Aiken Standard TalkBack letter on local issues and horses
A reader criticizes coverage of school funding inequities and defends proposals like the money follows the child tax credits. The letter urges more local dialogue, notes Aiken’s unique character, and extols horses as vital to the economy while calling for respectful, open city communication.
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Weather talk from Aiken and Barnwell residents sparks seven-hurricane forecast
Barbara Walker of Aiken and Susie Holcombe of Barnwell discuss the anticipatory year ahead. Walker predicts seven hurricanes while Holcombe expresses weariness of rain and storms.
Hurricane season impacts and community risk assessments
The repeated inquiry notes concern over hurricanes and their damage. It highlights wind, flooding, and related disruption as chief risks while acknowledging varying rain effects and broader storm consequences.
Woman Turns PKD Awareness Into Public Web Site
Carole Rogers, a former English teacher now living in Aiken, started kidneytransplant101.com to educate the public about Polycystic Kidney Disease PKD which she was diagnosed with nine years ago The site offers PKD information a FAQ and links and Rogers hopes to help others while she faces dialysis and a donor search with about 60 000 people awaiting kidney transplants locally and nationwide.
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Carole Rogers
Aiken
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Tom Marshella
Ional
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Rob Novit
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Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Delivery Info
The notice lists subscription plans including monthly and annual rates, EzPay option, and weekend specials. It also provides delivery expectations, customer service phone numbers, and payment instructions for Aiken Standard readers.
Sunday Pick 3 and Pick 4 Winning Numbers
Sunday lottery results show Pick 3 drawing 9 2 3 and Pick 4 drawing 6 3 4 6. No further context provided.
Aiken Center chief earns Welsh Award in Myrtle Beach
Herb Mattocks executive director of the Aiken Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Services receives the James Douglas Welsh Award at the South Carolina Public Health Association meeting in Myrtle Beach on May 25. He has over 20 years in the field and holds roles with SCPHA BHSA CARF Rotary Club and Aiken Community Partnership. Joy Ward of Aiken was named a Converse College community adviser.
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Herb Mattocks
Aiken Center For
James Douglas Welsh
South Carolina Public Health Association
Myrtle Beach
Mattocks
Aiken Center
SCPHA
Behavioral Health Services Association
BHSA
South Carolina
United States
Joy Ward
Aiken
Roger and
Mary Ward
Converse College
Wofford Senior Wins Switzer Family Endowed Scholarship
Peter Jackson II a senior at Wofford College Christ School in Arden NC has been awarded the Switzer Family Endowed Scholarship. Jackson serves as JV basketball captain and varsity track manager plus dorm proctor and senior leader and participates in Asheville area community service. He is the son of William C Jackson of Greensboro NC and Harriet M Jackson of Aiken.
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Wofford College Christ School
Arden
N.C
Switzer
Jackson
Asheville
Peter
William C. Jackson
Greensboro
Harriet M. Jackson
Aiken
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