Ben Carson speaks to 2000 teachers at local education summit
Dr. Ben Carson, Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgery director and author, addressed over 2,000 educators at a community education summit. He credited poverty with fueling his drive, highlighted his mother's influence, and recalled childhood challenges and the value of reading in shaping his life and career.
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Ben Carson
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Carson
Bush
Public Education Partners
PEP
Aiken
USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
Sonya Carson
Detroit
Rob Novit
Aiken County
Silver Bluff High School
School resource officers emphasize safety in area schools
Area schools keep a strong focus on safety as law enforcement staff return for the new term. Capt. Maryann Burgess notes officers have become a standard part of schools since the 1990s, an “outgrowth” of D A R E and a campus security measure for students, parents, and faculty. Earl Roberts, a staff sergeant with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, serves at Midland Valley High School monitoring campus activity and engaging with the community.
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Maryann Burgess
D.A.R.E
Los Angeles
Aiken
Aiken County
Back to School and Lunch Dates Highlight Local Schedule
The notice announces back to school on Sunday Aug 17 with school lunches on Tuesday Aug 19 and opening day details for the community.
Deaths and Funerals 6A
Obituary notices for Faye D. Disher Wagener Ora L. Frazier Aiken Charles Whitfield Gabler Aiken Warren Rosier Johnston Mary Helen Still Ridge Spring Emily Williams Aiken listed with brief funeral details and locations in this 6A column.
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Faye D. Disher
Wagener
Ora L. Frazier
Aiken
Charles Whitfield Gabler
Warren Rosier
Johnston
Mary Helen Still
Ridge Spring
Emily Williams
Baldwin sentenced to 30 years for mother's death
Craig Baldwin, 60, pleaded guilty under an Alford plea to voluntary manslaughter in the 2006 death of his mother Dale Baldwin, 83, in Aiken. He received a negotiated 30 year prison term after his admission of sufficient evidence for conviction.
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Aiken County
Craig Baldwin
Alford
Baldwin
Dale Baldwin
Aiken
Barbara Morgan
Morgan
Aiken Public Safety
Dover
Jack
Mike Gellatly
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Stephanie Kirkland
Graniteville
Kirkland
Sheriff's Office
College Acres
Aiken Cheer Extreme
Whiskey Road
Aiken County Detention Center
Dream
Booker T. Washington
Penny Stanford
Aiken High
Tnrenasnna
Barbara
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