SRS retirees react to plan changes on health benefits
Savannah River Site retirees and former employees welcomed proposed changes to medical coverage. The plan would drop 65 and older workers from the site plan and provide a yearly stipend of 2400 dollars for singles or 4800 for couples to buy insurance, plus a one time seed contribution of 500 dollars for a single retiree or spouse and 1000 dollars for a retiree with a partner.
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Savannah River
SRS
SRS Retirees Association
Andy Cwalina
Cwalina
Missing Aiken County Woman Likely Died by Self Inflicted Gunshot
An Aiken County woman who vanished in April likely returned home after an argument with her husband, retrieved a .22 caliber firearm, and shot herself in the woods, according to officials. Also SAHS and NeSmith lead at Furman golf tourney after 36 holes with 18 to play.
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Aiken County
South Aikien High School
North Augusta High School
Matt NeSmith
Furman University
Man Accepts Plea Deal in 2008 Tucker Murder Case
The man awaiting trial for the 2008 torture and murder of Frederick Tucker accepted a plea deal, resulting in a 22 year sentence before the murder trial could proceed.
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Frederick Tucker
Area Deaths Reported in South Carolina Entries
Obituary notices list Ellie Jordan Turner Key North Augusta Mary Colin Sims Garrison Aiken Mary Sally Portwood West Columbia Mozelle Marie Davis Schofield Salley Robert Glenn Bear Williams Winterville North Carolina Alice Johnson New Ellenton Lenora Y Crawford Windsor.
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Ellie Jordan Turner Key
North Augusta
Mary Colin Sims Garrison
Aiken
Mary Sally Portwood
West Columbia
Mozelle Marie Davis Schofield
Salley
Robert Glenn “Bear” Williams
Winterville, N.C
Alice Johnson
New Ellenton
Lenora Y. Crawford
Windsor
Two Men Shot At Churchill Commons In Aiken Killing
Aiken Public Safety investigates an early morning shooting at Churchill Commons that left William E. Holmes Jr. dead from a gunshot wound and Ollie Winglass wounded in the neck. Investigators seek motive and details of the unidentified assailants and whether any items were stolen.
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Aiken
Ollie Winglass
Georgetown
Aiken Public Safety
Retirements Highlight Aiken School District Dinner
The Aiken County School District honored retirees at a Monday dinner held at Aiken Electric Cooperative. Longtime staff members included Barry Koon, who taught 30 years in Richmond County and 12 years at South Aiken High School, and Linda Dyar, who spent 33 years teaching eighth grade before retirement.
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Wesley Hightower
LBC
Barry Koon
Koon
Richmond County
Savannah River
South Aiken
Bill Gassman
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Breanna Hopkins
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Shelby
New Ellenton Middle School
Kennedy Middle School
Dyar
Linda
Rob Novit
Aiken County
LBC Middle School
Hightower
City approves South Park Shopping Center renovations
Aiken City Council approved the South Park Shopping Center concept plan with Fresh Market as anchor and removed gas station use for one outparcel. Construction to start in late June or July, about six months, with a January opening for the grocery store possible.
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Aiken
South Park
Fresh Market
Heask LLC
Thomas Vincent
Halvorsen Development
Vincent
Whiskey Road
Fred Cavanaugh
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SAHS
NeSmith
Peereee
Holmes
Lewil Hammonds
East Aiken School of the Arts
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