First Day of School Opens at East Aiken Elementary
Students rushed in before 7 a.m. as families welcomed the new term at East Aiken Elementary. Five year old Chase Youngblood shows excitement for full day classes while his mother Beth Leaphart plans to join his activities. Fifth grader Devontay Gordon returns after summer breaks and teacher Ron Harrison begins his fifth year with third graders.
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East Aiken Elementary
Beth Leaphart
Chase Youngblood
Leaphart
Chase
Devontay Gordon
Ron Harrison
Harrison
Kyle Woodward
Enrollment holds steady in Aiken County schools
The Aiken County School District opened with 23 537 students on the first day of school as Dr Linda Eldridge notes smooth operations and an expected growth to about 24 424 by day 11. She cites eight year data showing steady increases of 1 300 to 1 600 students from day one to day 11.
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Aiken County
Linda Eldridge
Eldridge
Man’s emergency tracheotomy sparks medical debate downtown
A man choked on steak at a downtown restaurant and a dinner companion, Ragaiy Zidan, allegedly used a steak knife and straw to perform an emergency tracheotomy. Thoracic surgeon Dr Thomas Paxton disputed the account saying the airway was not opened and the patient bled. The hospital cites federal rules shielding patient identity and condition.
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Aiken
Ragaiy
Zidan
Thomas Paxton
Paxton
Aiken High students weigh lunch options on first day
Aiken High School seniors Tamecca Robinson and Erica Hooks use a vending machine lunch while peers line for the cafeteria. Food service manager Cindy Tice says about 600 lunches are served daily, part of 3,700 breakfasts and 15,000 lunches district wide.
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Aiken High School
Tamecca Robinson
Erica Hooks
Evan Wright
Terrance Smith
Food Service
Theresa Simpkins
Wright
Cindy Tice
Aiken High
Tice
Aiken County
Thousands drop from South Carolina Medicaid rolls
Thousands fewer people remain enrolled in South Carolina Medicaid after missed deadline notices for updated financial forms. Enrollment sits at 821,414, down about 70,000 since February, as automated eligibility reviews replace old year‑end retention. Officials cite outreach gaps and federal rules, while advocates warn of access delays for those still eligible.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Sue Berkowitz
Apple
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