Global graduation via Internet charms Clever High crowd
Clever High School staged a 24 student graduation with family abroad watching online. Riikka Ruokonen of Finland and Patrik Melin of Sweden joined relatives via CU SeeMe video conferencing as the ceremony aired from Clever, Missouri.
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Clever
Clever High School
Riikka Ruokonen
Finland
Dan Swadley
Ruokonen
Esko
Liisa Ruokonen
Lappeenranta
Southwest Missouri
Patrik Melin
Sweden
Melin
Cornell University
United States
Canada
Hanna
Dongola
Junkyard Dilemma Stretches Across Aiken County
B and W Auto and Truck Parts owner Pee Wee Willing faces ongoing disputes over his 22acre site on U.S. 1 near Augusta. Despite years of cleanup attempts and a 1965 Beautification Act exemption, officials and residents push for relocation or remediation. Graves Auto Salvage presents a contrasting case with easier compliance and ongoing landscaping efforts. Local leaders and the Chamber of Commerce urge coordinated action, with $200,000 budgeted for improvements including junkyard cleanup.
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Pee-Wee Willing
Augusta
Willing
Ronnie Young
Aiken County
Graves Auto Salvage
C. 19
Aiken
1-20
Donny Graves
Merce
Chamber
Pee-Wee’s
National Guard
Dangerfield
Steven Thompson
Spent Fuel Shipments Probed in South Carolina
A March public hearing drew about 50 residents opposing DOE shipments of spent nuclear fuel through Charleston. Activists urged rail routes avoid South Carolina, citing environmental concerns and long storage timelines as Nevada’s underground repository remains incomplete.
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Beasley
Iis
Carroll Campbell
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Clinton
South Carolina
Nevada
Charleston Naval
Navy
Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal
Wilmington
N.C
Corinna Greibe
Energy Department
Columbia-based
Energy Research Foundation
South Caro
Lina
Foundation
Brian Costner
Costner
DOE
New Ellenton council weighs se halt and sewer stakes
Councilman Hank Rowland urged cutting state funds unless the town’s terms are met and proposed returning sewer control to the state if no compromise is reached. He suggested septic tanks as an alternative and hinted at drastic moves like unincorporation. The council set May 20 for a first draft letter and sought renewed discipline after decades without a fully functioning council.
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Berry
Hank Rowland
People of
New Ellenton
Rowland
Aiken County
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Richard Henson
Sticks
U.S. 1
June Murff
Greater Aiken
SRS
Aiken Veterinarian
Coward Corley Seed Co., Inc
Powderhouse Kennels
Bera Ieal Crt
Rutland Dive
P.O
Ikon
Margaret L. Parrish
DMD
South Aiken Executive Center
Whiskey Rd
Shoney's
Millbrook Ave
Cmmmer Fung
Richardson
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