Aiken County Board delays start date and adopts new calendar
The Aiken County School Board voted to delay the 2020 2021 start to August 31 via Zoom with two members in opposition and one absent. Superintendent King Laurence urged postponement for more preparation amid COVID 19 as registration remains open through July 3. The board also approved a revised calendar featuring a late start, no fall break, Thanksgiving through weekend, and Winter Break starting December 21.
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Community groups host free thank you lunch for Public Safety
Aiken Department of Public Safety staff enjoyed a no cost meal at the Carrol J Busbee Headquarters as Cody Anderson of George Funeral Home and Cremation Center joined Pat Kirk and friends to prep sandwiches chips cookies and fruit for officers and firefighters. Kirk said the gesture was a reply to negative policing coverage in larger cities and stressed appreciation for local first responders. Anderson noted George Funeral Home hosts a first responders luncheon annually and joined in to support those who regularly risk their lives.
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McMaster withholds HBCU funds as voucher suit proceeds
State attorneys told a judge that Governor McMaster is withholding pandemic relief funds for South Carolina historically Black colleges and universities amid a suit over his plan to distribute 32 million in tuition grants to private schools. The Orangeburg County case seeks to block the program as unconstitutional.
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State allows reopenings as venues set guidelines
Governor Henry McMaster announced South Carolina will reopen parades festivals and theaters next week with safety measures. State Epidemiologist Linda Bell noted rising July cases and deaths statewide with 1,688 new cases and 48 deaths reported, including 32 cases and one death in Aiken County. Aiken Regional Medical Center reports 455 cases and 14 deaths.
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Coronavirus tolls in Aiken and South Carolina
July 29 figures show Aiken County with 1 34 cases and 20 deaths while South Carolina totals reach 85 423 cases and 1 551 fatalities.
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