Sharpe Case and School Board Visit Call
Readers urge the Aiken Standard to cover Charles Sharpe's case and criticize the Midland Valley Prep board for not visiting the charter school. They note MV Prep opens Aug 9 while county schools start Aug 11 and pressure the board to show support.
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Eldridge
Midland Valley Prep
Bradley
Aiken County
MV Prep
Aiken Dixie Junior Boys World Series Praise
Readers congratulate the Aiken Dixie Junior Boys World Series team and their coaches for a strong showing. The letter also discusses parenting, independence, and opinions on John Kerry’s Vietnam era actions. Call 803 648 2508 or email editorial aikenstandard com with comments.
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AIKEN
DIXIE
Aikenstandard
Safety glasses save local man in Iraq
Clarence “Cooney” Palmer credits a pair of donated safety glasses with saving his vision during a Sept 9 2003 mine blast near Fallujah Iraq. The 122nd Engineer Battalion guard said the glasses plus his body armor and helmet kept his right eye intact and helped him recover back home in May after nine months deployment.
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Palmer
Savannah River
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Jeff Batson
Batson
Germany
Philip Lord
Plord
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Fran Poda
Clarence “Cooney” Palmer
Local kids receive emergency ID cards in community drive
About a hundred children were photographed fingerprinted and recorded for Save A Kid emergency information cards at Aiken Target. Public Safety Sgt David Turno praised turnout and announced a repeat workshop set for Saturday August 14 at the Aiken Mall from 10 am to 4 pm. free to the public.
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David Turno
Aiken
RBC Liberty Insurance
Turno
Ann Logan
ABC Liberty
Larry Page
Aiken Mall
Karen Daily
Kdaily
Aikenstandard
Aiken man surrenders on dog fighting charges
Michael J. Barefield 24 of 679 Dragstrip Road turned himself in after investigators found pit bulls and fighting equipment behind his home on Dragstrip Road. He faces animal fighting charges and four counts of ill treatment. The dogs and treadmill were seized and are held by animal control.
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Aiken County
Aiken Man
Dragstrip Road
Michael J. Barefield
Frank
Animal Control
Michael Hunt
Barefield
Aiken County Detention Center
Karen Daily
Kdaily
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