Editorial remarks and reader comments blaze through Aiken Standard
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Correction notice for misidentified medic in Aiken Standard
The Mature Times special section in Tuesday's Aiken Standard corrects an error identifying Melvin Flippen Jr.'s son. Flippen Jr. is a medic, and the newspaper regrets the misidentification. Readers may report factual errors to Melissa Hanna at 803-644-2364 or email editorial.
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Jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon leads USC Aiken summer camp
USCA hosts a first jazz camp named after guest Wycliffe Gordon with instructor Lori Meccia coordinating. The program drew students from middle school to college and featured Tony Lee Mark Rapp and Aletha Jacobs among others. Gordon spoke on musical development and piano as a tool for harmony. Woodruff, a USCA junior, praised the experience as a learning opportunity for aspiring educators.
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Council weighs salvage yard issue amid highway safety concerns
Aiken County residents pressed the council to address the 18 acre salvage yard spanning both sides of U.S. Highway 1 near Sam's Club. They called for actions to hide or move trucks amid safety risks and ongoing court order limits on cleanup as discussions continue alongside a separate land transfer deal with Edgefield and Saluda counties.
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Board mulls penny sales tax ballot questions
Aiken County School Board seeks ballot language for a one cent sales tax referendum to fund new construction and maintenance. The board must submit questions by Aug 15 to the Elections Office and will prepare explanatory letters outlining the penny increase and its process.
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North Augusta Middle picks Phyllis Gamble as principal
The Aiken County Board of Education named Phyllis Gamble as North Augusta Middle School principal replacing Wendy Jacobs who moved to North Augusta Elementary. Gamble has served as assistant principal since 2013 after earlier roles as a teacher and special education educator at the middle school.
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