Unemployment Drops to 4.7 Percent in February
South Carolina's unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in February the lowest in eight months as nonteaching staff returned from holidays. County figures showed declines with Williamsburg from 19.1 to 16.9 percent and Horry from 9.6 to 7.1 percent. In a separate case, Larry Hayslette, 49, was charged with murder after his wife Andrea Lynn Hayslette disappeared in April 1993. prosecutors say their daughter Katie, then nearly three, witnessed the death.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Employment Security Commission
Robert
Jack” David
Employment Commission
Williamsburg County
Horry County
Larry Hayslette
Andrea Lynn Hayslette
Katie
Mommy
Ralph Wilson
Obituary notices list several local leaders and figures
Obituary notices on Page 7A honor Port Charlotte mayor Beatrice Bowman Ridge Spring James T Kenner Aiken Slice Loudermilk Phillip M Weimarts Jr Thomas Norman Williams Springfield and other local figures. Friday’s winning numbers not provided in readable text.
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Beatrice Bowman
Port Charlotte
Fla
James T. Kenner
Ridge Spring
Loudermilk
Aiken
Phillip M. Weimarts Jr
Thomas Norman Williams
Springfield
Harness Races Close Triple Crown at Aiken Mile Track
The 25th Aiken Harness Races near Banks Mill Road will start at 1 pm with clear conditions early and possible afternoon rain. Rain timing, ticket packages, and railside options are noted as the event serves as the Triple Crown finale and benefits USC Aiken Pacer Club scholarships.
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Aiken
George Meyers
WJBF
Banks Mill Road
USC Aiken Pacer Club
Fred Cavannaugh
Pacer Club
USCA
Norams
Wagener Protest Calls Out Racism At School Rally
Hundreds of Wagener parents kept children home as about 40 protesters and dozens of police gathered at the town pavilion for a largely peaceful rally denouncing racism and alleged corruption in the school system. Speakers from S.C. United Action and other groups urged removal of officials amid chants and signs calling for change.
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Wagener
Myrtis Brightharp
Busbee Elementary
Brighthorp
Busbee
S.C. United Action
S.C. Natural Guard
S.C. Progressive Network
UNITE
Union of Needletrades Industrial Textile Employees
William Thompson
Melvin Davis
Brightharp
Aiken School
Johannesburg
Bates
New Ellenton Seeks Quorum Clarity At Frustrated Sewer Talks
Citizens and officials gathered for a non meeting as no quorum consensus emerged over whether mayor Art Hanna counts toward council membership. The session focused on the $5 million sewer settlement and ongoing negotiations with lawyers bankers and documents. The grilling highlighted code ambiguities and the need for a formal vote.
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New Ellenton
Art Hanna
Citi
Zens
Cork Berry
Millard Howington
Michael Terry
Terry
Inerwang
Hank Rowland
Huff sworn in as first Appeals Court judge from Aiken
North Augusta attorney Thomas E. Huff was sworn Friday as an Appeals Court judge at USC Aiken Etherredge Center. He became Aiken County's first Appeals Court judge after a two year fight for appointment. Huff thanked supporters and family including his wife Tricia and father in a ceremony before Justice Jean Toal and Judge Joe Anderson Jr. The crowd exceeded 200 people.
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North Augusta
Atorney
Thomas E
Tom) Huff
USC Aiken Etherredge
Hutt
Supreme Court
Jean Toal
U.S. District Court
Joe Anderson Jr
Tiffany
Huff
Tricia
Aiken County
Utilities bid for tritium production across several plants
SCE&G joins 14 utilities seeking to produce tritium for the DOE. Georgia Power and Piedmont Municipal also eye reactors at Vogtle and Catawba to make the radioactive gas. DOE considers plutonium disposal options with 37 reactors planned nationwide and non utilities like Westinghouse and BNFL seeking to use plutonium as fuel.
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
Department of Energy
Georgia Power Co
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency
Clovis
Sce&g
V.C. Sumner
Jenkinsville
Columbia
Alvin W. Vogtle
Waynesboro
Savannah River
Piedmont Municipal
Catawba
York County
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Abb-Combustion Engineering
Bnfl International Group
DOE
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Abby
Georgia Lottery
S.L. Spooner
Railside
David's Pass
Brett Pelling
N.E
By Bill Bengtson
Danna
Carolina Court
By Carl Langley
Lute
Thomas E. Huff
Jean T
Tritium
Bart
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