Tarheel Tour debut at Treyharn Country Club
A professional debut unfolds today in a Tarheel Tour event at Treyharn Country Club, Durham NC, amid coverage of a school board defending its hiring record under Superintendent Dr Linda Eldridge. Seven African American eight White and one Hispanic educators have been selected for administrative roles. The report also notes plans for a third X-Men film following the success of The Last Stand.
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Treyharn Country Club
Durham
School Board
Linda Eldridge
AREA DEATHS AND FUNERALS LISTING
Death notices for Robin Ann Bickley Kein vausy Cannon Wagener Gloria Mills Conlon Georgetown Ted Alvin Crosby Neboro appear in the area funeral page. The list titled Deaths and Funerals 6A notes multiple obituaries and basic memorial details for local residents.
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Vausy Cannon
Wagener
Gloria Mills Conlon
Georgetown
Avondale Mills to Close All 18 Plants After Derailment
Avondale Mills announces closure of 18 plants and about 4000 layoffs after the Graniteville train derailment. Stephen Felker Jr says managers in Alabama Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina were informed at 9 am and employees notified throughout the day. The firm traces to 1845 and merged with Graniteville in 1996. All layoffs take effect July 25.
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Avondale Mills
Graniteville
Stephen Felker Jr
Alabama
Georia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Graniteville Company
Aiken County
Felker
Stephen Felker Sr
Comany
Felker Jr
China
Graniteville Community Struck by Tragedy Over Plant Closings
Rep James Roland Smith of Warrenville notes Graniteville’s ongoing hardship as Avondale Mills closes. He warns job losses will demand fast action to create employment. County official Clay Killian estimates tax impacts and potential revenue shifts if equipment is left inside closed plants.
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James Roland Smith
Warrenville
Graniteville
Smith
Aiken County
Avondale Mills
Clay Killian
Killian
Aiken County Board of Education
Employment agencies mobilize for Graniteville job losses
South Carolina's Employment Security Commission opened a rush of calls as about 2,000 jobs could be cut at Avondale Mills in Graniteville. ESC and state offices mobilize to place workers or train them, with some plants accepting applicants without high school diplomas. Local officials warn the impact will hit the broader region beyond the mill.
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Avondale
Napier
Avondale Mills
S.C. Employment Security Commission
South Carolina
Graniteville
Ernestine Johnson
ESC
D.C
Xenana Edgefield Counties
Humes
Midland Valley Chamber of ‘Commerce
Debra ‘Atkinson
Atkins gets two life terms for Jessica Carpenter murder
Second Circuit Solicitor Barbara Morgan says convict Rober Atkins will spend the rest of life in prison after two consecutive life sentences for the 2000 rape and murder of 17 year old Jessica Carpenter in Aiken South Carolina. The plea deal dropped the death penalty, bringing closure for the victim’s family and ending the case after six years of agony.
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Rober Atkins
Second Circuit
Barbara Morgan
South Carolina
Jessica
Four to six major hurricanes predicted in Atlantic season
Miami scientists warned the next Atlantic hurricane season could bring up to 16 named storms, including as many as six major hurricanes. While not predicting a repeat of 2005’s intensity, officials say conditions may still yield significant storms though El Nino or La Nina are not expected to affect the season. A separate report noted the New Orleans levee system has been underfunded.
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Miami
Gulf Coast
National Hurricane Center
Max Mayfield
Atlantic
New Orleans
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Iwcole Hi, Nath Augusta
the Straight Man
Richard Russo
Robin Ann Bickley, Kein
Ted Alvin Crosby
Neboro
Robert A. Deese
Ridge Spring
Earle Brice Gregory
Flock His
Quanita Kirk Noe, Aiken
Vouise B. Samuta
Annie Hutto Stallings, Son
Addy
Cranituitte Mill
Monday A
Y Tony
Philip Lord Senior
Web
Ogra
Aikenr
Pioma
Jonson
Red Humes
Atkins
Carpenter
Robert Atkins
Carpenter Family
Michelle Mainell
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