Burglary and Arson Ring Cracked in North Augusta
Authorities say a burglary and arson ring has been dismantled after arrests tied to the November fire at a North Augusta surplus yard and thefts at multiple sites. Tyrone D. Wright and Damien A. Parham face charges including burglary, burglary tools, arson, larceny, and safe cracking in connection with offenses at UCB chemical, Advance America, Dollar General, and Industrial Tool and Engineering.
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North
Augusta
North Augusta
Tyrone D. Wright
Oliver Drive
Beech Island
Damien A. Parham
Eatonton, Ga
UCB Chemical
Advance America Check
Dollar General
Sheriff's Office
Wright
BSS
Aiken
Michael Hunt
Dibble Road
Curry found guilty in North Augusta murder case
Thaddeus Curry, 25, was found guilty of murdering Heath Hamilton, 21, in Beech Island during a 2003 drug deal. Aiken County Judge Reginald Lloyd sentenced Curry to life without parole plus five years for a firearms charge. Prosecution said letters from Curry in prison threatened witnesses.
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Thaddeus Curry
Augusta
Heath Hamilton
North Augusta
Reginald Lloyd
Curry
Lloyd
Aiken County
Everette Keith Chandler
Hamilton
Jeremy Simuel
Anthony Savage
Beechsland
Beech Island
Ronald Coursey
Coursey
Race for Senate Seat Opens After Hollings Retirement
Six Republicans and two Democrats seek the seat after Ernest Hollings retires. Beasley Condon and Orly Benny Davis did not attend as candidates entered the race. Inez Tenebaum and Ben Frazier join the Democratic field. Primary elections are set for June 8.
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Ernest Hollings
Senate
Inez Tenebaum
Charleston
Ben Frazier
GOP Senate Candidates Debate in Aiken Sees DeMint Lead
Three of six Republican hopefuls Ravenel McBride and DeMint spoke at a forum in Aiken with DeMint winning a straw poll 39 votes to 16 for McBride and 11 for Ravenel Beasley Condon and Orly Benny Davis did not attend the event Beasley's critics appeared amid Confederate flag protests the article notes in a Staff photographer caption
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Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
U.S. Senate
Aiken
Jim DeMint
DeMint
Mark McBride
Thomas Ravenel
David Beasley
Charlie Condon
Orly Benny Davis
Aiken County
Republican Party Forum
Beasley
Clyburn Joins Budget Conference Panel
Representative Bill Clyburn was named Thursday to the budget conference committee by Speaker David Wilkins. The panel must reconcile the House and Senate budgets with about $123 million added to the $5.4 billion baseline, backed by growth forecasts. Clyburn said the extra funds will help restore programs in education and health and human services while acknowledging more work lies ahead.
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Bill Clyburn
Clyburn
D-Aiken
House
David Wilkins
S.C. Senate
Board of Economic Advisors
Senate
Conference Committee
Education rules spark confusion over school choice options
State and federal education regulations create complexity as parents in Areas 1, 4, 5 face choice between Aiken Elementary, Byrd Elementary, Hammond Hill, and North Augusta Elementary. Since 1998 the accountability act and PACT tests shaped grades. No Child Left Behind added subgroup progress. 2003 district results show mixed scores with a rising performance scale looming to 2010.
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PACT
NCLB
Area 1
Greendale
Area 5
Busbee
Area 4
Aiken
Byrd Elemen
Hammond Hill
North Augusta
Aiken County
South Carolina
S.C. General Assembly
State Department of Education
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Tim O'Brian
GOP
Aiken County Council
Republican
Senate Hopefuls Forum
Gov
S.C
Bluffton
Ravenel, McBride, DeMint
S.C. League of the South
Abby
Vivian Ruffin Hammonds
Gladys Herron
Edgefield
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