Students urge board to save IB program and veteran teachers
Aiken High senior Keely Reichel urged the Aiken County Board of Education to preserve the International Baccalaureate program and keep retiring teachers on staff. The meeting drew a crowded room as officials discussed a projected budget deficit exceeding 9 million dollars and potential stimulus funds, with a final budget due in mid June.
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Keely Reichel
Aiken High School
Aiken County Board of Education
Reichel
Hensive
Aiken County
Wesley Hightower
Christine Harkins
Harkins
Aiken County Board of Education meeting videos posted online
Several clips from Tuesday's board meeting are available online at the Aiken Standard site. Students Keely Reichel and Aric Benning plus USC freshman Christofer Johnson comment on budget concerns and district priorities.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken High School
Keely Reichel
Aric Benning
North Augusta High
University of South Carolina
Christofer Johnson
Bomb threat evacuation at Aiken Technical College
Aiken Technical College evacuated more than 3,000 students and staff after a male caller claimed a bomb in the health and science building. Classes were canceled as sheriff deputies and explosive experts investigated while chaos and evacuations followed, with witnesses describing loud noises and urgent exits.
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Aiken Technical College
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
Tom Slizewski
Nicole Householder
Zoning clash as Aiken council rejects Blocker plan
Aiken City Council votes 4-3 against Andrew Blocker's request to reclassify Silver Bluff property from residential multifamily to general business for a martial arts studio. Blocker says he was unfairly questioned and demeaned while residents argue nearby commercial growth hurts values.
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Aiken
Andrew Blocker
Council
Silver Bluff
Blocker
Auto Tech
Zorba’s Pizza & Grill
City of Aiken
Jane
University Hospital plans revised Southside medical office
University Hospital will return to the Planning Commission in March with a revised plan for a 12,000 square foot physician office building on Silver Bluff Road. City Council previously denied a 72,000 square foot complex due to traffic concerns, with further expansion contingent on demand.
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University Hospital
Southside
Silver Bluff Road
University
Planning Commission
Rebecca Sylvester
Names Listed for Public Notice Readers
Barbara Hennelly Barta Roswell Ga Eleanore P Brockman Aiken James L Brown Salley Rose Y Dobbs Orangeburg Betty Hite Dean Warrenville Gerald B DeAngelis Jacksonville Fla Mary Louise Portera Birmingham Ala
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Barbara Hennelly Barta
Roswell
Eleanore P. Brockman
Aiken
James L. Brown
Salley
Veterans letter warns of potential infection risk at VA Augusta
Brenda and Charles Reyes fear after receiving a Feb 10 letter from Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Augusta about as many as 1000 veterans who had ear nose and throat procedures in 2008 being exposed to potential infection due to improperly disinfected endoscopes. Blood tests are offered free of charge to check for Hepatitis B Hepatitis C or HIV.
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Brenda Reyes
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
Augusta
Brenda
Charles
Haley Hughes
Veterans Medical Center
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ATC
Toma
Michael Gibbons
U.S. Highway 1
Aiken Tech
Householder
Nicole
Sheriff Hunt
Vaughters
Abby
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