Paul Knox Middle Nears Completion Of 10.4 Million Renovation
Principal Gene Robbins says the Paul Knox Middle School renovation is in the final stretch with eight of 14 portable classrooms removed and six remaining for exploratories and special education. Ten new classrooms await finishing touches as a 900-seat gym, expanded media center, main office, and space conversions progress toward the August 14 return.
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Paul Knox Middle School
Gene Robbins
Robbins
Young racers compete in Savannah ORA Watermelon Classic
Ryan Lopez 11 and his father Michael race remote-control cars among 300 competitors at the Savannah River ORA Site. The sixth annual Watermelon Classic draws participants from California and cities like Aiken Huntsville and Savannah. Admission is free with spectator stands, and the father son duo estimate eleven running vehicles.
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Ryan Lopez
Ryan
Michael
California
Savannah River Operations Recreation Association
ORA
Aiken
Savannah
Huntsville
Ala
Bill Jackson
Father
Boyd Pond Road
Silver Bluff Road
Storm Branch Road
United Way seeks volunteers for seventh Project VISION
United Way of Aiken County calls for volunteers for the seventh annual Project VISION set for September 21. The event matches corporate and neighborhood teams and individuals with local health and human service agencies, with over 90 project requests already submitted. Last year 1,200 volunteers logged over 10,000 hours in one day. Call Vicki Bukovitz at 648 8331 to help.
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Project Vision
United Way
Unteers
Michael Williamson
Vicki Bukovitz
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County schools freed of election complaints
The State Ethics Commission said the Aiken County Board of Education and public schools faced no ethics violations from the 2000 general elections. The complaint by James M. Sutherland alleged district funds funded a voter contact disk and laptops to scan registration lists. The panel found the tools aided constituents outreach, not political campaigning, and noted no proof of district disks being used for mailers.
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State Ethics Commission
Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken County Public Schools
Aiken
James M. Sutherland
Sutherland
Board of Education
Ethics Commission
John Bradley
Summer school graduates celebrate after rainy ceremony
Eight local high schools had seniors walk the aisle at North Augusta High School during summer school graduation. Families watched as graduates in caps and gowns marked new steps, with many preparing for Navy service or college majors.
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North Augusta High School
Kurtis Blackwell
Hilton
Navy
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