Survivor shows heart at Aiken Elementary celebration
Haley Baer, 9, who received a heart transplant in October, visited her third grade class at Aiken Elementary to share valentines she has prepared. Her rehabilitation continues as friends offered gifts and warm smiles during the one-time visit four months after surgery.
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Haley Baer
Aiken Elementary School
Haley
Adrian
Aiken
Inmate Escapes Wire Road Facility With Female Accomplice
Austin Owens a 24 year old Lower Savannah Pre release Center inmate escaped Monday morning with a female accomplice and was spotted riding a bicycle off U S Highway 1. He could face up to ten more years for the escape and remains in S C Corrections custody. Christina Clifford 19 of Kimball Pond Road in Aiken was arrested in connection with the incident.
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Ginny Southworth
Aiken
Savannah
Austin Owens
South Carolina Department of Corrections
Carmelita Steater
SCDOC
Owens
Aiken County
Cook
S.C. Department of Corrections
Steater
Christina Louise Clifford
Kimball Pond Road
Teachers fear loss of SREL funding sparks protests
Tony Mills, known for bringing live critters to schools, leads SREL outreach. He and staff deliver about 385 ecology lectures yearly and host around 60 field trips at the University of Georgia Conference Center, amid concerns over federal funding.
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Tony Mills
Aiken County
Mills
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
University of Georgia
Organization helps parents install seats
National Child Passenger Safety week began in Aiken with Mayor Fred Cavanaugh’s proclamation. SAFE KIDS of Aiken County and Tri-Development Center aim to curb misuse, with Jones T. Bowen noting about 98 percent of seats are incorrectly installed.
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Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Safe Kids
Aiken County
Jones T. Bowen
Tri- Development Center
Bowen
Proper Car Seat Guidelines By Age And Size
The article outlines car seat use from birth to age eight, detailing rear facing seats for under 1 year and 20 pounds, then forward facing until about age four and 40 pounds, booster seats until 8 years old or until 4 feet 9 inches and 85 pounds, with belts mandatory after age 8. Bowen emphasizes correct belt routing to protect children.
Cupid visits council and approves Southside roundabout plan
Rep. Bill Clyburn Cupid delivered roses to colleagues during a Valentine event as Aiken City Council approved a new roundabout on the South side linking Pawnee Drive to Dougherty Road. The $809000 project encircles two detention ponds behind the former Kmart and connects Hitchcock Plaza Heritage Square and the Wal Mart complex.
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Cupid
Wal-Mart
Aiken
Aiken Municipal Conference Center
New Covenant Presbyterian Church
Bill Clyburn
D-Aiken
Pawnee Drive
Dougherty Road
Hitchcock Plaza
Heritage Square
Kmart
Larry Morris
Dougherty
Neilson Street
Morris
Roger LeDue
Pat Canning
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