Contention Over New Youth Facility Faces Neighborhood Backlash
Joyce Gregory of Emerald Youth Services faced neighborhood resistance to a planned facility for youths in the area. Lecia Rikard, manager designate, insists supervision will be strict and neighbors need not worry, while local officials cite past complaints about nearby adult residents and supervision standards.
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Joyce Gregory
Emerald Youth Services
Lecia Rikard
Rikard
Gregory
Cilities
Lawana McKenzie
Aiken County
McKenzie
DSS
Division of Human Services
Gregory's
Beech Island
Voyager probes and SRP veteran Dillon reflect on launch legacies
Voyager 1 began in 1977 to study Saturn and Jupiter while Voyager 2, launched 25 years ago, reached Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune and revealed rings around Jupiter. In October a Voyager presentation at the planetarium celebrates these missions as Dillon recalls his SRP career and family life in South Carolina.
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Sean
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Senn
Usda Planetarium
Chicago
Dillon
SRP
Wilmington
Del
Notre Dame
DuPont
Mound Lab
Dayton
Ohio
DMV Upgrade Causes Long Waits Amid System Switch
DMV officials admit $40 million upgrade begun earlier this month has improved some problems but wait times remain long. Burgis says the division isn’t close to 20 minute waits, even as customers accept it as a target. The change, begun three years ago with CACI Inc, moved from old to new systems in phases to avoid costly simultaneous operation. Authorities avoid penalties for expired licenses as deputies use their best judgment.
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DMV
Burgis
Caci Inc
Arlington
Rose
Hodges
Charleston County Sheriff's Department
Maj
van Horn
Youth home may strain school district in Belclear area
Burnet Town officials and Belclear residents urged the South Carolina Department of Social Services to deny Emerald Youth Services a license to operate a group home near Belclear Subdivision. Assistant Superintendent Troy Nobles warned that housing 50 emotionally disabled youths ages 13 to 21 in one attendance area would overload the district and impose costly staffing and educational needs. School officials note 231 special needs students are already served locally, and federal funding may not cover additional placements.
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Burnet Town
Belclear Subdivision
Aiken County
Troy Nobles
Belclear
Lecia Ricard
Gregory
Rikard
Emerald Youth Services
DSS
Columbia
Nobles
Midland Valley High School
Studen Ave
Studest
Bill Peacock
Byrd
Larry Murphy
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Simpsonville
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Concord
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Mauldin
Blue Cross BlueShield
South Carolina
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Greenwood St
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Aiken
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Artists’ Parlor
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James Moore Rec
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Fayetteville State University
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