse
Joe Neal
D Hopkins
Neal
Legislative Black Caucus
Sharpe
Death notices and funeral homes listed for multiple individuals
Obituary brief lists deaths including Diane Helen Britto Augusta Stephen D Posey Funeral Home Jerry Morrell Aiken Hatcher Funeral Home Rebecca Elizabeth Powell Johns Island McAlister Smith Funeral Home Mary Tyler Stroman Detroit Mich JH Robinsons Funeral Home Earnest Washington Beech Island GL Brighthorp Sons Mortuary Non specific obituary note
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Diane Helen Britto
Augusta
Stephen D. Posey
Jerry Morrell
Aiken
Hatcher
Rebecca Elizabeth Powell
Johns Island
McAlister-Smith
Mary Tyler Stroman
Detroit
Mich
JH. Robinson
Earnest Washington
Beech Island
G.L. Brighthorp & Sons
Colleton Ave burglar sentenced after citizen arrest
Oscar Sullivan Jr. 32 received nearly 30 years after a home invasion last September. A jury found him guilty on six counts following a citizen arrest by Andy Oswald Mark Patterson and John Hamilton who faced danger to stop Sullivan as Beth Jackson escaped through a bathroom window.
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Oscar Sullivan Jr
Sullivan
Alex Macaulay
Andy Oswald
John Hamilton
Mark Patterson
Beth Jackson
Colleton Avenue
Oswald
Miss Jackson
Senate eyeing 28 year retirement plan in S Carolina
The Senate considers a bill to allow state workers to retire with full benefits after 28 years of service, backed by Gov Hodges and the S C Education Association, but opposed by the Chamber of Commerce. The plan would set a 62 year age minimum and contrasts with other proposals for 25 year full benefits. The retirement system holds about $18 billion in assets with 70,000 retirees and 210,000 contributing employees.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Chamber of Commerce
Jim Hodges
South Carolina Education Association
Senate
Chamber of Commerce
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D-Sumter
Abby
Colleton Ave
Strom Thurmond Jr
Criminal Court
Patterson
Hamilton
Mississippi
Lleton
USA
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