Aiken readers praise coverage and seek district overview
Reader feedback praises coverage of Aiken redistricting from 42-1 to 51-1 and asks for a city overview if districts change. Comments question why students stand in cold rain and why kids are often sick. A caller praises Carol Keetman of Federal Express for freeing a grandchild locked in a bathroom, and recounts the doorknob incident.
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Jackson resident wins Carolina Clemson score contest
Gerald Chastain of Jackson correctly picked the Clemson 27 South Carolina 20 score in the Carolina Clemson contest. Hundreds submitted guesses but his was drawn from the correct entries to win $100.
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Clemson
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SRS cuts about twenty jobs under ebb and flow plan
Westinghouse Savannah River Site President Bob Pedde announced in a Monday letter that about 20 WSRS employees were involuntarily separated as part of a broader shift to non-critical roles. The letter notes 100 WSRC staff moved from support into direct closure or operations work to support F Canyon deactivation TRU waste shipments and decommissioning efforts.
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Harrison teams with USC Aiken and Security Federal for calendar sale
South Carolina artist Jim Harrison partners with USC Aiken and Security Federal in a fundraising effort for the Anne Harrison Scholarship Fund at USC Aiken. Limited editions of Harrison's The 2008 Coca-Cola Calendar will be sold at Security Federal branches through January 2003 for 15 dollars each, with proceeds supporting the scholarship named for Harrison's mother. Harrison, a Coca-Cola licensed artist, has earned awards and shown in New York and San Francisco galleries.
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South Carolina
Jim Harrison
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Anne Harrison
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New York
Sleeping Beauty comedy musical at USC Aiken Playhouse
The Etherredge Center hosts a 50 minute rendition of Sleeping Beauty with a comical hero training prince, good and scary fairies, and a lively cast led by Jessica Bright and Linnea Hopkins. Jennifer Cudworth directs with Noel Solomon on stage management.
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Miranda Spurgeon
Linnea Hopkins
Jonathan Mace
David Dortch
James Ramsey
Molly Morell
Jennifer Cudworth
Hopkins
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Cudworth
Voters to decide Aiken redistricting plan in spring vote
City council by one vote approves a citywide referendum on switching from a 4-2-1 district model to a 5-1-1 plan. If approved, results trigger DOJ preclearance, map submission by May, and potential staggering of at large seats. NAACP urges the change to ensure one person one vote and shift minority voting strength toward 60 percent in new districts.
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Walker
Fred Cavanaugh
Beverly Clyburn
Lessie Price
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