Summer school offered in Aiken County at two high schools
Aiken County Public Schools will run summer programs at Aiken High School and North Augusta High School. Classes meet weekdays from 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. from June 13 to July 27. North Augusta offerings include English and math sequences, social studies, science, and computer courses in morning and afternoon sessions. Each class requires at least 14 students. Registration at both sites occurs in June.
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Aiken County Public Schools
Aiken High School
North Augusta High School
North Augusta
Patrick and John Edwards Trust Fund Established
Friends of the Amy Edwards family organized a trust fund to aid her sons Patrick and John Edwards after Amy Edwards died in a Riverbanks Zoo accident. Donations support summer childcare. send to PO Box 7482 North Augusta SC 29861. Qualified nanny sought. letters and résumés to the trust fund address.
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Amy Edwards
Patrick
John Edwards
John
Riverbanks Zoo
North Augusta
Trust Fund
Mother says she failed to protect her daughter ALLANGLE
Rebecca Cowart testified in the Victoria Cowart case admitting guilt to the state charge and saying she failed to protect her daughter. She cooperated with prosecutors against former boyfriend Michael Smith, who faces a child homicide charge. If the jury convicts Smith and the judge imposes the maximum, both defendants face life. The defense contends Smith had no role and sought to show Cowart was responsible for the injuries.
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Rebecca Cowart
Miss Cowart
Michael Smith
Smith
Victoria Cowart
Barbara Morgan
Kent Landry
Landry
Wallis Alves
Victoria
Ms. Alves
Sliss Cowart
Drought deepens across South Carolina amid heat and water limits
South Carolina faces intensifying drought with 20 percent rainfall shortfall and moderate drought in most counties. Utilities may seek voluntary cutbacks or impose restrictions as farmers note failed crops and stressed groundwater. Officials warn of potential disaster if rains do not arrive in two weeks.
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Columbia
Carlina
South Carolina
Mike Helfert
Dale Linvill
Clemson University
Virginia Miller
Gilbert
Lexington County
Carlin Munnerlyn
Georgetown County
Munnerlyn
Steve Moore
Round Mountain Orchards
Long Creek
Upstate
Students to remain in juvenile facility
Two Midland Valley High School students accused of bomb threats will stay in a state juvenile detention facility. Judge Marion D. Myers affirmed prior orders confinement for Jaris Simon and Robert Turner. Assistant Solicitor Frank Young argued against release, citing ongoing threats and unrepentant behavior.
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Midland Valley High School
Family Court
Marion D. Myers
Jaris Simon
Robert Turner
Frank Young
Second Judicial Circuit
Young
Aiken planning committee updates development goals
The City of Aiken planning committee discussed updates to the 1996 strategic plan on Wednesday. City Manager Roger LeDuc and officials from municipal departments reviewed progress on phase two of Citizens Park with five new baseball fields, phase three for soccer fields near Banks Mill Road, and plans for a tennis complex at Virginia Acres Park. The projects are in bid negotiations and design, with completion targeted over the next year and fall.
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Roger LeDuc
Aissn
Glenn Parker
Citizens Park
Parker
Parks and Recreation Department
Soc
Banks Mill Road
Virginia Acres Park
Deaths and Funerals Notices Listed for Several Cities
Obituary notices on page 4A list individuals including Lissa Wnesatn of Statesboro Georgia and Shirley Rifkin Simons of Pensacola Florida. Funeral homes mentioned include Hodges Turner Anderson Jackson Brooks Stephen Posey and Harley. Other names: John Foreman Robert A Jackson Howell Marchant Jr John Miles Jr Harold C Ross Vada Mae Trotter Earl Yon.
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Lissa Wnesatn
Statesboro
Hodges-Turner-Anderson
John Foreman
Floral Park
Jackson-Brooks
Robert A. Jackson
Aiken
Shirley Rifkin Simons
Pensacola
Fla
Waters & Hibbert Funeral
Howell
Jimmy) W. Marchant Jr
Warrenville
Napier
John Miles Jr
Cheatham
Harold C. Ross
Belvedere
Stephen D
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N.A. Family
Allangle
Scott Webster
Moore
Pee Dee
Rod Cherry
State Natural Resources Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Savannah River Lakes
Department
Corps
Cherry
Bernie Palmer
National Weather Service Office
By Carl Langley
Simon
David Mauldin
LeDue
Abby
Comington
ACP
Payhouse
Ather
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