Aiken County First Steps appoints new executive director
The board approved Pegey Wert, principal of North Aiken Elementary, to become executive director after a $1.371 million grant. Wert will replace interim leader Karen Popouchado, who will return to the planning and assessment committee as Wert plans to retire after the school year.
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Aiken County
First Steps Partnership
First Steps
Pegey Wert
North Aiken
Karen Popouchado
Popouchado
Obituaries for Five Local residents Listed
Death notices list Farrell W Clark Gerald A Jones George L Kitchens Susie H Mitchum Eunice N Newman Mary L Smith Jennie C Walker Ida Cloye P Yankee in 5A obituary column with brief notices indicating their passing and likely dates and hometowns.
Two killed in U S 78 wreck in Windsor area
An Augusta man William D Phillips 29 of Daisy Lane and Blinville resident Cassandra Barnes pregnant were killed in a head on two vehicle crash on US 78 near Windsor. Barnes died at 12 50 a m at MCG while Phillips died on scene. Investigators seek to identify the truck driver and confirm who was at the wheel.
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Windsor
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Augusta
William D. Phillips
Daisy Lane
Blinville
Cassandra Barnes
Barnes
Medical College of Georgia
Phillips
Charles Youngblood
McG
Townsend
S.C. Highway Patrol
Kids Count highlights Camden truancy efforts in Kershaw schools
Tiffany Sprinkle-Watts of HITCH leads targeted support for students across 17 Kershaw County schools to reduce truancy. The Kids Count 2001 survey, funded by the Annie E Casey Foundation, notes South Carolina’s children face weak family structures and abuse despite economic growth and focus on youth issues.
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Camden
Kershaw County
Tiffany Sprinkle-Watts
Ms. Watts
Watts
Hitch
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Baltimore
South Carolina
Aiken County Ranked Low in Prenatal Care in Kids Count Report
Aiken County shows one of the lowest infant mortality rates in South Carolina with an average of 37 deaths per 1000 live births over a three year span, while ranking in the bottom third for adequate prenatal care. The Kids Count survey notes challenges like truancy and teen poverty amid 1999 child population estimates.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Aiken
Remembering a tragedy cautions taken on Columbine anniversary
The two year mark of the Columbine High School massacre is noted as a trigger for extra safety measures in Aiken County schools. Dr. Bill Gallman cites heightened awareness due to the date and Hitler’s birthday, with precautions extending beyond schools to staff and students.
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Colorado
Aiken
Littleton
Colo
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
Columbine High
Harris
Klebold
Aiken County
Bill Gallman
Columbine
Adolf Hitler
Gallman
Williston EPA probes former Admiral Home Appliances site
The EPA investigates contamination at the former Admiral Home Appliances Plant in Williston. Wastewater reportedly contained chromium nickel zinc and paint solvents discharged for 18 years into a treatment tank and wetlands feeding Spur Branch. Dixie Narco signed an EPA consent order to fund the investigation and feasibility study.
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Williston
United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Admiral Home Appliances
Dixie-Narco
Home
Dixie- Narco
Inane Warrett
Admiral Dome Appliances
Robins
Savannah River
Barrett
Dixié Narco
Steve Sandler
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Wertz
Telision
Amare
Aiken Weath
U.S
Sybil Bengtsof
Barnwell
S.C
Ellen Glade
Aiken County Sherif
Joe Troutman
3Con West
Grandpa
Ryan Grefenstette
Let
Matthew Ulmer
Teddy Hoel
Mert Roosen
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School
Roosen
Yonew Stal Wits
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