Poverty study ties poverty to age and race in Aiken County
The article notes improvements in unemployment but ongoing need for affordable housing and transportation aid. It cites Pew and Census data on poverty declines among seniors and Blacks since the 1960s, with local figures showing 12.5 percent senior poverty in Aiken County and 28.5 percent Black residents, while highlighting rising demand for aid programs and the challenges families face. Local voices from Seabrook and Pope discuss limited opportunities, program capacity, and the impact on children and single-parent households.
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Pew Research
U.S. Census Bureau
Aiken County
Aiken Area
Center For American Progress
Aiken City
Aiken
Seabrook
Pew
Charonica Pope
Brothers and Sisters
Pope
Aikicn
America
Winter Weather Ahead: Front, Low Pressure Bring Snow Risk
Forecaster Smith warns a cold front will stall off the coast Monday night, with a coastal low bringing moisture inland. Aiken faces near 50 percent precipitation late Tuesday rising to 75 percent by 1 a.m. Wednesday, then tapering. Travel may become hazardous with possible downed lines and outages. Dede Biles reports.
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Aiken
Newberry Hall Joins Downtown Through Historic Infill Design
The Leadership Award honors infill design compatible with nearby historic structures. Robert Stacks, foundation vice president, calls Newberry Hall a fitting downtown joint venture. Initial enthusiasm waned for the project but evolved into a successful collaboration. Mead Hall and Aiken Prep win for preserving a building slated for demolition amid a merger.
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Foundation
Newberry Hall
Sackses
Anderson
Mead Hall Episcopal School
Aiken Preparatory School
Mead Hall and
Aiken Prep
Kitty Gordon
Mead Hall
Aiken Prep campus gains preservation grant and upgrades
The Williams Family Foundation of Georgia provides a 400000 grant to fund capital improvements at Aiken Prep as boards agreed to unify while preserving campus traditions and education. First 100000 funded renovations to the Upper School science lab. Foundation honors also awarded to Jacqueline Ohrstrom Jack Wetzel Sarah Wildasin Phyllis Coker.
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Robert Harrington
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Williams Family Foundation of
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Preservation Award Winners Highlight Heritage Homes and Campuses
Stewardship honors go to Jacqueline Ohrstrom for Toad Hall and Stables while Myrtle Anderson Maggie and David Sacks win for Newberry Hall. Claudia Phelps Award recognizes Jack Wetzel for The Gardens. Mead Hall Episcopal School earns the President's Award for preserving the Aiken Preparatory School campus. Wilds-Lipe Treasured Home Awards go to Sarah and Jim Wildasin for Rye Fields and Phyllis and Bobby Coker for Coker Cottage.
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Claudia Phelps
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Jim Wildasin
Rye Fields
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David Sacks
Newberry Hall
Mead Hall Episcopal School
Aiken Preparatory School
Wilds-Lipe
Mead Hall Head Kitty Gordon Faces Force of Nature
Kitty Gordon, head of Mead Hall, describes how forces of nature and acts of God converged to bring a notable outcome for the institution.
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Kitty Gordon
Mead Hall
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