ACTS named Daily Point of Light for service in Aiken
Editorial lauds ACTS and CTS in Aiken County as a worthy longstanding ministry. The article notes ACTS provides food money medicine clothing and household items to the needy and credits CTS with a collaborative church network that amplifies impact. George Bush as honorary chairman is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
ACTS
CTS
Aiken
Points of Light Foundation
George Bush
Thousand Points of Light
Bush
Ministry of Acts
Aiken County Raises First Grade Readiness but Trails State
Five years of improving scores push Aiken County first graders to a 78 percent readiness rate. Full day kindergarten and early education programs like First Steps and Success by Six are credited, while parents’ involvement and home nurturing are emphasized as essential to reaching or surpassing the state average of about 84 percent. The piece stresses early literacy, urging readers to ensure children are readers by third grade to avoid long-term reading difficulties.
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Aiken County
First Rade
Wyatt Honored as Champion for Public Education in Aiken
Wyatt Development Company leader Weldon Wyatt is praised for community service and public school support. He received the Champion for Public Education award from the South Carolina School Boards Association for efforts including funding, facility improvements, and programs across Aiken County. He backs deaf education, golf teams, and the Aiken Junior Golf Association while promoting civic involvement and a Dollars for Scholars endowment.
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Weldon Wyatt
Aiken County
South Carolina
South Carolina School Boards Association
Mr. Wyatt
Wyatt
South Aiken High
Coker College
Aiken Junior Golf Association
Joe Wyatt
North Carolina
Georgia
Wyatt Development Company, Inc
Southeast
University of South Carolina Aiken
Wyatt Development Company
Winners and Losers in South Carolina Primary
Bush won SC with 53 percent as the victor, while John McCain and Alan Keyes posted notable showings. Democrats faced a weak turnout, with Lindsey Graham and Carroll Campbell described as mixed outcomes amid a volatile, state focused race. South Carolina itself emerged as a clear winner for national attention and regional campaigning dynamics.
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South Carolina
Republican Party
George W. Bush
Bush
Michigan
White House
New Hampshire
John McCain
McCain
Alan Keyes
Graham
Carroll Campbell
Campbell
Strom Thurmond
Clinton
James Brown
Lizzard
Lee County
South Carolina urged to pass illegal per se BAC at .10
Letter praises Sen. Tommy Moore and Sen. Greg Ryberg for pushing illegal per se to ban driving with a .10 BAC. Opponents favor a .15 standard and 1 1/2 hour testing. Notes SC had 304 alcohol related deaths and 3,700 injuries in 1996. Readers urged to support .10 BAC and two hour testing.
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S.C
South Carolina
Senate
Tommy Moore
Greg Ryberg
SC State Senate
United States
Moore
Ryberg
Etherredge Center hosts Hoagy Carmichael tribute concert
The final concert of the 1999 2000 Cultural Series at the Etherredge Center drew a full house. Columbia Artists Management presented a Hoagy Carmichael Centennial Celebration performed by vocal soloists and a quartet with early swing era instrumentation. Aiken residents praise founder Marti Costantino for adding a lasting cultural touch to the city.
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Etherredge Center
Hoagy Carmichael
Columbia Artists Management of
New York
Hoagy
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken
Marti Costantino
William E. Clark
Thankful South Carolina Republicans Praise Primary Effort
South Carolina Republican leaders thank county party chairs state executive committeemen auxiliary clubs and 5600 volunteers for organizing and staffing the presidential preference primary described as the most important in a generation. The entire primary was run at no cost to taxpayers with 1450 polling places open. Voters are urged to continue supporting Republican candidates in November as conservatives seek government reform in Washington and South Carolina.
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Bush
McCain
Democratic Party
Clinton
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
Graham
Strom Thurmond
Sen
Republican Party
Washington
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Ellen C. Priest
Angela R. Nalley
David Boyd
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Eldridge
Aiken Standard
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