Citizen questions city boat tax and services in Aiken
Reader asks why boat taxes fund county boat landings while paying city taxes for no clear city service. Questions the city of Aiken's role and proposes finding traffic flow counts for Whiskey Road and Dougherty Road. Includes call to action to leave a message on the TalkBack hotline.
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Whiskey Road
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Living History Day set for Feb. 9 in Salley
The Beaver Creek Band of the Pee Dee Indians will host Living History Day on Sunday February 9 in Salley starting at 1 30 p m. Tribal writer Pat Lokey notes Indians’ Civil War participation and aims to spark local interest with speaker Glen Dedmondt Palmetto Battalion members will present Civil War era games and women’s roles. Admission is free and events unfold on Pine Street with public meetings of the Beaver Creek Indians each month open to all.
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Pee Dee
Lokey
14Th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
Palmetto Battalion
Lakey
Pine Street
Board meeting leaves one member speechless NICE SURPRISE
Board of Education member Jack Hunter attends a January meeting with unexpected visitors Maria Degange a Millbrook Elementary School student and parents Mary and John Hunter. Maria helped create a collage honoring Mary Hunter former Millbrook teacher titled Mary Hunter Mother Knows Best at Home & School.
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John
Mary Hunter
Millbrook Elementary School
Maria Degange
Maria
Millbrook
Karen Blanset
Millbrook Elementary
Aiken County
Alyshawan Peterson
Blanset
Denise Spacek
SOAR
Karey Santos
Mary
Reading the fun way at East Aiken Elementary
East Aiken Elementary students learn character traits by acting out books led by Kathy Linton a PE teacher known as Coach. The program created by Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh features monthly readings with costumes and backdrops engaging students parents and the community in bringing stories to life. Volunteers are welcome at the school.
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East Aiken
Kathy Linton
Ms. Linton
Cation
USC Aiken
Aiken Reading Council
Esther Blake
Linton
Mr. Falker
Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Katy
Warrenville teachers study standards based lessons
Warrenville Elementary School teachers led by Principal Joanne Skillman and educators Nancy Martin, Lynne Harling, and Dana Head met to assess student work and lesson alignment with grade level standards. The Ed Trust program trains teachers to focus on rigorous curriculum, promote critical thinking, and require students to explain reasoning.
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Joanne Skillman
Skillman
Nancy Martin
Lynne Harling
Dana Head
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Education Trust
Warrenville
Head
Ed ‘Trust
USC Aiken
Aiken County
Gloria Allen
Casa Science and Math Hub
Allen
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