Advisory councils under review by Aiken district board
The Aiken County School Board will form an ad hoc committee to redefine advisory council roles after a tribunal system shifted disciplinary hearings away from councils. Board members will discuss budgets, potential tasks, and a new collaborative framework during Tuesday’s meeting at the district office.
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Rosemary English
North Augusta
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Ray Fleming
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Keith Liner
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Brookhaven Drive
Troy Traxler
Kevin O'Gorman
Aiken Middle School
New Ellenton Middle School
South Aiken High School
Students explore science, recycling, and wildlife at class event
Visitors from the Savannah River Ecology Lab bring live critters like a poisonous mushroom eating animal and a box turtle to Danielle Winburn’s third grade class in North Augusta. Students learn recycling rules and ways to reuse items before recycling. They also touch a human lung replica and hear about respiratory therapy, turkey biology, weather data, and water topics from visiting professionals.
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Aiken Democrats Set Meeting on the Fair Tax
The Aiken County Democratic Party will host a Thursday meeting at 7 p.m. in the Aiken County Council Building 736 Richland Ave. W. Speakers include Sue Berkowitz of Appleseed Legal Justice Center and John Ruoff of South Carolina Fair Share. The event aims to explain the Fair Tax.
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From the vault Tuesday 1978 speech writing satire
Columnist Ashley Cooper mimics a presidential speech, praising readiness while satirically critiquing doubling up with strength and defense rhetoric. The piece riffs on American militarism, deficits, and nuclear arms, contrasting bravado with fiscal reality and setting a period voice.
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Forgotten Tales of South Carolina adds Aiken legends to haunted lore
Sherman Carmichael releases a paperback from History Press featuring Aiken site legends such as Ellenton ghost town, a 1886 flood death cluster, a 1943 alligator hail event, the 1973 blizzard, and the 2005 Graniteville train disaster along with other regional hauntings. The author promotes a planned book tour starting in June and ongoing web series production on YouTube.
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