Zais and Eckstrom push education reform at Aiken meeting
Republican candidate Mick Zais and Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom urged shrinking centralized control of schools and boosting local decision making. Zais backs charter schools and privatizing bus and food services. Eckstrom warns of rising state debt and party fault lines while criticizing entitlement growth.
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Richard Eckstrom
Aiken
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Newberry College
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Robert Barber
Budget and Control Board
Rob Novit
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Aikenstandard.com
Aiken County
Aiken Middle School teacher wins ING Unsung Heroes grant
Margaret Fussell, gifted education teacher at Aiken Middle School, won a 2000 ING Unsung Heroes award to fund “Warning, Warning, Hazardous Waste Ahead” materials and activities. The unit uses a tanker truck spill scenario to teach traffic flow, evacuation, and chemical safety, with additional projects on the Revolutionary War and Electricity City models through grants and partnerships.
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Margaret Fussell
Fussell
Aiken Middle School
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Margaret Brown
William & Mary College
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Rob Novit
Aiken
County Council weighs bigger notice for tall cell towers
Aiken County Council considers amending land management rules to notify landowners within 1,500 feet of a proposed 250 foot or taller communications tower in RC districts. Council will also hear a rezoning request at 2680 Whiskey Road to LD for a veterinary office expansion.
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Aiken
Kathy Rawls
Whiskey Road
Jay Jones
Rainy week ahead in Aiken County with steady thundershowers
Heavy rains swept through Aiken County with 3.17 inches in a day near the NWS observer in Aiken. Kilmer of the National Weather Service says more scattered downpours are likely through the week, with 91 to 95 degree highs and high humidity.
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NWS Cooperative Observer
Aiken
Kilmer
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Bush Field
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Gulf of Mexico
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