When did St Patrick’s Day become a federal holiday
Readers vent about national holidays and politics from Daytona to Aiken. The letter touches on government spending for buses, health care costs, and impeachments while praising patriotic sentiment across the country. It invites further comments via the Talkback hotline.
Correction on Black History Program Time at Clearwater Baptist
In Friday's Aiken Standard an incorrect time was published for Clearwater Old Storm Branch Baptist Church black history program. It will begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The newspaper regrets the error.
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Comic Opera Delights Schofield Middle School Students
Students at Schofield Middle School enjoyed a one act comic opera The Telephone presented by a Chapin based company in a program called Opera for Kids sponsored by the Aiken Opera Society and Nance McCants law firm. The performance featured Christopher Bouduc and Amy Castor with Lucy fielding calls from friends as the shy suitor stumbles through his proposal.
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Health departments halt foreign travel vaccines in region
Area health departments will stop offering immunizations for foreign travel effective April 1. State budget cuts and vaccine supply issues drive the change, though some vaccines remain available through local doctors. Travel health expert Dr. Gerald Gordon stresses checking CDC guidance and planning vaccines two to three months ahead, noting vaccines vary by destination and some require weeks to months to be effective.
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Safe heist arrests in Aiken County case details
A North Augusta woman Patricia E. Sizemore 25 turns herself in on three counts of accessory after the fact while two Beech Island men Christopher McRae 25 and Glen E. Taylor 22 face second degree burglary grand larceny safecracking and burglary tools charges. They allegedly cut a hole in The Money Market in Beech Island and removed a floor safe with a large sum of money. Both men are being held on unrelated stabbing charges in Augusta. Sizemore is free on bond.
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Missing 17 year old from Dunwoody may head to Aiken
A Georgia mother urges residents to watch for her son Edward M. Smith 17 who left Dunwoody with a bag after school and may travel to Aiken for a Civil War reenactment. He drives a 1995 green BMW with Georgia tag AEI4055 and is described as auburn hair hazel eyes 5 10 130 pounds. Contact Lt. Troy Elwell at 1 800 922 9709 with any information.
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Aiken County
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