DSS Plaintiffs Age Range Highlighted in Foster Care Case
The named plaintiffs span ages 2 to 17 and have lived in foster homes and state institutions. Debate over the issue raged in the General Assembly with reports that a single Aiken caseworker once oversaw 114 children. Senator Tom Young of Aiken chairs the DSS Child Protective Services subcommittee, formed to recommend agency improvements amid long‑standing problems.
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Focus on protecting vulnerable SC children prompts budget asks
The piece notes lessons from past audits and calls for improvements to protect children in South Carolina. Gov Haley's budget proposes 7.1 million to continue an agency improvement plan, 202 new workers, 60 caseworker assistants, and a 10 percent pay raise for all human service staff.
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Smith and Naifeh endow Joye Cottage for Juilliard Aiken
Longtime collaborators Smith and Naifeh created a perpetual Juilliard in Aiken festival at Joye Cottage to preserve architecture and inspire community. They co authored 18 books and won a Pulitzer for a Jackson Pollock biography. Smith died in April 2014 after a cancer battle.
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