AHS students help with cleanup at old bathroom blitz
At Aiken High School a dozen parents teachers and students joined a bathroom blitz to scrub graffiti mop floors and power wash walls. Principal Garen Cofer praised the effort as a sign of care though graffiti and maintenance remain concerns at the aging facility.
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URS Donates 10K to Children’s Place for Holiday Shopping
URS Corp donates 10,000 dollars to Children’s Place, enabling a weekend shopping trip at Richland Avenue Walmart for more than 100 children and volunteers from Aiken County. Over 45 shopping carts held coats socks and daily necessities as Peggy Ford notes the funds also support year round toys and educational supplies.
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Public meeting set on U S 1 U S 78 corridor study findings
Aiken County Planning and Development schedules a public meeting for January 19 at 5:30 to 7 p m in the amphitheater of Aiken Technical College to present study recommendations on land use traffic access environmental and pedestrian bicycle issues. Wilbur Smith Associates identifies catalyst sites around Jefferson Davis Highway Aiken Road Langley Pond and Martintown Road with input from North Augusta Aiken County and advisory groups. A design charrette in April outlined walking and biking trails.
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Aiken County Planning Meeting on U S 1 78 Corridor Study
Aiken County Planning and Development hosts a meeting on study recommendations for the U S 1 U S 78 corridor. The session runs Thursday January 19 from 5 30 to 7 p m in the amphitheater at Aiken Technical College Building 700 Graniteville. For details contact Gerald K Jefferson at 642 1520.
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Aiken County Board of Education meeting agenda
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m with a 6 p m state education hearing in Aiken beforehand. Trustees will review their self assessment process and discuss contractual clarifications on Superintendent Dr Beth Everitt whose contract was recently extended by one year in closed session.
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No Child Left Behind to be discussed at meeting
The S C Department of Education will host a meeting at Millbrook Elementary School on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to discuss seeking a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements. If approved by the U S Department of Education the current accountability measure for the state Adequate Yearly Progress would be eliminated.
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Winter Blast 6v6 Coed Soccer Tourney Set for Jan 29
The Winter Blast 6v6 Co-ed Soccer Tournament happens Sunday January 29 at Lions Memorial Field North Augusta. Entry is 150 dollars per team. Details at csrasoccer blogspot.
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South Carolina Blue Laws debated as repeal not urged
A January 9, 1979 South Carolina meeting discussed blue laws with many favoring keeping them optional or as is. Participants questioned Sunday sale bans for items and considered tax relief ideas, including eliminating sales tax on Twel balls, which could cut state revenue by about 17.6 million amid a 2 billion fiscal budget.
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