Aiken County School Board Wins Fiscal Autonomy Vote
The Aiken County Board of Education gains full fiscal autonomy after a legislative vote. Sens. Moore and Setzler supported the majority, while Sen. Ryberg dissented. Next steps include a public input session June 8 and a budget vote June 22, with final state funding pending.
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Aiken County
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Moore
South Carolina
Brock Heron
Conference Committee
Ryberg
Lively pleads guilty and is jailed for drunk driving tragedy
Augusta teenager Shayna Lively pleaded guilty to three counts of felony drinking and driving after a January crash that killed Dexter Hearns and his two young daughters. Judge Gary Clary imposed 25 years in state prison with at least 21 years before parole, urging harsher penalties against drunk driving. Lively has remained in a South Carolina jail since February while recuperating from injuries.
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Augusta
Shayna Lively
Miss Lively
Gary Clary
Clary
South Carolina
Dexter Hearns
Hearns
Imani
Momodu
Zainab Hearns
Family remembers soldier's sacrifice in wartime tale
Aiken resident Daline Augeri keeps a Barden family remembrance with a letter signed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The letter and photos honor Army Sgt. Donald Barden, who died after the Bataan Death March and a ship torpedoing near the South China Sea while en route to Japan. Also noted are Clemson graduates Manny Lawton and Albert George, survivors of the death march.
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Aiken
Daline Barden Augeri
Barden
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Auger
McCormick County
Augusta
Army
Donald Barden
Tured
Corregidor
Philippines
Bataan
South China Sea
Manny Lawton
Still
Albert George
Clemson
Memorial Day Office Closure Noted by Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard will close all day Monday for Memorial Day with a newspaper published but business and advertising departments not staffed. Offices reopen Tuesday at 8 30 a.m.
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The
Aiken Standard
Poker deadline kept by judge
A South Carolina judge refused to backtrack from his decision that the $2.5 billion a year video gambling industry must hook machines to a computerized monitoring system by end of July. Lawmakers negotiating merger plans aim for Dec. 1 hookup. system tracks profits and payouts for regulation, while enforcement chief cautions against trying to identify daily winners over 125 dollars.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
House
Revenue Department
Robert Stewart
Hospice volunteers train at Rivers Funeral Home
Prospective volunteers gather at Rivers Funeral Home to learn how to assist grieving families with funeral arrangements. Diane Pierpoint notes some may drop out if uncomfortable, while Erin and Mitch Rivers welcome volunteers to tour the Pine log Road funeral home and support hospice work.
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Rivers Funeral Home
Hitchock
Diane Pierpoint
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Ms. Pier
Erin
Mitch Rivers
Pinelog Road
May Death and Funeral Notices Summary
Obituary notices list individuals including Joseph Samuel Bufford of Greenwood with Harley Funeral Home, Gladys Davis of Bath with Hatcher Funeral Home, June V Dimsdale of Belvedere with Napier Funeral Home, Howard F Fogle of Wagener with Blizzard Funeral Home, Gladies M Jackson of North with Jackson's Memorial Chapel, Jean Crichton Jenkinson of Aiken with Rivers Funeral Home, and Alton D Luckey of Graniteville with Napier Funeral Home, all appearing in obituaries on page 4A. The entry references May and related funeral services and locations.
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Joseph Samuel Bufford
Greenwood
Harley Funeral
Gladys Davis
Bath
Hatcher Funeral
Dimsdale
Belvedere
Napier
Howard F. Fogle
Wagener
Blizzard Funeral
Gladies M. Jackson
North
Jackson's Memorial
Jean Crichton Jenkinson
Aiken
Rivers
Alton D. Luckey
Graniteville
Hospice and community help outside institutions
The note references a way to assist people outside institutional care and hospice, with a pointer to a related funeral topic on page 8. It signals broader support options and suggests readers consult the funeral section for further guidance.
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By Carl Langley
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Ms. Morgan
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North Augusta
Lorenzo Hearns
Barbara Morgan
Abby
Parade Today
Associated Press
Fine Aikle
Onan
Christy Cuellar-Wentz
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