Aiken midwife sentenced to six year probation
Aiken resident Carol Velasquez, 50, pleaded guilty in Indiana to practicing midwifery without a license and received six years probation. She is barred from midwifery or prescribing drugs during probation after indictments alleged illegal administration of prescriptions to induce labor in 2009 and 2010, a newborn death under investigation. Velasquez formerly lived in Indiana, is a South Carolina licensed midwife, and faced 17 felony charges.
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Indiana
Carol Velasquez
Indianapolis Star
Velasquez
Piton
Cyotec
Aiken
Local Meeting Notices Include Overeaters Anonymous and Town and Country Club
Overeaters Anonymous meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. in room 121 at St John’s United Methodist Church 104 Newberry St N W with contact options via email and two phone numbers. The Town and Country Club gathers Thursday at USC Aiken Etherredge Center 471 University Parkway with 9 30 a m socializing and 10 a m meeting. guest speakers Kristie White Edgett and Chris Medlin discuss self defense and obtaining a concealed carry permit and a contact number is provided.
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
Newberry St. N.W
Town and Country Club
USC Aiken Etherredge
University Parkway
Kristie White Edgett
Chris Medlin
Aiken County to reexamine FEMA aid funding for Winter Storm Pax
The council will revisit an ordinance to appropriate possibly over two million dollars from the general fund for Winter Storm Pax recovery. The final reading is planned at the 7 p.m. meeting after a mid-March tabling following discussions with FEMA and the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. The storm dumped more than an inch of ice on Aiken County.
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Aiken County
Clay Killian
Council
Killian
Federal Management Emergency Agency
FEMA
S.C. Emergency Management Division
Aiken
Aiken County Debris Cleanup Update and Council Meeting
Aiken County holds a 7 p.m. council meeting at 736 Richland Ave. W. Debris removal from a February power outage covers 28 zones with Southern Disaster Recovery leading the effort. About 409,538 cubic yards collected, 82 percent of total, FEMA covers 75 percent, state 25 percent, costs around $10 million.
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Aiken
Southern Disaster Recovery
Aiken County
Killian
FEMA
Underwater robotics comes to high schools
High school teams from Aiken, Midland Valley, North Augusta and Silver Bluff tested SeaPerch ROVs at USC Aiken pool. Student Eddie Murphy said the project requires teamwork and calm under pressure as teams navigated underwater hoops during five competitions funded by ONR grants.
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USC Aiken
Aiken High School
Midland Valley High School
North Augusta High School
Silver Bluff High School
Midland Valley
Eddie Murphy
Tony Negron
Aiken High
Njrotc
Fred Pilot
Edna Mills
Pilot
Negron
Office of Naval Research
ONR
Navy
North Augusta
Silver Bluff
Aiken High Students Help Test Robotic Challenge in Pool
Three Aiken High volunteers joined an underwater race and obstacle course to test a pool robot system. Joshua Livingston explained his role retrieving tangled robots while David Smith acted as judge as Rob Novit reported the 2001 event.
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Aiken High
Joshua Livingston
David Smith
Aiken County Council Meeting Agenda Highlights
Aiken County Council meets at 7 p.m. at 736 Richland Ave. W. with public hearings on rezoning 18 parcels along Whiskey Road and Shannon Lane from BC to US. The agenda includes budget amendments for Winter Storm Pax, appointments to boards, funding allocations, staffing approvals, and a rezoning amendment to UD. The meeting covers new Whiskey Road businesses, contingency reports, and executive session on legal and personnel matters.
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Council
Whiskey Road
Council Chambers
Richland Ave
Aiken County
Aikencountysc.gov
Shannon Lane
Sharyn Lane
Monterey Drive
Aiken
S.C
SC 19
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Aiken Standard
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Rob Novit
Zack Jones
Dallas Casey
William Johnson
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