S.C. Attorney General joins opioid investigation
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joins a coalition of state AGs in probing whether opioid manufacturers illegally marketed and sold opioids. The CDC notes 2015 opioid deaths at 33,091 and overdoses up since 1999, with SC reporting a 9 percent rise though not among states with significant 2014–2015 increases.
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Alan Wilson
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Millbrook Baptist fundraiser total corrected to 4338.88
The correction clarifies the fundraiser for Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center at Millbrook Baptist Church. The accurate amount collected in baby bottle donations is 4338.88 dollars, replacing the previously reported figure.
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Aiken Standard
Millbrook Baptist Church
Life Choices
South Carolina and Georgia Lottery Results Brief
Midday and evening draws list Pick 3 and Pick 4 sequences for both states, plus Palmetto Cash 5, Power Up, and several 5 number games. National games Mega Millions and Megaball with Megaplier are shown. numbers include fantasy and regional draws.
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Great Oak breaks ground on barn and indoor arena complex
Great Oak Aiken Therapeutic Riding Center advances with a six stall barn and 160 by 80 foot indoor arena on Edgefield Highway. Construction aims to finish the arena roof soon enabling year round services and new viewing room. Plans include zoning for horse stables, office space, accessible bathrooms, feed and tack areas, and eco friendly skylights. The nonprofit also hosts volunteer orientations and offers hardhat and wine tours while building a Special Olympics equestrian team for Area 15 in South Carolina. Funding seeks private and public support with naming opportunities for paddocks stalls shed arena and Tree House multipurpose building to generate income.
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Great Oak Aiken Therapeutic Riding Center
Edgefield Highway
Great Oak
Jennifer Flanagan
Flanagan
Nicole Pioli
Nicole
Greatoakatrc
Pioli
Wendy O’brien
South Carolina
Area 15
Aiken
Edgefield
Saluda
Dede Biles
Perry Smith named principal of Jackson STEM Middle Magnet
Perry Smith will become principal of Jackson STEM Middle Magnet School starting July after unanimous approval by Aiken County School Board. A Beech Island native and former Leavelle McCampbell Middle assistant principal, Smith holds two master's degrees and a doctorate pursuit in educational administration. He plans to strengthen academic achievement and community partnerships at the school.
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Jackson Stem
Aiken County Public Schools
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Leavelle McCampbell Middle
Beech Island
Area 5
Redcliffe
Jackson Middle
Silver Bluff
Cambridge College
Southern Wesleyan University
S.C. State University
Aiken County
North Augusta High School
Leavelle McCampbell
Jackson Stem Middle
Jason Holt
Jackson
Paul Knox
North Augusta
Jackson Stem Middle Magnet School
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