Polar Express lights up Aiken depot with family fun
Families gathered at the Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museum for the fifth annual Polar Express screening. Children in pajamas snuggled with blankets, popcorn, and hot chocolate as the holiday film lit up the outdoor venue. Organizers issued special kid tickets, and attendees praised the event’s growing turnout and festive trains.
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Aiken
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Former school employee jailed for 20 years in sex case
Richard Jeffery, 50, a former Silver Bluff High School employee, was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to second degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and lewd act upon a child. He admitted to molesting a girl in 1998 and 1999 and fathering her child, confirmed by DNA. He will register as a sex offender upon release.
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Hammack
Aiken County
SRNL worker recalls 9/11 and postdisaster missions
SRNL program director Todd Coleman shared memories of involvement in the World Trade Center search and rescue effort after 9/11, the Space Shuttle Columbia recovery in 2003, and other security tasks. He described deploying remote cameras, a cadaver-search dog system, and a debris-site camera network, emphasizing the impact and ongoing lessons.
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Savannah River Nuclear Laboratory
SRNL
Coleman
World Trade Center
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