Former SRS subcontractor pays 2.2 million fine
Former Savannah River Site contractor ESICORP Inc settled a False Claims Act case by paying 2.2 million to the federal government. The suit, led by US Attorney Strom Thurmond Jr, accuses the firm of fraudulently certifying per diem reimbursements for workers on Westinghouse Savannah River projects during 1991 to 1993.
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Savannah River
Strom Thurmond Jr
Esicorp Inc
Ebase Services Inc
Raytheon Engineers
Evtion Bcs
Raytheon
Ebasc
sub_aracter
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
DORR
Department of Energy
Justice Department
Deborah
Barbier
US District Court
Cameron Currie
Soeanament
Thurmond
Esicorp
Jennifer Aldrich
Emery Clark
Elizabeth Rinaldo
National group to honor Clyburn
South Carolina lawmaker Bill Clyburn will be named Policy Leader of the Year by the National Association of State Boards of Education in Washington. The award recognizes his 22 years as a teacher coach and principal plus a decade in the state House focusing on public education. His wife Beverly serves as Allendale County teacher and Aiken mayor pro tem.
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Camden
S.C
Bill Clyburn
Clyburn
Daiken
Aiken
Aiken County
National Association of State Boards of Education
South Carolina
NASBE
Washington, D.C
EAA
Beverly
Allendale
Suess Cat in the Hat visits Aiken County schools
The Cat in the Hat toured East Aiken Elementary and four other schools to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America. Staff wore the costume, students met the character, and readers shared Seuss stories to boost reading exposure.
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Rob Novit
East Aiken
Kodie Smith
Cat In the Hat
Mrs. Child
Rhonda Childs
Kaye
Kennedy Middle School
Meadows
Nick Plousse
SCEA
Aiken County
Kupprat
Clearwater
Byrd
North Aiken
Bill McKinney
Dr. Suess
Aiken High Band trip blocked for Busch Gardens
The Aiken County Board of Education upheld denying a side trip to Busch Gardens for the Aiken High Band wind ensemble headed to a national competition in Virginia Beach in April. Safety concerns and district liability were cited, with focus on academics and policy limits rather than the park visit.
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Aiken
Virginia Beach
Busch Gardens
Aiken County
Linda Eldridge
Booster Club
Ruthanne Lucius
Busch Garden
John Bradley
Lucius
Jack Hunter
Midland Valley Band
Washington, D.C
Larry Murphy
Bank robbery suspect surrenders to authorities
Bruce Charles Easley, 46, of Edgefield, turned himself in after police said he robbed SRP Federal Credit Union on West Martintown Road Tuesday morning with a note. He waived extradition from Richmond County and was arrested by North Augusta and Richmond County authorities. No money was recovered.
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North ‘Augusta
Bruce Charles Easley
Ridge Road
Edgefield
North Augusta
Richmond County
SRP Federal Credit Union
West Martintown Road
Sanford proposes open venue to boost South Carolina education
Republican candidate Mark Sanford urged an open venue approach at a campaign stop in Aiken County Library. He called for mandatory intra district enrollment within public schools and made plans to restructure the state program to reduce funding gaps while addressing lagging SAT ACT and placement scores.
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South Carolina
Mark Sanford
Aiken County
First District Con
Sanford
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