AHS band barred from this year’s graduation
Aiken High School will not have the band participate in this year’s graduation to free space for more chairs for parents and family members. Deputy Superintendent David Caver cites the large number of graduates and crowding as the reason. The district moved ceremonies to USC Aiken Convocation Center two years ago to allow 10 tickets per student at larger schools. The Silver Bluff and Midland Valley bands may perform at commencement. Aiken High, South Aiken High, North Augusta High and Wagener-Salley and Ridge Spring-Monetta have not.
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Aiken High School
David Caver
Usc Aiken Convocation Center
Aiken High
Caver
Silver Bluff
Midland Valley
South Aiken High
North Augusta High
Er Wagener-Salley
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Aiken Tech grants record 632 graduates in two ceremonies
Aiken Technical College awarded a record 632 graduates across two commencement events on Tuesday. President Dr. Susan Winsor cited high enrollment and expanding programs while health science, technical, and general education students were honored. Guest speaker Dr. Ines Tray, DOE assistant secretary for environmental management, urged graduates to plan long term and seize opportunities.
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Aiken Technical College
ATC
Susan Winsor
Winsor
Charles Welch
Athena Freeman
Candy Herndon
Ines Tray
U.S. Department of Energy
Aiken Tech graduates find path to cap and gown
Judy Wright, a surgical technology diploma graduate, epitomizes a long journey to graduation. She left a 17 year technical writing career to support aging parents in Aiken as her son Jonathan relocated from Texas to help. Her mother entered assisted living while hospice care aided her father at home.
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Rob Novit
Judy Wright
Aiken Technical College
Ents
Aiken
Wright
Jonathan
Texas
South Carolina Rep seeks removal of historic district road signs
District 81 Rep. Tom Young asks SCDOT to remove nine yellow road signs in Aiken historic district after receiving many constituent calls. Carla Cloud notes similar move by Downtown Association. signs aim to warn drivers of intersections and signals, part of safety upgrades to reduce crashes by 3 percent annually.
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District 81
Tom Young
South Carolina Department of Transportation
SCDOT
Histore
DOT
Carla Cloud
Aiken
Eddie Adams
Deaths and Funerals 6A: James Alden Runkle and others
Obituary notices list the deaths of James Alden Runkle Wagoner Julia Adams Aiken Margaret Bell Hardy Spartanburg Mary Ellen H Moreland Gainesville Olive White Barnwell with brief funeral notice details.
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James
Jim
Alden Runkle
Wagoner
Julia Adams
Aiken
Margaret Bell Hardy
Spartanburg
Mary Ellen H. Moreland
Gainesville, Fla
Olive White
Barnwell
Public meeting on MOX facility safety at Savannah River Site
NRC held a public meeting in Aiken to review the December Safety Evaluation Report for the 4.8 billion MOX facility under construction at SRS. Officials said licensing will not occur until construction verification is complete, possibly in 2016, with inspections continuing to ensure safety and safeguards.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Aiken
Savannah River
NRC Representa
Tom Clements
The
Environmental Organiza
Tion Friends of the Earth
Clements
NRC
Tiktinsky
Glenn Carroll
Nuclear Watch South
SRS Community Reuse Organization
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Beth Everitt
Aiken Tech
Cuba
America
Thay
Haley Hughes
Young
Abby
Mox
Lucmo
Port
Durian
Leverett Shoes
Tue
Whiskey Road
S.C
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