First Steps plan sparks mixed reviews from Aiken educators
SRS from private sector outlines five goals to boost prenatal care, child protection, family support, preschool quality, and community mobilization. Aiken County educators including LaVana McKenzie and Joye Crafts welcomed the idea, noting the need to invest in families and early education despite debates over program scope and funding, with politicians weighing NC style adoption versus SC needs.
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Aiken County
SRS
Hodges
LaVana McKenzie
Jefferson Elementary
Charles Sharpe
Aiken
Orangeburg
WSRC
DuPont
Lawmakers push tolls on I 95 for highway widening
South Carolina lawmakers from the Pee Dee push a bill to charge tolls on I 95 to fund road improvements including widening Highway 9 to Myrtle Beach. The plan links toll revenue to several projects, with a $30 annual pass shielding residents. A state study estimates $630 million over 10 years, against $750 million in eligible projects.
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Columbia
Pee Dee
Myrtle Beach
Dick Elliott
D. North Myrtle Beach
Hugh Leatherman
R-Florence
Transportation Department
Elliott
South Carolina
State Transportation Department
Hartsville
Bennettsville
195
Timmonsville
Nichols
Darlington
State Line
Pageland
Turbeville
Lake City
Sumter
Fire destroys mobile home of local school custodian
Sheila Grice, a custodian at J. D. Lever Elementary and bus driver for Aiken High, lost her mobile home on Red Tip Lane in Northside Estates to a kitchen fire Sunday afternoon. Grice and her 11 year old son Josh Barsh were away in different locations. neighbors saw smoke as firefighters arrived. The home was insured. The school is collecting donations and Red Cross readiness support is available to assist the family as they begin again.
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WSEC
Sharpe
South Carolina
North Carolina
Bill Clyburn
Edgefield
Aiken
Linda Eldridge
Aiken County
Lappiana Nestinghouse
Westinghouse
Sheila Grice
Red Tip Lane
Ms. Grice
New Bridge Road
Northside Estates
Augusta
Josh Barsh
Tom Galardi
J.D. Lever
Aiken High School
Galardi
Joshua
Aiken Elementary
Mike Burkhart
American Red Cross
Laurens Street
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Ang. Rer
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First Carolina Mortgage
Websit
Fc Mortgage.com
St. Andrews Rd
Columbia, SC
Herb Reavis
City Hall
New Ellenton
Corinth Baptist Church
Foreman Memorial Baptist Church
Alltel
Wal-Mart
Sam's
Washington Crossing
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