Center Operations News Changes After Board Resignations
Elaine van der Linden led a wave of resignations amid questions about spending and records at the Margaret J. Weston Health Center. Interim administrator Michelle Marrs then Dunn steered the agency as federal officials weigh audit results and grant conditions while the center seeks renewed funding and continues patient care. Dunn notes $1.235 million annual budget, with $400,000 federal aid and $700,000 raised locally, plus a $4,000 gift from Westinghouse. Free eye screenings with Lions Club are planned next week on Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 am to 3 pm.
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Elaine van der Linden
Ms. van der Linden
Michelle Marrs
Dunn
Health Service
Poole
OIG
Margaret J. Weston
Westinghouse
Midland Valley Lions Club
Traffic lights upgrade planned for Hopewell intersections
A new computerized traffic system will coordinate signals at multiple Hopewell intersections to improve flow and reduce stops. It includes pedestrian buttons and sections from Price Avenue to South Boundary and Whiskey Road to Powderhouse. Testing starts next week with a period of adjustment and citizen feedback urged. call 642-7664 for details.
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Hopelands Gardens
George
Price Avenue
South Boundary
Whiskey Road
Pine Log
Powderhouse
Stratford Hall
Senate impeachment trial opens as prosecutors push case
White House lawyers sit poised against the prosecution, ready to present next week under Senate rules, while James Kennedy faults the Republican case as unsubstantial. House charges include perjury and obstruction in two articles approved on December 19. Prosecutors press witnesses and context from late 1997 to 1998, highlighting Lewinsky and related actions to block testimony. The trial faces questions on witnesses and the two-thirds vote needed for conviction, with pleadings framing Clinton as politically insulated and the rule of law suspended.
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White House
Senate
James Kennedy
Clinton
House
Asa Hutchinson
R-Ark
Monica Lewinsky
Paula Jones
Hutchinson
James Rogan
R-Calif
Ms. Lewinsky
Rogan
Betty Currie
Vernon Jordan
Nimseu
William Rehnquist
James Sensenbrenner
R- Wis
Ed Bryant
R-Tenn
Ambassa dor's USCA Visit Sparks Local Trade Insight
USCA chancellor Robert Alexander praises the address as addressing complex trade issues and their impact on the economy. June Murff, chamber director, calls the ambassador's visit timely with growing county involvement with international firms. Mrs. Hayes meets USCA students for exchange with a seasoned government leader.
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USCA
Robert Alexander
June Murff
Chamber
Aiken High honors standout volunteers and leaders
Aiken High School recognized Jason Hodges and Mary Thomas for community service and school involvement. Principal Gayle Gulick praised their steady leadership, while Thomas urged prayer for troubled youths, noting Hodges’s constructive impact and Key Club support from Kiwanis.
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Jason Hodges
Gayle Gulick
SBHS
Jason
Mrs. Thomas
Gulick
Kiwanis Club
Aiken
Mary
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Carolina
APS
Ater
Turner
NAIS
Pais, Sais
SCISA
Tom
Aiken High
Johnson
First Baptist Church
Thomas
Aiken Drug Company
Whiskey Rd
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Waterloo Street
Cumberlana Village
Wise Creek Lane
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