Rules conflict over forfeit game sparks high school league ire
Strom Thurmond high coach Wayne Marchant questions SCHSL after a late Dreher arrival led to a forfeit reversal. Officials originally awarded Strom Thurmond 2 0 then Dreher won 61 55. league cited extenuating circumstances. Marchant asks what precedent this sets and decries rule laxity.
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Strom Thurmond High School
Wayne Marchant
Rebels
Dreher High School
Dreher
Strom Thurmond
William Dixon
South Carolina High School League
Strom ‘Thurmond
Marchant
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Allen Standard Editorial Leadership Names Listed
Publisher Scott B Hunter editor Jeffrey B Wallace Ellen C Priest circulation director Garth R Groshans managing editor Timothy E O Briant J David Boyd announced in the local paper.
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Garth R. Groshans
Timothy E. O'Briant
Letters to the Editor Policy
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor and asks for a signature mailing address and daytime and home telephone numbers for verification. Letters are edited and condensed and must be limited to one every 30 days. Address and contact details provided for submission.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
County Council actions spark lawsuits over fire station plan
A reader claims Aiken County Council mishandled a planned GVW Fire Department coverage for the Sage Mill Fire Station in Graniteville. The letter alleges a late resolution creating four county firefighters will be unused by GVW and accuses council members of bias and improper conduct. It also cites the firing of council clerk Susan Pate and potential SLED findings, predicting multiple lawsuits and further taxpayer waste.
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Aiken County
Judicial and Public Safety Committee
GVW Fire Department
Sage Mill
Graniteville
GVW
Grady Friday
LaVana McKenzie
Ms. McKenzie
Joel Randall
McKenzie
Friday
Phil Napier
Fie
Susan Pate
Pate
Ronnie Young
SLED
Rick Osbon
LaWana McKenzie
Chuck Smith
Ms. Pate
Love as Constancy in God's Unending Gift
A reflective piece on how love stems from God's first love and must be constant. It contrasts eros and philia with agape, notes Jesus as the exemplar of steadfast love, and urges marriages and individuals to embody enduring commitment. The author cites a long marriage, a wife's dedication through illness, and the shepherd motif to underscore love that endures to the end.
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Philia
Jesus
Jesus Christ
John
Good Shepherd
Henri Matisse
Heaven
Earth
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Ronnie Matthews
Jerome Singleton
Allen Standard
J. David Boyd
Hammibal
Susan
Andres
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