Residents debate school start date and city growth
A letter criticizes early August school starting in Aiken and urges delaying start until September 1. The writer questions state taxes, city leadership, and impacts of a large apartment complex on East Gate Drive, urging readers to call a Talkback hotline or email Editor at aliaikenstandard com.
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East Gate Drive
Woodside
South Carolina
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Man dies after being struck on Interstate 20 in Georgia
A 23 year old Jackson man, Troy Green, was killed Sunday night after being struck by a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta along eastbound Interstate 20 near Belair Road in Columbia County Georgia. He wore dark clothing and was pronounced dead at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital shortly after midnight. No charges filed as toxicology tests proceed.
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Jackson
Interstate 20
Georgia
Troy Green
Belair Road
Columbia County Caroner
Green
Medical College of Georgia
South Aiken students cook Nigerian themed potluck feast
South Aiken High School students in English class prepared a Nigerian flavored potluck inspired by Chinua Achebe. Sarah Brown brought chicken peanut stew while Stephanie Girard contributed a spinach collard stew.
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Sarah Brown
Stephanie Girard
South Aiken High School
Anne Poplin
Chinua Achebe
Poplin
Achebe
West Africa
Shreya Achreaker
India
Nigeria
Shreya
Annabret Sparks
Brianna Fangl
America
Chick
Community training aids educators and volunteers in aid work
North Augusta leaders describe a child welfare safety net workshop for educators health workers and volunteers. The session aims to raise awareness of abuse poverty lack of medical care and domestic violence among local children and to connect responders with county resources.
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North Augusta
Peggy Ford
Children’s Place
Ford
Cam Warner
Aiken County
Health and Human Services Network
Department of Social Services
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
Margaret Key
Key
North Augusta weighs risk of inmate labor liabilities
North Augusta City Council reviews how inmate labor at the Materials Recycling Facility is insured. With workman’s comp coverage questioned, a prison injury could trigger state responsibility and unlimited medical costs shifting to the city. Replacing inmates would raise sanitation costs dramatically.
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North Augusta
Town of Union
South Carolina
Department of Corrections
Kelly Zier
Zier
Martin
Tom Zeaser
MRE
Lark Jones
Administration Managers Association
John Potter
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