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Aiken City Council to hold private city manager session
Aiken City Council meets this evening at 7 p.m. in the Municipal Building then enters an executive session to discuss city manager applicants. The process follows a months long search after Richard Pearce’s resignation in June and includes Slavin Management Consultants narrowing the field from 100 to 15.
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Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken Standard
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Students honor board with art at Aiken meeting artful thanks
Ten Aiken County students presented original artworks to the Board of Education during the meeting in recognition of School Board Recognition Month. Each piece, by elementary to middle school students, accompanied a personal note or dedication for specific board members.
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Teagan Walker
Aiken County School
Beth Everitt
Teagan
Carrie Power
East Aiken Elementary School of the Arts
Everitt
Artie Walker Jr
Oletha Minto
Aiken County
Board of Education
Nathan Farr
A.L. Corbett
Wagener
Ronnie West
Corbett
West
Trevor
Clemson University
Nathan
Bryan
Lynn Farr
Marcia Lee Blizzard
Wesley Hightower
Wassily Trees
Bethzy Garcia
Byrd Elementary
Graniteville
Wassily Kandinsky
Bethzy
Humberto Garcia
Juliana Hernandez
Beth Teeters
Cahil Allen
Heather Hargrove
Belvedere Elementary
Jeremy Mace
Cahil
Teresa Morgan
Aiken Middle
la’ Shonna Morris
Richard Hazen
la’ Shonna
Tyesha Canty
Andrew Morris
Matthew Fischer Burnett
Schofield Middle
Schofield
Rosemary English
English
Aiken County Public Schools
Matthew
Sandra Weeks
Levi Green
Tamiah Pressley
Marilyn Monroe
Catelynn Hull
Keith Liner
Larry Wood
Schools a major focus for officials in Aiken County
Aiken County School Board member Keith Liner outlined the 2015 South Carolina General Assembly session at a board meeting. He noted education will be a priority, highlighted Gov. Nikki Haley’s preliminary 2015 16 budget with funds for teaching coaches and technology, and explained the two year session rules and potential curriculum changes to reduce required graduation credits.
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Keith Liner
S.C. General Assembly
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S.C. Supreme Court
Nikki Haley
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