Pride of the Valley band shines on field and at concert festival
Midland Valley High School’s Pride of the Valley marching band earns praise for strong field performances and festival success. Parents Jem Lakes voice concerns about nighttime vandalism and youth responsibility. Community issues include trash at Odell Weeks track, mosquitos spraying funding, and Confederate flag debates near Whiskey Road. Readers urged to call Talkback or email comments to the Aiken Standard.
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IAM Wallow
Midland Valley High School
Pride of the Valley
Odell Weeks
Aikenstandard
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Hybrid bike turns heads at New Ellenton Middle School
Joe Morris, a 13 year old student, built a unique hybrid bicycle with a wide front wheel. Assisted by George Hammack and friend Travis Boone, he welded frames and forks to create a bike that draws reactions and handles quick trips to Sizemore Avenue home and chores in the back yard.
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New Ellenton
Joe Morris
Joe
George Hammack
Savannah River Site
Travis Boone
Sizemore Avenue
Ginny Southworth
License denial clouds meeting on Gregory Community Care plan
Gregory awaits a certified letter from the South Carolina Department of Social Services after the agency denied Emerald Youth Services and its owner Joyce Gregory a license for a five facility group home for up to 50 youths aged 13 to 21 with behavioral and emotional disabilities. The ruling spurred protest plans at LB Middle School with residents debating the safety and impact on neighboring families and schools.
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Burnettown
Belclear Subdivision
S.C. Department of Social Services
LB. © Middle School
DSS
Emerald Youth Services
Joyce Gregory
Elizabeth Patterson
Gregory
Patterson
Melanie Hutto
Belclear
Lemuel Dobbs
Gregory Homes
Dobbs
Aiken County tax program to fund capital projects ahead of pace
Aiken County faces a seven year local option sales tax plan to fund road paving and capital improvements. Finance Director Terry Bodiford says last year’s roughly 12 million in sales tax may have been higher if not for Sept 11. Officials expect full funding in about five and a half years under current borrowing rules and phrases.
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Aiken County
Terry Bodiford
Bodiford
Aiken
Roger LeDue
LeDuc
S.C. Department of Revenue
Department of Revenue
LeDue
Citizens Park
H. Odell Weeks
Beatford
S.C
Crossroads Bereavement Support Group Meeting Set
Crossroads, a bereavement support group sponsored by SouthernCare, will meet Monday, August 26, from 6 to 7 30 p m at 33 A Ward en Drive in Aiken. Linda Thompson and David Utley, chaplain, host the session.
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Crossroads Group
Crossroads
SouthernCare
Aiken
Linda Thompson
David Utley
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Rutland Cave
Aiken High School
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Marc Hutcheson
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