County grads excel on SATs amid heavy course loads
Aiken County high schools posted top SAT scores with students taking 20 or more credits scoring higher than peers. County average 992 vs state 966. districts Richland Two 1,105 Anderson 1,106 Lexington Five 1,114 York Two 1,140 led state in this metric.
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Aiken County
Bill Wand
Ridge Spring Moneta High
South Africa
Silver Bluff
S.C. Department of Education
York Two
Zoning panel backs no change for manufactured homes in Horse District
Aiken Planning Commission unanimous vote maintains existing zoning barring manufactured homes in the Horse District. Bruce McGhee and Janis McGee of McGhees Mile urge a carve out to keep their site residence, citing continuous horse training operations and a need for 24 hour oversight. Commission concerns cite potential wave of similar requests and broader zoning impact. The issue remains under review by city officials.
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Aiken
McGhee
Planning Commission
Citizens share ideas to bolster First Steps program
Local citizens at Busbee Elementary discussed ways to improve the S.C. First Steps to School Readiness effort. Topics included affordable child care, parent support networks, and greater Wagener funding amid perceived regional disparities.
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Columbia
Greenville
Sup
A.L. Corbett Middle School
Tire suit angers chairman in South Carolina
Aiken County Economic Development Partnership Chairman Tim Dangerfield criticizes Attorney General Charles Condon for filing a tire recall suit against Bridgestone/Firestone. He urges withdrawal, saying the action harms South Carolina and distracts from local solutions to tire problems linked to Ford vehicles.
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South Carolina
Charles Condon
Aiken County
Bridgestone
Firestone
Economic Development Partnership
Tim Dangerfield
Condon
Dangerfield
Beetter
Sage Mill
Ford Motor Co
Bridgestone/Firestone
Linois
Bridgestone/ Firestone
Rose Hill rezoning request denied in $2 vote
Aiken Planning Commission denied Cypress Project Corporation’s rezoning to Downtown Business for Rose Hill retirement facility. Voting against were Ed Woltz Rachel dEntremont and James Holland while Ronny Bolton and Lucy Knowles supported the proposal.
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Aiken
Ed Evans
Glen Head
N.Y
Hispanic growth noted in South Carolina census data
Sandra Owens, a West Columbia police interpreter, highlights rising Hispanic numbers as the Census Bureau reports 1990 to 1999 estimates. Gov Hodges forms a 22 member HispAnic LatIno Ad Hoc Committee to address immigration and health care needs in the growing community.
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Columbia
Sandra Owens
New York
South Carolina
Owens
West Columbia
IRS
Jim Hodges
Census Bureau
Frbat
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