Aiken FOI request probes storm debris pickup delay
The Aiken Standard filed FOI requests with City Manager Richard Pearce and SCDOT officials seeking emails texts and correspondence from February 10 to present about debris pickup delays during Winter Storm Pax. The requests target Pearce Public Services Director Tim Coakley and SCDOT officials Bobby Usry Pete Poore and Leland Colvin.
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Hotels brace for Masters Week demand in Augusta area
Hotels including Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn prepared months in advance for The Masters Week with room rates at about 450 per night. Managers noted full occupancy and strong economic impact, and Hilton staff toured the historic Aiken trolley tour to better answer guests questions. Kathryn Campbell and Kathryn Tharp highlighted world traveler demand and local dining as key factors.
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Kathryn Campbell
Hilton Garden Inn
Campbell
Hilton
Aiken
Kathryn Tharp
Hampton Inn Guest Services
Hampton
Palace Malice Continues to Pile on Plaudits
Palace Malice earns continued praise as a leading horse in racing circles. Coverage notes its recent performances and growing acclaim within the sport.
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Palace Malice
Area Deaths and Funerals List Names Across Regions 6A
Obituary notice lists Betty Ross Goggans Debra Prescott Lankford Georgia Fryar James Ussery Marion Fox Walter Harley Jr Marcia Stygar Rosemary Wright among local deaths with services planned in various towns including Columbia Gaston Aiken Langley and Far Rockaway.
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Betty Ross Goggans
Langley
Debra Prescott Lankford
Gaston
Georgia Fryar
Columbia, Md
James “Jimmy” Ussery
Jackson
In-school counselor brings family services to students
Terrence Charles, a clinical counselor with Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center, works at Aiken Middle School and North Aiken Elementary School delivering in school services to 36 students. He blends counseling with mentorship, drawing on his own late-life turning point and MST approach to engage families, schools, and youths through a two year state grant and district cooperation. Charles, a Trinidad and Tobago native who arrived in 1998, joined the center in 2004 and now focuses on child-centered care and multisystemic therapy.
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Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Terrence Charles
Aiken
North Aiken
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Busbee-Corbett
Wagener
S.C. Department of Mental Health
Trinidad and Tobago
U.S
USC Aiken
Tri-Development
Mental Health Center
Aiken Middle School
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