Miami Beach residents brace as hurricane season opens
In Miami Beach, residents express mixed readiness as the six month Atlantic season starts. Elderly resident Bob Frutkoff dismisses the threat while Max Mayfield of the National Hurricane Center urges caution. Officials warn evacuations on barrier islands remain challenging and traffic jams heighten risk of future losses.
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War veteran recalls Normandy landing and WWII service
Aiken County resident Serger Seigler, survivor of 118th Infantry in the 8th Division, recalls June 1944 Normandy landings, combat in Europe, and earning points to rotate out near Aachen in late April 1945. He returned home in May 1945, resumed work as an auto mechanic, and settled in the area.
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Incentives Drive Site Choices in Growth Markets
Humes notes incentives have become routine as firms compare five states and multiple communities. Beaulieu Fibers’ Beaulieu plant in Aiken County shows lasting value, with $600,000 invested in land and over $400,000 yearly tax revenues, mostly for schools, after 21/2 years. The company employs about 420 workers and expects tax returns for 25 more years.
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Splinter Threats Shake Southern Baptists Across Nation
In Charleston a rift within the First Baptist Church ends with the resignation of Rev. L Lamar King as moderates and conservatives split into warring factions. The divide mirrors a national friction dating to the 1960s, with conservatives winning control in 1990 and moderates forming the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship which now funds about 1,200 of 39,000 churches nationwide.
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Memorial marks Bloody Thursday in Honea Path textile strike
Honea Path erects a memorial to seven workers killed and 17 injured on September 6, 1934 at the Chiquola Mill. The ceremony at Dogwood Park will feature rose granite plaques, cotton blossoms, and the inscription They died for the rights of the working man. Frank Beacham, grandson of the mill superintendent who ordered the shootings, will attend. A documentary titled The Uprising of 34 will be shown at Honea Path Middle School after the program.
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