Belvedere Man Hit by Car in Broad Daylight
Police blotter reports a Belvedere man struck by a high speed car as he stood beside his newspaper box on Fairview Avenue. Injuries treated at St. Josephs Hospital after the impact near Elizabeth Street. The driver fled the scene.
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Aiken County
Water Department
North Carolina
Ascanga Lake Road
Townsend Street
Wrights Mill Road
Animal Control
Silver Bluff
Correction on Cookie Bucks scholarship eligibility
The Central Savannah River Girl Scout Council clarifies that rising seventh through twelfth graders are eligible to apply for the Cookie Bucks scholarship points, not rising sixth through twelfth graders as previously stated to the Aiken Standard.
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Aiken
Central
Savannah River Girl Scout Council
Aiken area sees blood supply stretched amid winter demand
Aiken Regional Medical Centers report adequate flow but regional blood centers say demand remains high. Donor recruiter Phyllis Burk notes critical O negative and Renegative supplies while ARMC officials say surgeries continue with no cancellations. Red Cross and Shepeard Center urge donors as icy weather reduces donations nationwide.
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Aiken
Ccal
Phyllis Burk
Shepeard Community Blood Center
ARMC
Chris Barefield
South Carolina
Sharon McCraney
S.C. American Red Cross
Sheppard
Red Cross
Board rejects Paul Knox replacement in five year plan
Aiken County Board of Education Tuesday night backed the current five year Facility Improvement Plan approving renovations at Paul Knox Middle School instead of building a new facility. Rankin urged a near fourteen million dollar new build to address an undersized gym and roof repairs but was defeated along with Goforth and Bradley. Opponents included Hunter Williamson Murphy Yaun and Hadden with English absent. The five year plan relies on annual bond sales of about 10.5 to 11 million and district borrowing limits.
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Aiken County
Rankin
Tom Goforth
John Bradley
Jack Hunter
Inease Williamson
Larry Murphy
Andrew Yaun
Art Hadden
Rosemary
Brock — Heron
Aiken County delays DUI grant for sheriff office
Aiken County Council on Tuesday pulled from its agenda an ordinance approving a 133000 state grant for an alcohol enforcement program sought by the Sheriff's Office. The plan would fund three traffic safety officers and the purchase of three program vehicles, but council worries over a one year funding term and future costs. Sheriff Howard Sellers sought time to address questions, noting no prior discussion. The meeting is expected during the February 2 session.
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Aiken County
State Department of Public Safety
Sheriff’s Office
Howard Sellers
Ronnie Young
Council
Young
Sellers
Video poker dispute arises in North Augusta area
North Augusta residents urged Aiken County Council to block Eagle Express from a Pisgah Road site planned as a gas station and video poker outlet. They argued state law bars such venues within 500 feet of schools churches or parks and pressed for county guidance since the property lies outside city zoning. Council members voiced concerns over DUI quotas and safety as they consider the grant objective and impact on road safety amid лич<truncated>
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North Augusta
Aiken
Lance Jones
Pisgah Road
Jones
Eagle Express
Pisgah Rd
North Angus
Young
Aiken County approves grant as pass-through for teen pregnancy program
The Aiken County Council on Tuesday night agreed to pass through a 94704 grant from the South Carolina Department of Social Services to the Aiken County Teen Pregnancy Prevention Council TPPC to run a school partnered social program. Heritage Community Services was passed over after schools could not use its Heritage curriculum, and TPPC was chosen as the agency to implement the program with schools.
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Aiken County
Susan Giddings
Giddings
TPPC
Joan Wilson
Wilson
LaVana McKenzie
Cial
Heritage
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