Rabies cases rise in Aiken County area county
DHEC reports four animal rabies positives in Aiken County this year three raccoons and one fox up from four cases all of last year. Four residents were treated after exposure and several pets quarantined for 45 days. a Batesburg man is under rabies treatment after a stray cat bite near Johnny Parrish Road.
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S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Michael Chappell
DHEC
Aiken County
Chappell
Batesburg
Johnny Parrish Road
Saluda
Sue Ferguson
Bureau of Environmental Health
Ferguson
Philip Lord
Plord
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Caiman Found in Carolina Bay Removed by City Team
A small caiman, a South American relative of the alligator, was captured in Aiken after day-long efforts. Sara Wampole spotted it Sunday and photographed it Wednesday after returning to the scene multiple times. Animal control officer Jeff Wilson, aided by three Savannah River Ecology Laboratory ecologists, tracked and netted the creature, likely released from a pet trade show. The caiman will remain at SREL for education outreach.
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Tim O'Briant
Carolina Bay
Savannah River
Sara Wampole
Wampole
Jeff Wilson
Aiken
Wilson
University of Georgia
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Srel
Central
South America
Young
Ecology Laboratory
Ecology Lab
Steve Bennett
South Carolina
Bennett
U.S. Hesitates as Marines Reach Liberia Front
The Bush administration moves cautiously into Liberia with seven Marines as fighting rages between government and rebel forces. Oxfam urges immediate U.S. peacekeepers under an American umbrella while Nigerian troops advance as the West African force vanguard.
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Washington
U.S
Bush Administration
Liberia
Bush
Monrovia
Colin Powell
International
Oxfam
City Sees Low Auto Crimes Yet Warns On Break-ins
Aiken reports 13 auto break-ins and about six auto thefts last month, with police noting incidents occur citywide at various times. Capt. Wendell Hall urges residents to be proactive and remove valuables from vehicles to deter crime.
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Aiken
Hall
Breakfast welcomes new educators in Aiken area
The Education Division of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce hosted a breakfast for new teachers in Aiken County. Public, private, and higher education instructors from several schools were honored as the business community expressed support for local schools.
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Greater Aiken
USC Aiken
Aiken
Paul Durban
Chamber
Charlie Weiss
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Sam Nagbe
Karen Daily
Missy Odenthal
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Sarah K. Smith
Gloverville
Ellen Bouknight
Belvedere Elementary
Julia Davis
Red Cliffe
Hammond Hill
Jake R. Anderson
Graniteville
William H. Domke
Byron K. Keenan
Frances B. Lee
Jackson
Glenn Mundy
Belvedere
Freddie L. Perry
Mary B. Shoop
Rushton
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