Controlled Burns Planned For Hitchcock Woods In Aiken
Public Safety officials report a program of low intensity burns to manage the forest floor. Burns occur midmorning to midafternoon under S C Forestry Commission categories assessing wind, temperature, and moisture. About 700 acres are targeted for this year with over 400 already completed. Chief Frommer warns that a fire in Hitchcock Woods could threaten downtown Aiken and nearby homes.
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S.C. Forestry Commission
Shealy
Pete Frommer
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken
Correction notes authors for African Americans and the Palmetto State
The Aiken Standard corrects an omission from Sundays edition naming co authors Carol Sears Botsch Robert E Botsch James O Farmer and W Calvin Smith for the book African Americans and the Palmetto State The newspaper regrets the error.
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Carol Sears Botsch
The
Aiken Standard
Palmetto State
Robert E. Botsch
James O. Farmer
W. Calvin Smith
Quest program shapes early decision making with Q Bear
Students discuss Q Bear and Quest outreach as a tool for character education and drug prevention. Teachers cite early lessons on thinking and choosing as crucial, with Q Bear serving as a model and conversation starter that helps children get along, feel good, and avoid illegal drugs.
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Q-Bear
Meredith Walker
Matthew Singleton
Nancy Jarvis
Aiken Elementary
Qbear
Schwalbert
Cable adds Triple Crown package with HBO option
Cable plans a Triple Crown package on 1a and Belmont service with a new HBO offer on channel 14 priced at 10.95 without a converter box. HBO, HBO2 and HBOS stay 10.95 on channels 67 to 69. New channels include WOLO Columbia ABC news weather sports, Speedvision Outdoor fx Movies Animal Planet Comedy Central.
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HBO
HBO2
HBOS
WOLO
Columbia
ABC
ACC
Speedvision
Animal Planet
Comedy Central
Auto insurance reform opens SC to new competition
South Carolina welcomes about 30 new insurers amid reforms that promise lower rates, with Insurit Casualty Group pledging up to 40 percent cut. Major changes take effect at policy renewals, possibly September, as 10 to 16 percent of drivers remain uninsured.
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North Carolina
Virginia
Insurit Casualty Group
Virginia Surety
Legislative Audit Council
Department of Transportation
South Carolina
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