Aiken Tech Professor Wins 2002 Governor's Professor Award
Rebecca Hilton, chair of Humanities and Fine Arts at Aiken Technical College, named 2002 Governor's Professor of the Year for two-year colleges announced by Jim Hodges. Hilton, with 30 years at ATC, earned degrees from Northeast Louisiana University and has led multiple teaching innovations and assessments at ATC.
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Rebecca Hilton
Aiken Technical College
Jim Hodges
Hilton
ATC
Northeast Louisiana University
Voters Director Frances Pennington Oversaw Ballot Mixups
Absentee figures show Hodges 886 votes and Sanford 2 332. Countywide Hodges 13 878 and Sanford 25 681. Aiken County Registration and Elections Commission will certify ballots Friday at 8 30 a.m. and review challenge ballots. Recount planned for Sunday alcohol sales question with Beech Island 8 and Windsor 43 precincts miscast ballots. Bedenbaugh accepts responsibility and cites split-precinct training gaps.
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Frances Pennington
Jim Hodges
Mark Sanford
Hodges
Sanford
Aiken County
Elections Commission
Aiken
Bedenbaugh
Commission
Beech Island 8
Windsor
School Board
Bedlenbaugh
White supremacist seeks York rally permit for memorial
Gerald J. McManus of the Nationalist Movement urged York council to permit a rally honoring fallen officer Henry Schaad and to mark a remembrance day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Police used metal detectors as security tightened around the hearing amid mixed reaction.
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York
Henry ‘Schaad
Martin Luther King Jr
Gerald J. McManus
Nationalist Movement
Henry Schaad
McManus
Two Men Convicted in 1969 Mocking Slaying Case Riot
Jurors convict Robert Messersmith and Gregory Neff, both white, of second degree murder for the shotgun killing of Allen in Aiken during July 1969 riots. The jury acquits ex York Mayor Charlie Robertson on related charges. Appeals planned by defense. The Historical and Museum Commission weighs whether the site has statewide or national interest. If granted, local sponsors must pay part of the blue and gold market. Allen's relatives, via their attorney, decline comment.
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Teresa Gulden
Brenner
Robert Messersmith
Gregory Neff
Allen
Aiken
York
Charlie Robertson
Messersmith
Neff
Historical and Museum Commission
John Robinson
Commission
SRS Citizens Advisory Board to Meet November 12
The SRS Citizens Advisory Board Committees will assemble in a combined session on November 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Aiken Conference Center, 214 Park Ave. Topics include the FY03 budget and performance based incentives, a Carolina Bay update, and results of an SRS Worker Health Study. Contact Mike Schoenhner at 803-641-8166 for details.
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SRS
SRS Citizens Advisory Board
Aiken
Park Ave
Carolina Bay
Mike Schhoener
Lawsuit Claims City Violates Constitution and Free Speech
The group alleges city laws infringe constitutional rights and hinder free speech. Police previously arrested nine white men, including then Mayor Charlie Robertson, amid riots that left Lillie Belle Allen, 27, of Aiken, dead days after Schad was killed.
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Charlie Robertson
Lillie Belle Allen
Aiken
Schad Ws
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