Scholars shine at tournament in Aiken academic challenge
About 270 students from 54 teams competed in the 1997 Aiken Triple Crown Academic Challenge. Volunteers led by USC Aiken professor Dr. Davis Folsom ran six rounds in the morning and playoff rounds in the afternoon across 27 rooms. Teams came from as far as Charlotte and Washington NC. Dorothy Meeks of James Island High led the top team, which has recent national success. Community support underpins participation and book sales, with contact numbers for booster info. The trivia answers include 144 times the square foot of three square meters, Euripides, and Valentina Tereshkova.
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Aiken
Davis Folsom
University of South Carolina Aiken
Charlotte
Washington, N.C
Dorothy Meeks
James Island
Charleston
Justin Powell
Goose Creek High School
Rob Hendry
Hendry
Aiken High
Mac Hanna
Hanna
Jim
Jim Hanna
Aiken Academic Booster Club
Euripides
Valentine Tereshkova
Westinghouse SRS Utilities Department holds family reunion
The Westinghouse Savannah River Company Site Utilities Department hosted a Saturday reunion at the Savannah River Site ORA site drawing retirees, current and former workers. More than 200 attendees enjoyed horseshoes, softball, fishing, basketball, skeet, games, nature walks, and a barbecue. Organizers called it a chance to rebuild the once close-knit group after layoffs, with stories of the plant’s changes and shared memories.
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Westinghouse
Savannah River Company Site Utilities Department
Savannah River Site
Ora
Rhonda Whitley
Utilities Department
Kathy Crisp
SRS
James Bradham
Steve Pinion
Warrenville man charged in murder in deadly shooting
Donnie Brown Sr. of Warrenville was charged with murder and firearms offenses after deputies found his great nephew Robert Shane Hammond dead from a gunshot at 142 Cemetery Road. Investigators say an earlier argument preceded the fatal shooting. Brown was detained without incident.
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Warrenville
Aiken County
Donnie Brown
Cemetery Road
Brown
Robert Shane Hammond
Michael Frank
Sheriff’s Office
Frank
Hammond
Aiken County Detention Center
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Whiskey Rd
Shoneys
Sony
Nintendo
Sega
Sears
Ry Nee
Sears, Roebuck and Co