Memorial Day observance honors local heroes and students
Navy corpsman Bob Besley and family attend the James L Hammons Marine Corps League event at Veterans Memorial Park where names on the wall honor Sailor and Houston Beard killed in World War I. Ronald Beard and Betty Beard reflect on loss as awards are given to Kennedy Middle School and Aiken High students for essays on character.
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James L. Hammons
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League
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Veterans Memorial Park
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Betty Beard
Jwann Day
Ronald Beard
Sailor
Houston Beard
Ronald Walker
Walker
David Fralick
Kennedy Middle School
Aiken High
Cheneda Glover
Ashley DeArmitt
David
Memorial Day honors fallen and living servicemembers
Army Spc. Donald Schafer, a 23 year old tank operator, credits Memorial Day with gratitude for life after surviving an April 5 Iraq convoy attack. He was wounded in the arm when his tank caught fire and reflects at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.
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Army Spc
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Schafer
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
Five die on S.C. roads Memorial Day weekend toll rises
Five people died on South Carolina highways during the Memorial Day weekend, including Jesse B. Keats, 57, of Aiken County after a 2001 Harley collided with a deer on Mount Pleasant Road. Other victims were Willie Williams, Devrion Walls, Beverly Gist, and Vanessa Thompson, with Thompson seven months pregnant.
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Aiken County
Jesse B. Keats
Tony Bell
Keats
Mount Pleasant
Bell
Sumter
Willie E. Williams
S.C
Devrion Walls
York County
Beverly Nicole Gist
Spartanburg
Vanessa Thompson
Lugoff
Lee County
Thompson
Robinson
Aiken
Department of Public Safety
David ‘Turno
System Overlooks Children's Needs in South Carolina Care
Greenville The state system that places and monitors emotionally troubled children in South Carolina frequently overlooks their needs a review of state records shows Most children have been abused or neglected by family members and are moved several times given multiple evaluations and worked with by several case managers as responsibility rests with at least ten agencies Officials warn the system can worsen problems Rochelle McKim cites risk of school gaps violence and costly residential treatment The Children’s Services Study Committee found lack of central oversight too many agencies and no consistent quality control State officials say monitoring is split mainly between DSS and the Continuum of Care with Juvenile Justice and other agencies sharing duties }
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Greenville News
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Verne Smith
Rgreer
Senate
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Governor's Office
Department of Juvenile Justice
Check before starting improvement projects ay Pur won Senior
City of Aiken zoning officials warn residents to obtain variances before improvements. Paradise notes about 80 percent of Board of Zoning Appeals requests involve work already completed, risking demolition without proper approval. Front yard fences capped at four feet, backyard at six unless on a corner lot. decks and enclosures also trigger zoning rules.
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