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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2016
Page
6
Mary Ruth Merchant Longshore 85 beloved wife of John Longshore passed away Saturday May 14 2016 in Aiken South Carolina Arrangements will be announced by Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home 715 East Pine Log Road Aiken SC
Funeral services for Annie Myrtis Frazier will be held at 3pm Monday May 16 2016 at Millbrook Baptist Church with Elder Micky Whitt officiating. The body lies in state from 2pm. Interment follows at Pinelawn Cemetery. Family gathers at 136 Elbert St at 2pm. Call after 1pm. G L Brightharp & Sons Mortuary.
Louise Anderson Stribling 93 of Aiken South Carolina died May 11 2016 at home with family. She was born in New Haven Connecticut raised in Bronxville New York married George T Stribling in 1950 and lived in New Mexico New Jersey and Aiken. She was active in Junior League gardens DAR and local clubs and enjoyed polo bird watching and family time. Survived by daughters Susan and Margaret son James four grandchildren and caring friends. Memorials to SPCA of Aiken or a preferred charity. Private services pending with Shellhouse Funeral Home.
Services Sunday May 15 for Marion Dale Bryant at Graniteville Church of God at 2 p.m. Monday May 16 for Anne Randolph Shortt Barham at St. John's United Methodist Church Bettina Hallinan at 2 p.m. at Historic Graniteville Cemetery Annie Frazier at 3 p.m. Millbrook Baptist Church.
Darwyn Cooke, Toronto-born DC artist renowned for DC The New Frontier and Parker adaptations, died at 53 after a lung cancer battle. Wife Marsha says he died Saturday at his Florida home. He also worked on Batman The Animated Series and Supeman The Animated Series and won an Eisner Award for Solo.
Longtime Alabama political reporter Bob Johnson died at 66 at his son's home in Gardendale likely from a massive stroke. He spent 14 years with the AP before retiring in 2014 after a career at the Montgomery Advertiser and Birmingham Post-Herald.
S C officials warn that without stronger adult education and retraining, jobs will flee the state. Only 40 percent of working age residents have postsecondary credentials, 12 percent lack a high school diploma, and unemployment stands at 5.7 percent with 131,500 unemployed though 63,000 openings exist. A Senate Education Committee considers a bill to coordinate workforce training, fund tuition for adults, and offer books and fees grants. Chair Brian White promotes cross agency cooperation to align K-12, colleges, and businesses. County disparities show Marlboro with 14 percent holding an associate degree, while Charleston and Richland counties report higher rates, underscoring regional gaps and the need for targeted incentives.
Deschutes County commissioners vote unanimously to overturn the county ban on marijuana cultivation processing and sales after public meetings. The decision reflects shifting attitudes in Oregon as residents weigh concerns over smells lighting and rural land use while tax data show several million dollars in revenue.
Barbossa the ball python slipped from its plastic container during science class at Laing Middle School in Mount Pleasant. A wildlife removal team found the snake more than five hours later in a cabinet gap. officials assured parents the nonvenomous reptile posed no danger to students.
Beaufort area leaders push for increased state funding to rebuild eroding beaches at Hunting Island State Park, where 30 feet of shore erode yearly. The Senate budget adds 20 million for beach projects next year, half of the House and Gov Haley’s 40 million proposal. Denise Parsick leads Friends of Hunting Island with 900 members urging lawmakers. The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce backs a 40 million target via online petition as a sand replenishment plan moves toward a public hearing on the permit Tuesday.
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