Jeblee Receives Salvation Army Award From Rotary Club
Paul Jeblee, retiree from Philip Morris, was honored by the Aiken Rotary Club with the Presidents Award for service above self. He led last year’s Salvation Army bell ringing effort with 96 Rotarians raising over 4000 dollars for the Christmas fund. Jeblee also serves as junior warden at All Saints Anglican Church and teaches with SeniorNet at the University of South Carolina Aiken. he and his wife Velma marked their 47th anniversary on Wednesday.
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Rotary International
Jeblee
Philip Morris
Salvation Army
Debbee
All Saints Anglican Church
University of South Carolina Aiken
Velma
New Ellenton embraces community policing and summer camp
New Ellenton enhances safety with a volunteer-supported day camp funded by a Department of Public Safety grant. Chief Van McMillan praises the program, which runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and serves 74 children daily with meals, arts, crafts, and sports, while seeking continued funding and community volunteers. A missing person case for Mary Al Dixon remains open, with a $8,000 reward from the Dixon family and multiple agencies assisting.
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New Ellenton
New Ellenton Civic Center
8.C. Dept. of Public Safety
Parks
Basi
Women of Woodside donate 5000 to Helping Hands stove purchase
The Women of Woodside club contributed $5,000 from the 2001-2002 budget to buy an industrial stove for Helping Hands, replacing a broken unit so meals can be served all at once. Executive director Shadie Hall noted several burners were burnt out, delaying service, and Marcia Bell praised continued community support.
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Women of
Woodside
Women’s Club
Shadie Hall
Helping Hands
Hall
Project Vision
Ginny Southworth
Dina Bunn
Ann Bower
Sheila Cherry
Aiken Career Center grads win national HOSA title
Kyla Hartley and Miranda Lower, both Aiken County Career Center graduates, won first place as a team in the Emergency Medical Technician event at the HOSA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California. They had previously won a state title and earned multiple national qualifications with support from instructor Lynne Clarke.
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Kyla Hartley
Miranda Lower
Aiken County
Hey
Lynne Clarke
Kyla
Miranda
Clarke
Jennifer Burt
Chelynne Hutto
Aiken to launch truancy initiative with DJJ grant
Aiken City Council will use a South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice grant to join a Law Enforcement Truancy Initiative Program. The plan funds one full time position with fringe benefits and supplies up to 49684 dollars, with the city covering 20 percent plus in kind or cash matches. Council members praise community partnership and say the program could serve suspended or expelled students at risk of dropping out. City leaders note the grant lasts one year and future funding is not guaranteed.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Frommer
Lessie Price
Roger LeDuc
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McMillan
Cally
van McMillan
Mary al Dixon
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First Citizens Bank
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Kora Ison
Ellenton
Aisha Hickson
Marcia Bell
Aiken Career Center
Augusta Tech
USC Aiken
USC School of Medicine
Floyd Greene
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