S C Teacher of Year honored by Aiken educators
Aiken County Teachers Forum hosted Christa Compton, South Carolina teacher of the year, at Midland Valley High. Compton, English teacher at Richland Northeast High, urged teachers to lead in education reform, citing Dr. Seuss passages and studies showing strong educators boost student performance, urging gratitude for district support.
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Aiken County
Teachers Forum
Christa Compton
S.C
Chukker Creek
Pam Simpson
Compton
Richland Northeast High
Midland Valley High
Scott Webster
Hammond Hill
Donna Sherman
Inquest Not Planned in Prescott Death Case
Aiken County coroner denied an inquest into the death of Vickie Padgett Prescott after a March 21 single vehicle crash on Carolina Avenue in North Augusta. The report found no evidence of foul play or intentional action and noted no inquest is pending despite public safety concerns about the driver’s possible intent. The coroner cited no foul play and mentioned Prescott had bought Jesus statues recently.
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Aiken County
North
Augusta
Vickie Padgett Prescott
Carolina Avenue
Prescott
D.J. Prescott
God
North Augusta
Florida
NADPS
Habitat groups join to start disability friendly home project
Habitat for Humanity of Aiken County along with Lions Clubs of Aiken Jackson and Midland Valley and two local churches broke ground on a new 18 000 square foot home in Warrenville to sponsor a disabled family. Jeanette Martin, mother of seven, will own the house designed with wide halls doors and ramps. Completion is slated for March with volunteers from St Thaddeus Episcopal Church and South Aiken Presbyterian Church aiding construction.
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Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
Area
Lions Clubs
Warren Ridge
Legion Road
Habitat
Aiken
Jackson
Midland Valley
Lions Clubs International Foundation
Warrenville
Jeanette Martin
Ms. Martin
Shenika
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
South Aiken Presbyterian Church
Richard Church
St.Thaddeus
South Airien Presbyterian
Midlands funeral director wins small business man of the year
Ray Visotski owner of the South Carolina Cremation and Memorial Society and George Funeral Homes and Southlawn Cemetery in Aiken receives the Small Business Man of the Year Award from the Service Corps of Retired Executives. SCORE counselor Bernie Ground helped craft a business plan for a low cost cremation service, enhancing local alternatives to traditional funerals. Visotski, a 17 year funeral director, is active in the community as former Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance of the Carolinas president and South Carolina Cemetery Association vice president. He also serves on the St Mary Help of Christians School Board and volunteers as an Aiken fireman.
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Midlands
Ray Wisotski
South Carolina Cremation and Memorial Society, Inc
George Funeral Homes
Southlawn Cemetery
Aiken
Service Corps of Retired Executives Association
Visotski
S.C. Cremation and Memorial Society
Bernie Jround
SCORE
The
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Old Skool New Skool Motor Cycle Club Aids Head Start
The group from Aiken County sponsored six families with complete Thanksgiving dinners and plans to sponsor 40 children from the Gloverville Head Start Center for Christmas. The non profit aims to prepare low income children for the 21st century and assist seniors in the community. For info call Business Manager Earnest Thomas at 202-6686.
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Old Skool
New Skool Motorcycle Club
Gloverville
Aiken County
Earnest Thomas
Man Facing Forgery Charges in Aiken Area
Gregory Young Bowles, 34, of 431 Old Chime Bell Church Road, was arrested after passing counterfeit $50 bills at Advance Auto Parts on York Street and Family Dollar on York Street. Police recovered items bought with fake money from KFC on Richland Avenue and Jolly Dollar on Rutland Drive. Bowles faces three forgery counts with more charges pending.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Gregory Young Bowles
Chime Bell Church Road
Advance Auto Parts
York Street
Bowles
ADPS
KFC
Richland Avenue
Jolly Dollar
Rutland Drive
Aiken County Detention Center
Family Dollar
Wendy's
NADPS seeks public input on two September murders
North Augusta Department of Public Safety asks for tips on two unsolved homicides, separated by two years. Clifford Williams, 48, was shot at the Highlander Pub on Georgia Avenue September 18, while Timothy Colyer, 34, was beaten to death near Old Ludiow Lake Road on September 3, 1998. Contact NADPS at 279-2121 or Crime Stoppers at 642-1798 for anonymous tips and up to a $1,000 reward.
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North Augusta
Highlander
Georgia Avenue
Clifford Wayne Williams
Timothy Scott Colyer
Old Ludiow Lake Road
NADPS
Aiken County
United Way approves special allocations to local agencies
The United Way of Aiken County Executive Committee approved grants for ACTS of Caring Clinic Helping Hands and Jackson First Alert. ACTS will get 20000 to sustain care. Helping Hands receives funding for Foster Care Recruitment. Jackson First Alert obtains a matching grant for two defibrillator monitors.
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United Way of
Aiken County
Acts of Caring Clinic
Helping Hands
Jackson First Alert
Tom Clark
Security Federal Bank
United Way of Aiken County Board of Directors
United Way
ACTS
Emer
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Ureen
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Donald White
Calvin Mathis
Fairy Cheatham
Keith Mosley
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