NASA offers space aid to Aiken area firms
NASA engineer Ron Davenport of Marshall Space Flight Center will visit Aiken May 13 15 to help local firms with space technology transfer. The program gives up to 40 hours of free technical assistance via the Federal Laboratory Consortium to solve manufacturing problems cut costs and improve products. Firms can contact Davenport by mail or phone to discuss potential NASA help.
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Aiken
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ron Davenport
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama
South Carolina
Davenport
MSFC
Federal Laboratory Consortium
NASAS
Space Agency
Marshall Center
Deaths listed for several individuals in local notices
Obituary notices list Christine Culbreth of Aiken Velma Eargle of Batesburg Ethel Owens of Murrell Trenton Morris Taylor of Orange and other names with brief confirmation of death in local listings.
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Christine A. Culbreth
Aiken
Velma Watson Eargle
Batesburg
Ethel Lee Owens Murrell
Trenton
Leon Morris Taylor
Orangeburg
Bond Between Mother and Child Through Trial
Diane Shanahan recalls Kaitlyn’s illness starting with swollen glands and leading to a biopsy that diagnosed T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Kaitlyn endured two years of chemotherapy with side effects while her family stayed strong, praying and supporting her recovery.
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Diane Shanahan
Mrs. Shanahan
Kaitlyn
Shanahans
Medical College of Georgia
Shanahan
Tax-cutting trains headed for collision
South Carolina lawmakers duel over a 4.6 billion budget plan that would end car taxes and senior income taxes. House Republicans question funding while Senate Democrats back rebates, as Beasley weighs the bigger tax-cut push with just weeks left in session.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
House
Rep
al Robinson
R-Easley
David Beasley
Beasley
Joe Wilson
West Columbia
Wilson
Santa Claus
John Drummond
D-Ninety Six
Aiken Electric proposals tighten trustee qualifications
Aiken Electric Cooperative faces a Saturday vote on a proposal to require trustees to meet the same qualifications as jurors. General Manager Gary Stooksbury says the change clarifies who is a member in good standing and aims to ensure proper standards for the cooperative’s multi million dollar business. Attorney Bill Weeks helped draft the proposal at trustees’ request to tighten criteria.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative
Gary Stooksbury
Stooksbury
Bill Weeks
Aiken SPCA fundraiser features equestrian show and polo
The Aiken Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals hosts a weekend art of horse and pony jumping events at Mead Avenue and Winthrop Field with 9 to 10 a m starts. Proceeds aid pet adoption spaying neutering lost and found referrals and education while the Nations Bank Cup polo begins at 1 pm and 3 pm at Whitney Field.
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Aiken Society For Prevention
SPCA
Bruce Duchassois
Aiken
Georgiana Wolcott
Czar Yuri
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus
Mead Avenue
Winthrop Field
Whitney Field
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