Medicaid funds at risk as budget panel shifts 50 million
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee propose moving about 50 million within the Health and Human Services budget sparking fears by minority leaders that federal Medicaid money could be cut. Critics warn 14 000 elderly could lose home care and face nursing home admission. Committee chair denies risk, saying the shift aids care for the poor in hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia — House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Health and Human Services Department
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
D-Orangeburg
Cobb-Hunter
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Harrell
Readiness rise marks gains in Aiken first graders
Leaders report statewide record improvements in first-grade readiness based on the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery. In Aiken County, Superintendent Linda Eldridge notes progress since 1995, with 78 percent ready this year, crediting full day kindergarten and parent centers at Freedman and Pinecrest.
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Aiken County
S.C
Education Department
Freedman
Pinecrest
Davidson
Jim Hodges
Millbrook Baptist to Transform Ryan's Building into Youth Center
Millbrook Baptist Church plans to acquire the former Ryan's Family Steakhouse after its move. Dr. Randy Pettit states the property will be renovated into a youth center serving church youth and the broader Millbrook community. Negotiations began during Ryan's relocation.
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Ryan
South Side
Randy Pettit
Millbrook Baptist Church
Ryan's
Pettit
Millbrook Baptist
Deaths and funerals notices from several area homes
Obituaries list Emmaline Gordon Bing Eugene Burns Leopard and Langley Hatcher funeral homes plus James Ia McCullough in North Augusta Jerry Meriwether Trenton and G L Brighthorp Sons Mortuary Mary Louise Williamson Sanders Aiken Folk Funeral Home Bessie M Weathersbee Johnstown community Rowland Funeral Home note notices on page 3A.
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Emmaline Gordon Bing
Willston
Jenkins Memorial
Eugene Burns Leopard
Langley
Hatcher
James Ia McCullough
North Augusta
Jerry Meriwether
Trenton
G.L. Brighthorp & Sons
Mary Louise Williamson Sanders
Aiken
Folk
Bessie M. Weathersbee
Johnstown
Rowland
Aiken reenactment marks 135th Battle anniversary this weekend
War resumes as Union and Confederate Armies clash for the 135th anniversary of the Battle of Aiken. Brig Gen Bernard E Bee Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans expects over 9 000 spectators with 800 to 1 000 reenactors, 20 25 cannons and $3300 in gun powder. The event begins with a school program drawing about 3 000 students and runs at the Carolina Star Gun and Hunt Club with period vendors and living history demonstrations.
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Aiken
Bernard E. Bee
Bee Camp
Noel Reese
Reese
North Augusta man leads Battle of Aiken reenactment effort
North Augusta resident David Pearson coordinates the Civil War Battle of Aiken reenactment marking the 135th anniversary of Sherman's march. He manages registrations, battle planning, and admin duties with three assistants from North Augusta. The Palmetto Battalion, a 700-member nonprofit, supplies infantry artillery calvary and civilians for the event to be held this weekend at a shifted site along US 78 and Cedar Branch Road.
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Battle of Aiken
North Augusta
David Pearson
Pearson
Aiken
Cedar Branch Road
The
Carolina Star
Tommy Robinson
Kenny Brown
Robert Warner
Palmetto Battalion
Artillery
Calvary
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USA
Karenna Schiff
al Gore
Generation X
James Gallman
S.C. Naacp
Cecelia Davidson
North Augusta Elementary
Scott Webster
Sue King
Millbrook
Laura Luke
Chayce Villanueva
Whiskey Road
Talovisi
Shoneys
Abby
Susan Mahnel
N.A. Man
Phyllis Britt
N.A
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