Community letters mix town safety and local issues
Aiken Standard readers urge parents in New Ellenton to set curfews and keep teens safe while questioning local services and bank fees. The Langley Dam leak, cross curricular sixth graders projects on math and geography, road trash, and county litter duties are noted. Critics question bike lanes and Crosland Park sale, asking if leadership is effective.
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Aiken Regional Welcomes New CEO Amid Change
The Aiken Standard invites readers to share brief comments on the hospital's new CEO and on Gene Owens’s retirement. Messages may be left on the TalkBack hotline at 803-644-2384 or emailed to editorial aikenstandard.com, with names not published.
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Veterans receive scholarships from Golf Classic at USCAiken
Four military veterans Jahleel Stone Kevin Main Robert Brannen and Thomas Gardiner received $3000 Bridge the Gap scholarships at USC Aiken recognition ceremony led by Robert Murphy director of Veteran and Military Student Success. The awards reward academic excellence and support veterans as over 220 are enrolled this term.
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Aiken teens release anti bullying short film Intercepted
A community project by Ai ken Community Playhouse Youth Wing Mead Hall Episcopal School and residents produced a bullying and suicide prevention short titled Intercepted. It was filmed at eight Aiken locations, released on YouTube in January, and aims to inspire kindness to save lives.
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Puppy Social at Aiken County Animal Shelter
Aiken Standard highlights the Puppy Social at the Aiken County Animal Shelter with a gallery of dogs and cute photos. Readers are invited to visit www.aikenstandard.com for the full Puppy Social photo collection.
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