Aiken Chief Receives State Law Enforcement Award
Aiken Department of Public Safety Chief Charles Barranco was named the Strom Thurmond Award city recipient. Four SC officers, including Barranco, were honored at a Fort Jackson luncheon for excellence in law enforcement, an award created by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1983 to honor top performances.
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Career milestones of Chief Charles Barranco timeline
Chief Charles Barranco began in 1991 with USC Aiken Public Safety and joined Aiken DPS in 1993, rising to sergeant of special services and a public information officer. In 2005 he moved to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office as Homeland Security coordinator, sex offender registrar, and PIO.
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Senior Extravaganza Showcases Local Services and Tours
A senior extravaganza highlights varied services and guided tours. Local news notes new museum exhibits planned to enrich visitor experiences and promote community engagement through themed displays and programming.
AREA DEATHS JAMES Puckett REMEMBERED IN AIKEN
James Albert Puckett known as Jimmy, age and details not provided, is listed among area deaths. Funeral arrangements and service times appear in Aiken death notices, with standard obituary wording and local interment information for the community.
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Weather Update Forecast for Local Area
Decreasing clouds with a high near 85 and low around 67. Five day outlook provided by the newsroom with contact numbers 803-648-2311 and 803-644-2401.
Millbrook Elementary Uses PBS Martha Speaks in Library
Second graders Emily McCollum and Michaela Atterberry giggle while using an interactive PBS program at Millbrook Elementary School’s media center. The Martha Speaks software helps expand vocabulary and reading skills, making libraries engaging learning spaces, says media specialist Michelle Goings as librarians adapt over 20 years.
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Smith to receive South Carolina's Order of the Palmetto
Jackson representative Roland Smith 81 announced he will be awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Gov Nikki Haley on October 1. The tribute came during his final Aiken County Legislative Delegation meeting in Jackson where residents praised his decades of service since 1989.
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