Aiken County Board reviews state student mask rule
The Aiken County School Board discussed the South Carolina Education Department mask rule for K 12 students and staff. Jennifer Hart said cloth masks meet the rule with exceptions for breathing difficulties age two and medical needs. Board members questioned enforcement and potential shift to virtual learning for noncompliant students. Five free reusable masks are offered to staff and workers.
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County EMS Faces Staffing Woes and Training Plan
Aiken County holds a work session at the Government Center to address EMS recruitment, pay, and staffing gaps. 78 vacancies lead to temporary station closures. a county funded EMT class with the South Carolina Fire Academy begins October and runs to April 2021 with no tuition and hourly pay.
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Man Rescues Neighbors From Apartment Fire
Aiken resident Eugene Linwood rushed into a burning first floor patio of the Viera Aiken Apartments on Roses Run to wake and aid sleeping neighbors. He saved his wife by catching her as she jumped from the second floor as flames spread, prompting a call to the local Department of Public Safety.
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Biden names Kamala Harris as running mate in historic pick
Biden announces Kamala Harris as his vice presidential candidate marking the first Black woman on a major party ticket. Harris, a California senator born to Jamaican and Indian parents, is urged to unite supporters as the pandemic and protests intensify. Biden and Harris plan remarks in Wilmington Delaware.
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