Deputy on funeral duty chases stolen truck suspects
An Aiken County deputy on funeral duty spotted a stolen pickup on the Aiken Augusta Highway Tuesday afternoon. The two suspects Tank J. Thomas and Nathaniel Wright fled on foot. Thomas was captured after a brief chase and Wright was apprehended shortly after. An all terrain vehicle was recovered from the truck, which had been stolen minutes earlier from Georgetown, Savannah, and the suspects are held at the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Aiken County
Tank J. Thomas
Louisville
Nathaniel Wright
Richwood Drive
Augusta
Aiken-Augusta
Aiken
Frank
Ane Snering Muce
Graniteville
Savannah
Redcliffe Teacher Jason Fulmer Named District Teacher of the Year
Aitken County salutes Redcliffe Elementary third grade teacher Jason Fulmer who, in his third year, was named District Teacher of the Year at a banquet. Principal Dr. Teresa Pope praised his impact on students and community while 38 teachers from area schools attended the recognition. Five others will join Fulmer on the Honor Council including Elizabeth Luquire of North Augusta High School.
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Jason Fulmer
Redcliffe
Aiken County
Fulmer
Teresa Pope
Jason
Pope
Elizabeth Luquire
North Augusta
Trial may be jeopardized by pretrial publicity
Georgia prisoner Robert Atkins, accused in the August 2000 murder of Aiken teenager Jessica Carpenter, claims a local Chronicle letter and coverage threaten his right to a fair trial. Authorities say Atkins confessed. officials worry pretrial publicity could shift venue or influence jurors.
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Georgia
Wgusta Chronole
Robert Atkins
Aiken
Jessica Carpenter
Atkins
Reidsville
Second Circuit
Barbara R. Morgan
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Morgan
Georgia Department of Corrections
Carpenter
Department of Orrections
Wn Matthew Aod
Augusta Chronicle
Beedy
DOE advances salt waste plant at Savannah River Site
DOE moves ahead with plans to build a salt waste processing facility at SRS to handle about 38 million gallons of high level radioactive waste stored in tanks. The plan contrasts an inspector general report suggesting saving $500 million by leaving the waste in place, drawing praise from a nuclear industry advocate and signaling commitments to remove the waste from South Carolina. Contracts for conceptual designs, each worth $10 million, were awarded to Parson Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc. and Foster Wheeler USA Corporation.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
DOE
Srs
South Carolina
Parson Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc
Foster Wheeler USA Corporation
Split State Budget Board Stalls on Cutting Agency Spending
The South Carolina State Budget and Control Board set aside 101 million in a capital reserve to cover lagging tax collections but failed to agree on cutting agency spending. Gov. Hodges broke with fellow Democrats by voting against the reserve, while BEA warned of a 331 million revenue cut and Republicans pressed for spending reductions amid a dull revenue outlook.
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State Budget Board
Columbia
State Budget and Control Board
Jim Hodges
Budget Board
Capital Reserve Account
Hodges
Board of Economic Advisors
James Bradley
BEA
Bradley
House Ways and Means
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Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
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Harrell
Lexington
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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