18YearOld Nursing Student Dies In S.C. 302 Wreck
An 18 year old nursing student, Dodie D Hutson of Salley, died Wednesday after veering into an oncoming 18 wheeler on S C 302 while en route to USC Aiken. The wreck occurred before Wynn Haven Plantation, west of Lucky Strike Stables, with the truck driver sustaining no serious injuries.
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Dodie D. Hutson
Salley
USC Aiken
Inter
Aiken County
Sue R. Townsend
Townsend
Wynn Haven Plantation
Lucky Strike Stables
Report Says DSS Needs More Changes
A legislative committee says the Department of Social Services still lacks major reforms in welfare delivery and foster care oversight. It cites background check failures, licensing of foster parents with abuse histories, and chaotic county offices while noting some progress under interim DSS leader Sam Griswold and local officials wrestling with funding and staffing constraints.
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Columbia
Department of Social Services
DSS
Sam Griswold
Griswold
David Thomas
Sen. Thomas
Greenville
Aiken
Sue R. Townsend
Irene Rudnick
D-Aiken
Townsend
Marie Dunnam
Legislative Audit Council
Highway Department clears political posters on state roads
The South Carolina Highway Department removes dozens of campaign posters along state maintained roadsides in Aiken and surrounding counties to meet right of way rules and aid grass cutting. Crews work on U S 1 US 25 and SC 302 areas removing both small posts and large displays, with private property signs left intact.
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USC
Aiken County
USC Alumni Association
Park Ave
St. Johnson
Specialtics
Carrie Johnson
South Carolina Special Olympics
Benedict College
South Carolina State University
Aiken
Johnson
Pinecrest
South Carolina
Special Olympics
S.C. Highway Department
J. H. Nunn
Nunn
U.S. 1
Augusta
North Augusta
Aiken-Edgefield County
S.C. 302
Clearwater-Belvedere Road
Highway Department
Mosquito Control Shifts To Localities Under New Rules
Mosquito control largely shifted to local governments as environmental laws and funding cuts limit state action. Officials say diesel, kerosene, and chemical dumping are banned, leaving homeowners to rely on foggers and larval management methods.
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Don Patterson
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Tterson
Edo
Sisters Share Longevity
Blanche Eubanks celebrated her 80th birthday joining her three sisters who are all octogenarians. The four sisters gathered at Ben Rhoden's home in Aiken with family and friends to share memories. Blanche, from New Ellenton, is the baby. Gladys Rhoden is 81, Juanita Hudson 83 turning 84 in September, Florine Hudson 85 the eldest.
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Blanche Eubanks
Ben Rhoden
Aiken
Blanche
New Ellenton
Gladys Rhoden
Juanita Hudson
Graniteville
Florine Hudson
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