Homicide death reported in Georgia linked to Smathers case
Donald Lee Smathers 69 died Friday at University Hospital after being shot Jan 26 2011 in Aiken County. His wife Tammy Smathers 49 was charged previously with attempted murder and weapons offense. autopsy will confirm cause of death. Smathers owned Millbrook Fireworks and was an Army veteran.
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Warrenville
Georgia
Donald Lee Smathers
University Hospital
North Augusta
Tammy Lee Smathers
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Slow Cookers Come Back Into Everyday Kitchens
The piece highlights the revival of home slow cookers after more than four decades. It encourages readers to dust them off and offers recipes to jumpstart easy, comforting meals with minimal effort and maximum flavor.
State DSS director outlines SC service reforms
South Carolina Department of Social Services Director Lillian Koller details plans to reshape state social services with concrete goals. Initiatives in SC and Aiken County aim to raise out-of-foster placements by 50 percent, double welfare exits through self-sufficiency, and boost adoptions by 50 percent.
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Anna Dolianitis
South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Lillian Keller
Aiken Community Service Network
S C DSS Sets Welfare, Permanency Goals Through June
The department reports 5060 families helped off welfare by finding jobs and raising incomes with a goal to 10120 by June. In FY10, 785 foster youths 17 months plus exited to reunification adoption or guardianship, target 1177 by June. Adopted 553 children with plan to reach 799 by June, reflecting renewed commitment to neediest people.
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DSS
Pactiv Announces Beech Island Expansion and 25 New Jobs
Pactiv Corp expands Beech Island facility with a 55 million investment adding a new production line and a 10 000 square foot warehouse expansion to consolidate regional operations. Construction begins February and Gov Nikki Haley comments on job growth. Aiken County officials praise the investment and job creation.
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Pactiv LLC
Beech Island
Pactiv
Ae Oe Peckagng
South Carolina
Nikki Haley
S.C
Aiken County Council
Ronnie Young
Aiken County
Board hears proposal for school funding reform in SC
Aiken School Board hears a plan from the SC School Boards Association attorney Scott Price aiming to equalize the 84 district operational tax rates and provide hundreds of millions in tax relief. The Aiken County School District would gain about $19 million in state revenue under the proposal.
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S.C. School Boards Association
Scott Price
Aiken
Price
South Carolina
Aiken County
Rob Novit
Right
Keith Liner
SCSBA
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