Weston Center names new chief executive Dr James Coleman
Dr James Coleman will become chief executive officer of the Margaret J Weston Medical Center on Monday replacing interim CEO Dr Milton Kimpson. Coleman comes from South Carolina DHEC where he directed chronic disease prevention and health promotion and has been honored as Health Educator of the Year. The center faces lawsuits related to the firing of former CEO Odessa Chavous and medical director Dr Paul Weston amid ongoing controversy.
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Margaret J. Weston Medical Center
James Coleman
Milton Kimpson
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Coleman
Columbia
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
South Carolina
Community Coalition of
Weston Center
Kimpson
Odessa K. Chavous
Paul Weston
Weston
Center
Aiken County
Margaret J. Weston Center
Jeremy Schoolfield
Jschoolfield
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Scouts Clean Up At Aiken Trials Races
At the Aiken Trials on Saturday Boy Scouts and Venture Crew members from St. John and St. Mary Help of Christians assist with parking program sales and post race clean up. The Jaycees donate to scout troops and profits fund summer camp gear and registration fees.
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Boy Scouts
Mike Fanning
Aiken Jaycees
Jaycees
Venture Crew
St. John’s United Methodist Church
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Venture
Mike Williams
Williams
Richard Freeman
Freeman
John Strickland
Strickland
Rob Novit
Joseph Williams
Mike
Aiken Trials
Route chosen for Southside Connector in Aiken plan
The Aiken Connector Road Committee unanimously backed a route linking Whiskey Road at Chime Bell Church Road to Silver Bluff Road at Glenwood Drive for the Southside Connector. Councils will review, with officials pledging controlled access to curb overdevelopment and protect District 2 horse-farm areas near Anderson Pond Road.
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Aiken
Southside
Whiskey Road
Chime Bell Church Road
Silver Bluff Road
Glenwood Drive
Scott Singer
Anderson Pond Road
Singer
Ronnie Young
Connector Road
House votes to curb obesity lawsuits against fast food
The GOP led House voted 276 to 139 to ban lawsuits blaming the food industry for obesity and health problems. Supporters say such cases could bankrupt restaurants while opponents warn about accountability. The White House endorsed the bill though Senate passage was uncertain.
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House
Washington
Senate
Dennis Hastert
White House
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