Moms and Cops semifinalist for national award
Aiken community program Moms and Cops, run by Growing Into Life and Aiken Department of Public Safety, earned a 1997 Innovations in American Government semifinalist honor. The Ford Foundation and Harvard Kennedy School named 100 semi finalists from 1500 applicants, with 25 to be finalists.
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Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Growing Into Life
Karen Papouchado
Ford Foundation
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Innovative program earns national awards for social services
Karen Papouchado notes the program stands alone in the country with ten award winners to be chosen and a 100000 dollar prize for winning programs while finalists receive 20000 dollars. The four criteria include originality effectiveness service value and replication potential. The Moms and Cops project is praised for its qualitative impact despite lacking hard quantitative results.
Obituary notices list several local deaths on page 2B
The obituary column names Daniel Wulard Berry Aiken Laura Mae Berry Aiken Lillian H. Cook Aiken Doris Dunn North Augusta Eldred Kirkland Monetta Janie Bean Lee Edgefield Ben M. Smith Aiken Dr Frank Story Jr Augusta Inez Faust Weathersbee Aiken William James Costigan Augusta.
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Daniel Wulard Berry Aiken
Laura Mae Berry
Aiken
Lillian H. Cook
Doris Dunn
North Augusta
Eldred Kirkland
Monetta
Janie Bean Lee
Edgefield
Ben M. Smith
Frank Story Jr
Augusta
Inez Faust Weathersbee
William James Costigan
Title 1 funding formula changed shocks Hammond Hill debate
Aiken County Board of Education debated adjusting Title 1 funding criteria at a budget workshop. Hammond Hill Elementary faced ineligibility despite a 35.99 percent rate, while many district schools would otherwise qualify for funds to aid reading and math.
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Hammond Hill
Aiken County
School budget shifts raise poverty requirement to 39 percent
The proposed budget moves the school poverty threshold from 35% to 39% with an effect of reallocation totaling 94,496 dollars. Sheran Proctor and Brent Rankin oppose the funding shift.
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Sheran Proctor
Brent Rankin
Board Hikes Eligibility Rate Bumping Hammond Hill
Langley Bath Clearwater Middle had a 39.96 percent rate. The board voted 6 to 2 to raise eligibility to 39 percent, removing Hammond Hill from consideration and reallocating funds to other schools. Dr. John Bradley, Jack Hunter, Art Hadden, Inease Williamson, and Kay supported the decision.
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Langley-Bath- Clearwater Middle
Hammond Hill
John Bradley
Jack Hunter
Art Hadden
Inease Williamson
Kay
PALFED shareholders back non binding sale ballot
PALFED and its holding Palmetto Federal voted on a non binding proposal to sell the bank. Mid Atlantic Investors and John Hancock provided most of the votes but PALFED directors said the result is non binding and the board will pursue long term strategy.
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Palfed
John Hancock Insurance Co
Georgeson
Mid-Atlantic
John Hancock
John Troutman
South Carolina
Troutman
Howard Hickey
Bank
Palmetto Federal
Track sale finalized today in Aiken Mile Track deal
The $650000 sale of the Aiken Mile Track to Maine businessman Bruce McGee closed Wednesday morning. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh calls it momentous as proceeds will help pay part of the 1988 bond issue and fund a new home for McGee and his family on the property. The buyer plans a hands on development.
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Aiken Mile Track
Maine
Bruce McGee
Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken
Frances Thomas
Bill Tucker
McGee
Council OKs plan for Sage Mill Park
Aiken County Council unanimously approves an ordinance empowering the Economic Development Partnership to manage Sage Mill Industrial Park while preserving county oversight. Separately, 33.5 acres at Sage Mill sell to Pattillo Construction Co. for 40000 to build a distribution center for Avondale Mills.
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Council
Oks
Sage Mill Park
Aiken County
Economic Development Partnership
Sage Mill
Ronnie Young
Pattillo Construction
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