Graniteville plan narrows relief fund items for council
The Graniteville Disaster Fund Committee selects four uses for a 340000 state grant. Health screenings, a warning alert system, a Ground Zero resource center, and a hardship fund for uninsured residents are to be presented to Aiken County Council. Discussions involve the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Graniteville Coalition and the Community Foundation of the CSRA.
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Graniteville Disaster Fund Committee
Aiken
Graniteville
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Graniteville Coalition
Tina Bevington
Bevington
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Columbia
Community Foundation
CSRA
Aiken County
Aiken Middle School Jazz Band Heads to Myrtle Beach
AMS jazz band of 24 from Aiken will perform at the 8.C. Middle School Association Convention in Myrtle Beach after earning All-County honors. They will play Brazil Blues Machine All About the Blues Boogie Down and What a Wonderful World showcasing a growing program under Ryan Westberry with parental and faculty support.
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Rob Novit
Aiken Middle School
Myrtle Beach
Ryan Westberry
Aaron Price
Josey Jimenez
Jeshia Bell
Aiken
Brazil
S.K. Russell
Ary Barroso
Aaron
8.C. Middle School Association
Westberry
Aiken High School
Duke Ellington
Lauryn Johnson
Brittany Bozzarello
Jessica Thompson
Brook Lewis
Keona Johnson
Amanda Foster
Carissa Leischner
Stewart Smith
Karlton Timmerman
Corey Grooms
Brittany Rourk
Quaneshia Matthews
Cody Hart
Lisa Lahrman
Cecil Strawbridge
Cetch Waters
Brandon Boyd
Michael Coggin
Justin Kearse
Kody Day
Sharde Hawkins
Stowe
South Carolina earns mixed NAMI grades on mental health
The National Alliance on Mental Illness awards South Carolina a B for overall mental health care while giving a D for access to services. Exec. Dir. Dave Almeida cites hospital closures and budget cuts since 2001 as roots of inadequate inpatient beds, urging reinvestment of state hospital proceeds into necessary services.
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South Carolina
National Alliance On Mental Illness
Palmetto
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Maine
Ohio
Nami South Carolina
Dave Almeida
Almeida
U.S. Army
Columbia
Department of Mental Health
Aiken County
Aiken
Erin Brooks
ebrooks@aikenstandard.com
Local Doctor Finds Fulfillment in Pediatric Cancer Care
Aiken native Dr. Philip Roehrs, now a pediatric hematology oncology fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, cherishes long term patient care with families while pursuing improved treatments. He helped treat a fetus diagnosed with neuroblastoma and emphasizes organized training and ongoing research for cures.
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Philip Roehrs
Roehrs
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Aiken
Aiken High School
Clemson University
University of South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Fetal Care Center of
Cincinnati
Cincin
Nati Children’s Hospital
Roehrs fiancé Nurse Marries Doctor-to-be in Cincinnati
Roehrs and Jamie Holmes, both from Aiken, plan a Sept. 16 2006 wedding in Cincinnati. Roehrs, soon a doctor, says he loves pediatric care and feels rewarded despite long hours and on call nights.
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Jamie Holmes
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Aiken
Roehrs
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