Aiken Shelter Reaches Capacity Amid Freezing Temperatures
With temperatures in the low teens and sleet, Aiken’s Salvation Army Shelter on Park Avenue remains full. Director Kay Miles notes one third of clients are children, about 9 to 10 kids, as demand rises with worsening winter weather. Women and children seek private space while men sleep on cots. aid from ACTS and local churches supports the shelter and clothing needs.
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Aiken
Salvation Army
Park Avenue
Kay Miles
Ms. Miles
Plant Worker’s Arm Severed In Nestle Accident
Jean Motts, 27, suffered a severed arm after its right limb entangled in a cleaning machine at the Nestle frozen foods plant in Gaffney. She was rushed to Spartanburg Hospital then Duke University Medical Center in Durham seeking reattachment. an internal investigation was opened.
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Gaffney
Nestle Frozen Foods
Jean Motts
Pat Emrich
Motts
Spartanburg
Duke University Medical Center
Durham
N.C
Anthony
Emrich
DHEC Halts New Regulations for 90 Days
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will not write new rules for 90 days after a unanimous vote to pause rulemaking. Commissioners said the moratorium lets DHEC review existing regulations while emergencies remain possible if needed.
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Columbia
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Doug Bryant
Series On Trends To Begin Sunday
The Aiken Standard starts a Sunday series examining changes residents in Aiken County have undertaken and changes that may loom on the horizon, noting that some new thinking can be fun and healthy while others may not be wise.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Local Obituaries Across Georgia and South Carolina
Obituary notices list deaths including Bob Hammond of Edgefield James B Martin of Aiken J W McCarthy of North Augusta Vivian Moore of Brooklyn ee June Wright Smith of Langley Opal Smith Woodard of Hephzibah Georgia. Page 5A carries these notices with brief memorial details and funeral arrangements.
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Bob Hammond
Edgefield
James B. Martin
Aiken
J.W. McCarthy
North Augusta
Vivian Moore
Brooklyn
June Wright Smith
Langley Opal
Defense Uses Graphic Photos to Challenge Police
In Los Angeles the defense for O J Simpson showed jurors a graphic image of Nicole Brown Simpson in a bloodied scene. Prosecutors were not the source of the display, as the defense argues mishandled evidence undermines the case.
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Los Angeles
Nicole Brown Simpson
O.J. Simpson
North Augusta Bus Drivers Form Safety Committee
A seven member committee of North Augusta High School bus drivers and administrators met for the second time to map improvements in safety and communication after a student attacked a school official the day before in the parking lot. Officials say discipline actions were taken and more meetings are planned.
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North Augusta High School
Area 2
John Lloyd
Clarence Jackson
Christopher Guerrieri
Ryberg urges caution on cutting taxes in South Carolina
Senator Greg Ryberg warns property tax cuts must avoid shifting revenue burdens to business. He cautions that harming the tax structure could hurt industrial development while lawmakers sort proposals within tight bounds. Ryberg also comments briefly on former Greenville senator Theo Mitchell’s IRS-related case.
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Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Aiken
Republican Party
Ryberg
Greenville
Theo Mitchell
Senate
General Assembly
Proposal Aims to Cut South Carolina Property Taxes
Gov Beasley may win his tax relief plan as Rep Henry Brown pushes a measure to trim property taxes by 165 million dollars without new levies. The plan would give the average homeowner a 174 dollar break while keeping education funding dominant in the budget.
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Columbia
David Beasley
Henry Brown
House
Ways and Means Committee
South Carolina
Brown
Beasley Opposed to Sales Tax to Offset Property Tax Losses
The governor opposes a sales tax to cover property tax losses but says cuts can be achieved through a five step plan. Details referenced to Ryberg on page 7A.
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David Beasley
Hospital sale to be final in March under ARMC plan
ARMC administrator Ricky Satcher says closing on the Riker Regional Medical Centers sale likely ends in March. Universal Health Services Inc. will become the hospital's new owner after FTC required divestiture to allow Columbia Healthcare and Hospital Corporation of America merger. Satcher notes the process is complex with many issues to finalize.
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Riker Regional Medical Centers
ARMC
Ricky Satcher
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