The Other Side of the Fence DJJ Profile
An editorial preview introduces a two part series on the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. It notes DJJ’s Columbia campus once housed 1000 youths and now about 100 as staff aim to keep youths at home. Director Margaret Barber discusses family court collaboration and county offices in 43 of 46 counties.
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State Department of Juvenile Justice
Broad River Road
Columbia
Margaret Barber
Barber
The
Aiken Stan
Fred Lukowski
Aiken County
Kalmia Mall
Richland Avenue
Grandparents raising grandchildren a growing trend
The piece notes Dorean Price and Tracy Pope as examples of grandparents who are raising grandchildren, with Census data showing millions in similar roles. It discusses reasons from parental death to economic strain and cites Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center as seeing more grandparent clients in Aiken.
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Dorean Price
Aiken
Amiya Johnson
Tracy Pope
Burnettown
Keegan Holland
Kayden Holland
U.S
Price
Pope
USA Today
Kathryn Wade
Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center
Keep it green: Recycle Christmas trees in Aiken County
The Aiken area urges residents to recycle Christmas trees and wrapping paper. Remove ornaments, tinsel, and stands before curbside or drop off. Trees can be ground to cedar mulch or kept whole, with live wreaths accepted at designated centers.
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S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Tim Coakley
Aiken Public Services Department
Rodney Cooper
Solid Waste
Aiken County
Cooper
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Helping Hands
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Mee Crotwvelt
DayBreak
Alice Crotwell
Aikenstandard.com
Belvedere
Edgefield
Langley
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New Ellenton
Williston
Graniteville
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Windsor
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