Aiken County Volunteers Drive Community Service Efforts
South Carolina’s Aiken County relies on volunteers across agencies. 1,800 volunteers cleaned 41,140 pounds of litter on 390 miles of roads last year. The Saints Program at the Detention Center shifts inmates toward life skills, cutting recidivism from 100 percent to fewer than five of about 70 entrants. County parks and EMS show high volunteer engagement, with many staff donating hours to external groups and local agencies.
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S.C. Department of Transportation
Aiken County
County Transportation Department
Savannah River
Lynn Clarke
Office of Emergency Services
Ms. Clarke
Aiken County Detention Center
Saints
Mary Edney
Deten- Hon Center
Brian Sanders
Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Sanders
Caesar
United Way of Aiken County Board of Directors
Human Relations Committee
Belvedere Naacp
Emergency Services Department
Senate approves Nevada nuclear waste storage proposal
The Senate voted 65 to 34 to permit shipping up to 39 000 tons of used reactor fuel to a Nevada desert facility despite likely presidential veto. South Carolina leaders praised the move while warning against storing high level waste at Savannah River Site or Barnwell.
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Washington
Senate
Nevada
Clinton
Congress
Larry Craig
Ridaho
House
South Carolina
Department of Energy
Savannah River
Barnwell
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
S.C
David Beasley
Energy Department
Beasley
Area One school council to meet in Aiken County
The Area One advisory council for public schools in Aiken County will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 5 30 pm in the Area One office near Aiken Middle School at 105 Gator Lane. For information call 641 2720. School list includes Aiken High South Aiken High Schofield Middle Kennedy Middle Aiken Middle Aiken Elementary Chukker Creek East Aiken J D Lever Millbrook North Aiken Oakwood Windsor.
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Area One
Advisory Council For Public Schools
Aiken County
Aiken Middle
Gator Lane
Aiken High
South Aiken
Schofield
Kennedy
Aiken
Chukker Creek
East Aiken
J.D. Lever
Millbrook
North Aiken
Oakwood-Windsor
Mass assault and multiple charges tied to county DSS killings
The defendant faces charges including using a weapon in a crime, carrying a weapon, kidnapping, assault with intent to kill and burglary. The September assault on DSS workers marks the county's first mass killing and first attack on the Aiken County social services agency. If convicted and sentenced to death, he would join a string of Ms. Morgan capital verdicts, with McWee, Hicks, and Council already on death row for separate killings.
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Dnces
DSS
Aiken
Zoning changes spark input from residents near Sage Mill park
Mrs Green and two other property owners urged clearer limits on the limited development ordinance. Council members Randall and Baggott backed the LD amendment to shield values and attract industry, noting Sage Mill park boosted area values threefold. Background zoning standards will be provided to inquiring residents before final passage on an 80 vote.
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Tor
Green
Leopard
Joel Randall
Jim Baggott
Randall
Sage Mill Park
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John Perry
Willie Hicks
A.C. Hagan
Donnie Council
Elizabeth Gatti
Shank
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