North Augusta rolls out body cameras for 61 officers
North Augusta Public Safety activated body cameras May 1 making it the first Aiken County agency with the system. Recordings are kept six months and auto deleted if not needed or flagged. Officers must record on police actions but may deactivate during breaks unless an ongoing or anticipated action triggers recording. Public access to footage remains unclear as state legislation on statewide camera use advances.
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Aiken County
Public Safety
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Thornton
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State Senate
Area Deaths Margie Turner Grice Aiken
Margie Turner Grice dies in Aiken age 78. Services are announced by area funerals. She was longtime resident and mother of three, with ties to local organizations. Burial details follow in Tuesday notices.
Weather outlook shows chance of storms and warm temps
A brief five day forecast notes a chance of storms with high near 88 and low around 66. Expect warm humid conditions with scattered thunder possible across the period.
Colbert funds South Carolina teachers in Aiken County
Comedian Stephen Colbert last week funded nearly 1,000 projects for more than 800 teachers in South Carolina schools. His $800,000 donation supported 375 schools including 13 schools and 30 projects in Aiken County. Adrienne Robinson of East Aiken School of the Arts posted a project for textured balls to aid special needs dance students, while North Augusta High School winded stands for the band.
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Stephen Colbert
South Carolina
Colbert
Aiken County
Adrienne Robinson
East Aiken School of the Arts
Robinson
North Augusta High School
Chuck Deen
Colbert aids Aiken County schools with reading and tech grants
A list of funded projects across Aiken County schools includes reading and technology initiatives. Participating schools such as Clearwater Elementary East Aiken School of the Arts North Augusta High and Ridge Spring Monetta High receive materials like iPads books and teaching aids to support literacy and digital learning.
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Aiken
Clearwater
Mo Willems
East Aiken School of the Arts
Hammond Hill
J.D. Lever
Minnie B. Kennedy
Mossy Creek
New Ellenton
North Aiken
North Augusta
Oakwood-Windsor
Ridge Spring
Monetta
Warrenville
CAB urges expanding advisory board to include Security Administration work
The Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board seeks to widen its remit beyond environmental cleanup to include non classified work of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Former chair Don Bridges favored an expanded role for CAB to oversee the Security Administration’s activities, a proposal that was previously rejected.
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Citizens Advisory Board
CAB
National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy
The
Security Administration
Don Bridges
Bridges
SRS
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