Gratitude for Graniteville EMS and neighbors on Bettis Academy Road
Residents praise EMTs who responded quickly to Bettis Academy Road with Sage Mill Department coordinating the call. A neighbor, Clay Bagby, is thanked for firewood meals and yard help, plus two men in a Saturn and a man in a white Jeep who cleared fallen trees on Banks Mill and Talatha Church Roads after the winter storm.
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Graniteville
Bettis Academy Road
Sage Mill
Clay Bagby
Clay
Banks Mill Road
Talatha Church Road
Power restoration praised and neighbors thanked
A reader thanks the workers who restored power after outages and honors Ms. Campbell of Beech Island for giving away free firewood despite lacking heat herself. The letter also praises Aiken Standard delivery and doctors who kept offices open, inviting further comments.
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Beech Island
Ms. Campbell
Correction notice on Lisa Hall's title at city department
The Aiken Standard corrects a January 30 listing misnaming Lisa Hall. Hall is recreation program supervisor for the City of Aiken Parks Recreation and Tourism Department. The newspaper apologizes for the error.
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Lisa Hall
Aiken Standard
Hall
City of Aiken
Ricin mail threats hit Senate again in 28 months
A ricin powder letter to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist triggered a Senate security response as staffers were monitored and operations slowed. Another ricin letter aimed at the White House was intercepted, authorities said, with no illnesses reported.
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Washington
Senate
Bill Frist
White House
Frist
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Graham
Kevin Bishop
Congressional
Tennessee Republican
Julie Gerberding
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Capitol
Ter
Rance Gainer
John Hisold
Horseplay Gala Auction Sells Out Fast in Aiken
Aiken hosts the Horseplay Gala Auction and Ball with 560 attendees and a 45 person waiting list after invitations went to about 1,200 locals. Fasig Tipton will auction 24 of 31 life sized horses, some expected to fetch thousands with donors and sponsors covering seven pieces. Proceeds fund art scholarships and programs for children and seniors.
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Aiken
Bill Reynolds
Horseplay
Reynolds
Ford Conger Field
Fasig Tipton
Lexington
John Moore
Jmoore
Aikenstandard.com
Former restaurant owner Bishop to be honored Sunday
The Town of Jackson will honor Faye Bishop, former owner of Faye's Restaurant, with a Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. reception at the agricultural center on Main Street. The 76 year old, who ran Faye's for over 40 years, faced IRS closure in October after back taxes and endured major heart surgery including a pacemaker revision before discharge in December. Edward Newsome, her pastor, organized the event as thanks for years of free meals and service to seniors, with a money tree for donations.
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Jackson
Faye Bishop
Faye
Ness
Bishop
University Hospital
Augusta
Edward Newsome
First Baptist Church
Newsome
Jeremy Schoolfield
Jschoolfield
Aikenstandard.com
Aiken County adopts ice storm make up days for spring break
The Aiken County Board of Education designates Presidents Day February 16 and two teacher workdays March 5 and 19 as make up days. They plan to use the first two days of spring break, overriding policy concerns. Teachers face extra hours with limited compensation while some flexibility is allowed within schools.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken County Education Association
Deborah Larkin
Larkin
Education Association
Superintendent of
Linda Eldridge
Frank Roberson
Eldridge
Roberson
Board Oftion
S.C. Ge Assembly
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Russell
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Henry Brown
First Congressional District
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