Unemployed South Carolina resident faces job hunt amid high rates
Ida Jenkins' story mirrors many in South Carolina as unemployment climbs to a record 11.5 percent in April, with Aiken County at 9.5 percent. Jenkins has endured multiple layoffs and relies on savings from her wedding to survive as she seeks stable work.
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Aiken Standard Offices to Close Monday Memorial Day
Memorial Day closures affect federal state and local offices. Post offices and the U S Co Office at 151 Corporate Parkway shut. DMV at 1755 Richland Ave. Aiken County and City offices also close. Aiken Standard front office open until 9 30 a m Monday then closes. Ted DiBiase interview teased.
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Deaths and Funerals 6A
Obituary notices list Ruth Mae Layhue Augustine Williston Lucille Best Duncan Bath Cora Lee Hall Daytona Beach Elizabeth Grubbs Wither Deaths and Funerals 6A.
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Williston
Lucille Best Duncan
Bath
Cora Lee Hall
Daytona Beach
Fla
John Henry Mimskil
North Augusta
Mattie E. Pickens
Aiken
Pearl Randall
Graniteville
Lillie Mae Wall Weakley
Barboursville
Elizabeth Grubbs Wither
Police prepare bigger Memorial Day patrols in Carolinas
The AAA of the Carolinas predicts a 5 percent rise in Memorial Day highway travel with more state troopers on duty. Troopers cite the 100 days of heightened enforcement from Memorial Day to Labor Day, focusing on speeding DUI and seat belt use. In 2008 South Carolina saw 241 traffic fatalities, 173 of which involved unrestrained drivers.
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Sanford to ignore law on stimulus funds for schools
Gov. Mark Sanford plans to reject a state law requiring him to seek 700 million dollars in federal stimulus money for school budgets. Two students filed suit with the South Carolina Supreme Court to compel action, followed by actions from school officials.
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