Hadden retires after years serving Aiken County schools
Art Hadden reflects on a long career in education with teaching roots in his family and service on the Aiken County Board of Education. His successor Valerie Towles took oath as he retires from the board and as engineering manager from the Savannah River Site. He cites financial improvements, contingency funds, and improved community relations as key achievements while noting the legislature’s one time funding shifts. His son Darren is a chemical engineer in Houston and daughter Leslie Fergus a physical therapist in Atlanta.
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Dianne
Aiken County
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Savannah River
Linda Eldridge
Darren
Houston
Leslie Fergus
Atlanta
SRS program manager touts workers as best for pit facility
John Veldman of Savannah River Site says SRS workers are the nation’s best for a modern pit facility. He notes the mission supports national defense and that the plan involves a multi billion dollar potential project. Other sites named include Los Alamos Pantex Nevada Test Site and Carlsbad.
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John Veldman
SRS
Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce
Geting
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National Nuclear Security Administration
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SAS
National Laboratory
Los Alamos
N.M
Nevada
Pantex
Burglary trial proceeds in Aiken County case
William Eugene Hurt Jr faces 15 counts of burglary in the first degree and grand larceny with a trial for five charges underway. Assistant solicitor Ben Moore linked Dec 19 20 thefts on Croft Mill Road to Hurt, citing tire and shoe print evidence and a Styrofoam cooler mark. Hart urged jurors to doubt the state's case while defense attorney Kelley Perkins Brown argued innocence and questioned missing evidence. Neighbors testified break-ins within 200 feet of homes with tools taken. a kid size John Deere tractor was recovered after being found in Hurt's living room. The value of stolen items was not disclosed.
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Ben ‘Moore
William Eugene Hurt Jr
Croft Mill Road
Aiken
Moore
Hurt
Kelley Perkins Brown
Hart
Brown
Warrenville homeowner fires on invaders
Lavaughn Counts 69 fired a shotgun at two men who kicked in his Warrenville home at 1096 Hill n Dale Road after a 2 a.m. incident. The suspects fled in a truck, tools worth about 300 dollars stolen, and 100 dollars in home damage reported. No injuries or arrests. Call tips to 800 922 say or 866 88 CRIME.
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Warrenville
Aiken County
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