MH staff opens new quarters at 104 Florence St
The Mental Health Association in Aiken County celebrated its new larger office with an open house. The move from Chesterfield location to 104 Florence Street, completed after purchasing the building in January and remodeling, improves privacy, storage, and parking for staff and clients. Executive director Constance W. Shepard praised the community’s support and noted the staff moved in June after 13 cramped years in a shared space with Help Line.
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Mental Health Association
Aiken County
Florence St
Home, Inc
Welcome Baby
Nurture Home
United Way Agency
Chesterfield
Help Line
Constance W. Shepard
Parenting support network helps stressed parents in Aiken
The Parent Support Network of Aiken County offers confidential mutual support groups for parents to improve parenting skills and cope with child or adolescent difficulties. A trained facilitator is present, there is no fee, child care is provided, and information is available by calling 641-4144.
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Aiken County
Grants Fund Riverfront Rec Areas in North Augusta and Jackson
North Augusta and Jackson receive recreation grants totaling over 130000. The Aiken County Legislative Delegation announced awards to improvements at riverfront boat landings, shelters, picnic facilities, landscaping and parking. North Augusta gets 100990 for fishing views and debris boom at Savannah River landing near Riverview Park. Jackson receives 32000 for boat landing work shelter picnic areas landscaping erosion control and parking upgrades.
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North Augusta
Jackson
Jackson Riverfront
Aiken County
Savannah River
Riverview Park
Rotarians hear humorous take on Florida election fiasco
At the Downtown Aiken Rotary Club meeting Dr. Robert Botsch, USC Aiken professor of political science, offered a wry analysis of Florida polls and presidential election turmoil. He warned of partisanship, praised bipartisan ideas, and suggested future governance and policy commissions as the next president contends with a divided legislature. The club’s officers Jim Glenn and Lumus Vick led the group at Newberry Hall.
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Florida
Aiken
Botsch
George W. Bush
al Gore
Elian Gonzalez
Gore
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
George Bush
Colin Powell
Bush
Russia
Alan Greenspan
Federal Reserve
Held
Jim Glenn
Lumus Vick
Newberry Hall
Bumper stickers mock Florida election debate
Dr. Robert Botsch of the University of South Carolina Aiken shared a string of political satire at the Downtown Aiken Rotary Club. The gag list targets Florida voting issues with lines about recounts, voting counts, and controversial figures, reflecting a lighthearted take on the presidential election flap.
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Florida
Robert Botsch
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken
Elian
Palm Beach County
Gore
Aiken Augusta Area Eyes High Tech Identity, New Study Finds
A Deloitte and Touche study urges facelift of images for Aiken County and Augusta, outlining target sectors in pharmaceuticals and biotech. Local leaders say recruitment of biotech firms and pharmaceutical manufacturers will build identity plus infrastructure, with groups like EDP and Metro Augusta Chamber pushing to attract industries and expand jobs.
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Aiken County
Augusta
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Aiken- Augusta
Rick Toole
Savannah River
Toole
Smith
Aiken
EDP
Metro
Suspect Arrested In USCA Peeping Tom Incident
Kevin Dozier, 19, of Augusta, was arrested after admitting to following a woman into a library bathroom on the University of South Carolina Aiken campus on November 21. The victim identified him, he confessed, and he entered a voluntary counseling program. He faces up to three years for a felony charge.
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Univeristy of
South Carolina
Aiken
Kevin Dozier
17Th Street
Augusta
Gregg- Graniteville
USCA
Elijah Price
Usca Public Safety
Dozier
Grace UMC Presents Return to Bethlehem Nativity
Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta prepares for its annual live nativity, Return to Bethlehem. The drama features angels shepherds wise men and Mary Joseph and baby Jesus and runs December 15 to 18 from 6 30 to 9 30 pm with added night to reduce wait times and encourage carpooling as volunteers rebuild sets on church grounds and plan traffic arrangements.
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Scott Webster
First Baptist Church of
North Augusta
Georgia Ave
Grace United Methodist Church
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
Allison Outlaw
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Loren Schneider
Shepard
Mental Health Board of Directors
Medical Alliance
Aiken County Medical Alliance
Nancy Moore Thurmond
Salvation Army
Cheyenne Williams
Paige Tiffany
Tea Garden Gifts
Kidney Foundation
National Kidney Foundation of
Angel
Bill BE
Tennessee
Samuel Tilden
New York
Rutherford B. Hayes
Louisiana
Oregon
John Quincy ‘Adams
Andrew Jackson
Adams
White House
Hayes
South
Aiken-Augusta
By Maureen B. Chavis
Beecham and Sear
Ration
Globe
Fred Humes
Aiken-based
Jumes
Trators
Peeper
Clearwater
Sue Townsend
Oscar Eugene Bodie
Wagoner
Rainbow Terrace
U.S. 1
Grace Umc
N.A
Pl Vall
Grace Umc. Veen
Alken
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