Service helps track sex offenders in Aiken County
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office offers OffenderWatch to monitor registered sex offenders and send email alerts when an offender moves within a chosen distance of user addresses. The system, used for six years locally and by all South Carolina counties, supports multiple addresses with radii from a quarter mile to two miles and provides pertinent offender information.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Jason Feemster
Sheriff's Office
Feemster
OffenderWatch Sign Up Promotion For Aiken County
Aimed at locating sex offenders, the notice promotes OffenderWatch with a link and states a fraction of more than 400 offenders registered in Aiken County. The page references an OFFENDERS section in the SA edition.
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Tion
Aiken County
Inside Today Baby of the Year ballot
A brief item notes an Inside Today feature on the Baby of the Year ballot appearing in the 7A section, highlighting the contest and how readers can participate.
How Aiken County Shaped Its Boundaries
Saturday brings a look at Aiken County’s boundary history. The article traces how map changes and legislative actions defined the county’s borders, with notes on key dates and figures involved.
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Aiken County
Area Deaths Listing Brings Local Obituaries
Warrenville and neighboring towns mourn a group of local residents including Barry Wayne Chears Rob Widener Jr Grady Thompson Mac McClearen Burt Baker and Shirley Arthurs along with Willie Hensley as the community notes recent deaths and funeral notices across area 6A.
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Barry Wayne Chears
Warrenville
Robert “Rob” Widener Jr
Harvey Franklin
Burt” Baker
Gloverville
Shirley C. Arthurs
Aiken
Willie
Wayne” Hensley
Partly Cloudy With Warm Five Day Outlook
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with highs reaching the upper 80s to 90s and overnight lows near 70. Expect sunshine mixed with clouds, light winds, and a slight chance of isolated showers each day over the next five days.
Statewide test overhaul may confuse parents, district says
Aiken School District administrators warn new state standard tests created with federal blessing will confuse parents and the public. Superintendent Mick Zais highlights accountability goals but district leaders fear unclear grades and criteria will mislead, despite a district grade of C overall and varied sub scores.
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U.S. Department of Education
Aiken
Mick Zais
Aiken district schools receive varied A to C grades
Mill IVE Brook North Augusta Belvedere and Warrenville earned A grades for district schools. New Ellenton Scho field and Midland Valley high schools scored top marks while Chukker Creek Elementary Aiken Elementary Aiken High South Aiken High and North Augusta High received Cs. Dr Randy Stowe says scores are inconsistent and do not reflect instructional quality as the ratings rely on 3 8 grade student performance.
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Randy Stowe
Chukker Creek
Aiken
Aiken High
South Aiken High
North Augusta High
Stowe
Belvedere
Busbee Corbett
Elem
Cher Creek Sambar of the
Ans
Hammond Hill
J.D. Lever
Millbrook
Mossy Creek
North Aiken
North Augusta
Oakwood
Jackson Cc
Leavelle McCampbell
Lloyd-Ken
Midland Valley Prep
Kennedy
Paul Knox
Fearon
Schofield
Aiken Performing Arts
Midland V
Ridge
Monetta
South Aiken Cc
Wagener-Salley
Aiken School District Explains PASS and HSAP Grading
Aiken district explains PASS Palmetto tests and HSAP based grades focusing on sub groups like black and low income students. Stowe notes ESEA waiver shapes ratings but does not reflect overall school achievement. Diverse schools’ sub groups can lower ratings despite similar test results.
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Palmetto
Stowe
Aiken
U.S. Department of Education
State Department
South Carolina Districts See Letter Grades Fall
The South Carolina Education Department reports 39 of 85 districts dropped at least one letter grade in the 2012 13 year while eight improved. Officials cite higher targets and rising accountability under No Child Left Behind as progress in overall student performance.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Education Department
Education Department
State Department
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Sunbury, Ga
Grady
Buddy” Thompson, Monetta
H.A
Mac” McClearen
Abby
Stwelteeg
Hammond Writ
Silver Bluff
Midland Valley
State Department of Education
Cee Es Me Oun
Windo
Vaucluse Rd
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