East Aiken Elementary Students React After Bus Accident
Teachers report a mix of excitement concern and tears as 13 students were taken to hospital after the bus crash. Second grade teacher Bonnie Pattison says she calmed her class by discussing bus safety and reading to help them cope. Principal David Davis praised teachers for maintaining order and handling the situation competently.
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Principal Praises Quick Reaction By Teachers
East Aiken Elementary School faced a bus accident when a rear axle failed and the bus skidded 30 feet. Principal David Davis commended teachers and assistants for迅迅迅迅迅迅迅迅迅迅迅迅迅迅 swiftly aiding injured students and coordinating with paramedics and parents as ambulances arrived. most students returned to class after precautions.
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School Bus Crash Leaves Students Shaken but Willing to Ride Again
Eleven-year-old Katherine Flansburg and other students described a frightening bus accident that prompted multiple paramedic responses. Some pupils were taken to a health room, and officials led by Transportation Supervisor Rod Greenway examined the incident while a driver Tammy Byars remained identified for the route that included Brookhaven Drive and nearby roads.
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Aiken Prep School Sells Page 1A Continued
Aiken trustees sold undeveloped Hitchcock Woods land between Whitney Drive and Hitchcock Park to the foundation, expanding the woods to about 1,700 acres. Two tracts are retained for expansion, while a 40 acre site near Foxchase subdivision and a 30 acre adjacent area are planned for future school use and park protection. Dr. Shealy notes the action aims to stabilize and protect the woods. Hitchcock Woods remains a major natural preserve extending into central Aiken.
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Wholesale Prices Fall Amid Sluggish Economic Turnaround
Economists see a glimmer of hope as wholesale prices drop slightly signaling a tentative economy upturn in an election year. They expect growth without rising inflation as the recovery remains among the weakest on record. January saw a 0.1 percent annual price decline led by a 7 percent drop in gasoline.
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Friends pay tribute to longtime public service in South Carolina
In Washington and Columbia, resolutions honored H Odell Weeks for 40 years as Aiken mayor. The Friends of Mayor Weeks presented a $16,000 check to Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center to name a room in his memory as scenes from his life were shown.
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Du Pont Faces Severance Policy Move Amid DOE Review
In December Judge Hodges criticized Du Pont’s contract interpretation with the government and warned that its severance policy was more generous than industry standards as the site prepared to shift to a new contractor Westinghouse, offering employees comparable work elsewhere.
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