Aiken Standard Back to School Edition Features Local Students
The Aiken Standard releases its annual Back to School edition with features and information for local students and bus routes for all area schools. See Page 1C.
18 Aug 1996
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1996
Page
1
The Aiken Standard releases its annual Back to School edition with features and information for local students and bus routes for all area schools. See Page 1C.
President Clinton assailed Bob Dole's 550 billion tax cut as reckless and harmful to the economy in a radio address. He contrasted it with his targeted 110 billion plan aimed at balancing the budget by 2002 while preserving Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the environment. The campaign released a hard-hitting ad signaling the start of his re election bid.
Henry Hal R Bagnal and Roy G Derrick are listed with Irvin M Macafee Jr and Evangeline Van McCarley from North Augusta and Williston in Page 6A coverage. The brief items reference people and locations connected to North Augusta and Williston.
Ex council members resigned August 1 leaving the town without a functioning body. The mayor and ex members say there is no one to call or change the regular third Monday meeting schedule. Clerks and officials doubt if resignations are official while residents wait for clarity on governance.
Aiken County Department of Social Services director Margaret Key outlines a two pronged plan to improve services through internal redesign and expanded community support. Volunteers at multiple levels assist with daily tasks and governance, supplementing a $3 million Kellogg Foundation grant that has aided state-audited improvements across programs.
The Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center evolves from a volunteer-driven local mobile therapy aid into Hitchcock Health Solutions on Whiskey Road and a 37,000 square foot rehabilitation campus. Ruth Ward sparked the effort in the 1950s, forming the Aiken County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, later aided by Easter Seals funds and federal medical grants, with land donated by Louise Hitchcock’s estate on Richland Avenue. The program expanded to serve foster care needs through the Families for Kids initiative, boosting local foster families by 41 percent and improving placement within Aiken County.
North Augusta homeowners and Tri-Development Corp officials held a lengthy Saturday session over a four female resident group home in Hammond Hills. Residents fear property value erosion and safety concerns, while organizers say the meeting was productive and aim to improve notification policies.
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