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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2011
Page
1
Aiken County Parks Recreation and Tourism staff handle background checks under NRPA standards. Department Director Brad Barnes and staff avoid exposing criminal offenses, saying they do not get into people’s business.
Since 2009 PRT has run nationwide background checks on volunteers via SSCI. Checks cover all 50 states plus the national sex offender registry costing 18 dollars each. the county covers 8 dollars and volunteers 10. Fourteen checks have flagged offenses following NRPA standards.
Rep. Roland Smith proposes a local bill to limit conflicts when officials hold dual roles in districts. Gov. Nikki Haley vetoes the measure after a meeting, highlighting differences in approach to legislature and ethics law applicability to special districts.
Obituaries list several local residents including Annette Yon Salley Charles R E Gene Rapp Eula Lee Smith Gunter Wood Lyle Edwards Janie Boyd Wesley Johnson Hattie Dore and L Karl Dernett with brief burial details and funeral notices from Aiken and nearby towns.
Dozens of Aiken residents joined Aiken Standard staff in a Sunday cleanup at the Carolina Bay Natural Reserve. Publisher Scott Hunter, Managing Editor Michael Gibbons, City Manager Richard Pearce, and Parks Director Glenn Parker participated, with Krista Brown of the Watershed Alliance providing refreshments and information. Lindy Duckett joined the effort after regular walks around the bay.
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