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Brashier fire training site could save cities money
The Greenville News (Greenville, SC) – February 8, 2010
When firefighters at Fountain Inn, Mauldin and Simpsonville fire departments need training on dealing with hazardous material spills or flammable liquids, they have to travel to a fire training site in Columbia.
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South Carolina's technical colleges to get funds to expand Internet access
The Greenville News (Greenville, SC) – February 6, 2010
The Obama administration said Friday that South Carolina's 16-institution technical college system is getting a $6 million grant to expand broadband Internet access.
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Dental program gets kids smiling
Aiken Standard (Aiken, SC) – February 5, 2010
More than 50 students from the Aiken County School District got their teeth cleaned at the annual "Give Kids a Smile" program at Aiken Technical College Friday.
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Pee Dee Dentists, students partner to ‘Give Kids a Smile’
Morning News (Florence, SC) - February 5, 2010
Dentists from across the Pee Dee partnered with students from Florence-Darlington Technical College on Friday to give some underprivileged children a smile.
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South Carolina technical college system president to retire
Charleston Regional Business Journal (Charleston, SC) – February 5, 2010
Barry Russell, head of the state’s technical college system, will retire May 31. Russell has been president of the system since 2006; before that, he was president of Midlands Tech from 1999 through 2005.
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