Aiken County to hold District 6 school board special election
Aiken County will hold a February 7 special election to fill the unexpired term of Roland Smith. Glenda Wilson and Ronnie Young filed for the District 6 seat, both current Valley Public Service Authority Commission members. Filing runs until December 12 at noon with petitions obtainable from the Aiken County Election Commission.
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Aiken County School Board
Roland Smith
House of Representatives
Glenda Wilson
Gloverville
Ronnie Young
Bath
Aiken nursing homes cited in federal study
A federal study by the U.S. Health and Human Services finds deficiencies at four Aiken facilities, with three saying issues were corrected. The Aiken Nursing Home and others in North Augusta were rated on 32 categories over 18 months, including drug use and restraints without physician authorization.
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Washington
Aiken
Aiken Nursing Home
New Ellenton Geriatric Center
Anne Maria
North Augusta
Mattie C. Hall
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Live Oaks Return to Aiken South Boundary Planting
After 80 years live oaks are planted along South Boundary Avenue in Aiken. City Public Works Director Roger LeDue says six oaks yearly at about $1,000 each, with completion in five years, part of a plan to beautify the city.
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South Boundary Avenue
Roger P. LeDue
LeDuc
South Boundary
Raymond Pontoon
Terms In Sex Curriculum Baffling Speaker Says
At Wagener Salley High School a public input meeting on Comprehensive Health Education drew about 45 people. Gwen Johnson of the Aiken County School District quoted words from the Sex Respect text including Erection Pornography Sexual release and Fantasies about nude boys as part of a skit about sexuality.
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Wagener
Wagener-Salley High School
Gwen Johnson
Aiken County
Aiken Parade to Celebrate Family in Christmas Event
The Aiken Jaycees and Downtown Merchants Association sponsor the annual Christmas parade with the theme A Celebration of the Family. It starts at 10 a.m. at Union Street and Park Avenue, moves up Park Avenue, turns onto Laurens Street, and ends near Laurens and Barnwell Avenues. Juanita New of Helping Hands Inc. is grand marshal, riding on behalf of the shelter nonprofit serving abused children. The parade features floats bands beauty queens horse drawn carriages antiques and marching groups.
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Aiken Jaycees
Downtown Merchants Association
Aiken
Union Street
Park Avenue
Laurens Street
Barnwell Avenue
Juanita New
Helping Hands, Inc
Helping Hands
New
Christmas Parade Schedules for New Ellenton and Nearby Towns
Local holiday parades set for December 3 and following weekends across New Ellenton Graniteville Vaucluse Warrenville Jackson North Augusta Midland Valley Langley Bath Clearwa ter Wagener. Sponsors include New Ellenton Youth Sports GVW Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and American Legion Post 153. Call points of contact listed for entries and participation.
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New Ellenton
S.C
Carol Avenue
Ohio Avenue
Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville
Adine Corley
Lucius
Graniteville
Nancy Scott
Raymond
GVW
Jackson
Star Jackson Middle School
Silverton Street
Sharon Letsinger
Dot King
North Augusta
Sun
Midland Valley
Bath
Langley
Langley-Bath-Clearwater American Legion Memorial Post
Sara Richardson
Wagener-Salley Jaycees
Wagener Town Hall
Moore and Huff Re elected to Aiken Delegation Posts
Senate member Thomas L. Moore was named chair of the Aiken County Legislative Delegation at the organizational meeting. Rep. Thomas J. Huff retained his post as vice chairman. Eugene England urged salary boosts for election workers citing 12 hour shifts for $25. He proposed adding vote recorders and a full-time election director, noting budget constraints. The group also discussed Joyner Pond Road funding and the county’s base bid preparation plan as a pilot project.
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Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
Daiken County
Aiken County
Thomas J. Hutt
North Augusta
Eugene England
Foegs Hae
Aiken
Betty Pennington
Crafter Diversifies With Dinosaur Themed Chocolates
Kathy Riekhof, a chocolate maker, adds dinosaur stuffed toys to her line, selling well at Christmas and expanding for this year’s show at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road. She offers six dinosaur designs, including stegosaurus and tyrannosaurus, made of broadcloth and polyester for easy washing and child safety.
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Kathy Kiekhof
Extraordinaire
Riekhof
H.odell Weeks Activities Center
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Whiskey Road
Happier Holiday Fund Drives Support Needy Families
Four fund drives push toward a brighter Christmas for families in need. The Salvation Army Valley Empty Stocking Fund Aiken Jaycee Christmas Shopping Tour and Secret Santa report steady progress. Valley Empty Stocking Fund sponsored by L B C American Legion Post 153 and Samuel Swint.
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Salvation Army
Valley Empty
Aiken Jaycee
Samuel Swint
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