Community letter supports NASMEET funding and cleanup complaints
A reader urges funding for the NASMEET program describing its environmental education value at SRS with Silver Bluff Audubon Society and asks for DOE and Westinghouse support. The letter also complains about monthly litter cleanup delays on Old Dibble Road and high energy bills at Fairway Ridge Apartments despite conservation efforts.
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SRS
Silver Bluff Audubon Society
Department of Energy and Westinghouse
Fairway Ridge
City mulls pet services and flu shots profit idea
Readers debate local plans to expand municipal services into pet care and vaccination programs while criticizing coverage of Graniteville disaster and accusing Westinghouse of overcharging. The letter column urges accountability and invites public comments via Talkback.
Deadline Passes for Graniteville Accident Disaster Loans
Officials report few Gran iteville area businesses have applied for federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans tied to the January train derailment and chemical spill. The deadline is today and interest is low. Applications are available at USC Aiken SBDC, Midland Valley Chamber, Napier Hardware, and the Aiken County Emergency Management Office.
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Graniteville Area
Aiken County
David Ruth
Ruth
Usc Aiken
Midland Valley Chamber
Napier Hardware Store
Norfolk Southern
Reka Mosteller
USC Aiken Small Business Development Center
Mark Sanford
Small Business Administration
Graniteville
Aiken Christian School Team Excels in FIRST LEGO Robots Meet
Eighth grader James Whitlaw led Aiken Christian to ninth place among 99 middle school squads at the state FIRST LEGO Robotics meet in Columbia. The team won best design for robustness and focused on building assistive robots to help people with disabilities. Coaches and students from Schofield Middle, Mead Hall, and Aiken Prep also competed, with Mead Hall earning a teamwork honor.
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Aiken Christian
James Whitlaw
First Lego
Columbia
South Carolina
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
LEGO
First Robotics
Schofield Middle School
Mead Hall
Aiken Prep
Rick Pelfrey
Savannah River
Stuart Prettel
Schofield
Elizabeth Simpson
Aiken Christian School
Abbie Marbert
Taylor Burke
Travis Klipa
Neil Pelfrey
Terah Pelfrey
Alex Keelty
Ethan Cameron
Josh Marbert
Katelyn Marbert
Casey Izard
Michael DiFatta
Devon Pruitt
James Buckner
Brandon Washington
Robert Sandberg
Elliot Slack
Megan Tietze
Sam Gregory
LaCrey
Alec Lee
Degan Cheek
Drew Goodwyn
Graham Gordon
Dylan Ortega
Patrick Folk
Weston Peters
Stephen Barry
Matthew Scharf
Britney Allen
Christian Thorndike
Josh Huffines
Douglas Greer
Alex Tam
Ash Ryan
Scott Sheetz
Rob Novit
Public Input Meeting Sets Priorities for Aiken Schools
Aiken County Public Schools held a General Public Input Meeting at South Aiken High School as part of the Quality Schools Today, Quality Schools Tomorrow plan. Parents and community members urged more funding, better discipline, smaller class sizes, improved bus service, and greater parental involvement to shape five year goals.
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Aiken County
South Aiken High School
Frank Roberson
School Improvement Council
Roberson
Aiken County Public School
Aiken
Jackson town moves toward new well amid EPA permit hold
Jackson Mayor Todd Etheredge outlined steps to secure a new water well to replace a radium contaminated supply. The town awaits EPA permit approval while DHEC extends the consent order another 90 days. Grants totaling 414,800 supplement a 434,400 project cost, leaving 20,000 funded by the town.
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Jackson Jackson
Todd Etheredge
Etheredge
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jackson
S.C
EPA
Jason McRee
DHEC
Rich Laschober
Johnson Laschober and Associates PC
R.B. Wright
Laschobert
Philip Lord
Plord
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Erin Brooks
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