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Readers comment on military policy and gender uniforms, snow day plans at Augusta schools, donut shop locations in Aiken, foggy driving headlights, transit ideas between Aiken and Augusta, canal fantasies, job freezes in the county, and cement block donations to the Aiken Railroad Depot.
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Correction on drug theft suspect in Aiken Standard
The Thursday edition corrects the name of the suspect in a drug theft case to John Matthew Cox and issues an apology for the error.
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Two Arrested in North Augusta Murder Case
Aiken County investigators charged Cordarell Miller and Ian Martin with murder burglary first degree and weapons counts in the Feb 28 North Augusta killing of Julius Walker. Miller was taken at a home search. Martin was extradited from Wilson North Carolina. Tyrone Wade remains in custody.
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Aiken Standard Office Hours and contact details
The notice lists office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and provides contact numbers and emails for the newsroom, editorial staff, and publisher. It cites the ISSN and mailing address for Aiken Standard, with subscription rates and Sunday delivery dates for 2008.
Midland Valley urged to back tax tweaks for school funding
At Midland Valley High School a budget meeting heard former Aiken County School Board member Larry Murphy urge the board to support reinstating owner-occupied property tax or adding a penny sales tax to aid schools. He warned Act 388 left districts with unstable revenue as costs rise.
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Beech Island History Society to Meet and Hear DNA Genealogy Talk
Beech Island Historical Society invites the public to a Tuesday 7 30 p m meeting at the Society's Meeting House and Museum 144 Old Jackson Highway Beech Island Speakers Allen and Gail Blancett will discuss using DNA for genealogy and how it helps researchers Aiken Woodcarvers also meet Tuesdays 6 8 p m at Hobby Lobby Call 867 3600 for details.
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First Steps in Aiken County faces major budget cuts
The Aiken County First Steps Board will cut the agency’s 2009 10 budget to about 407000 from over 1.3 million while retaining all day 4 K classes at Greendale Oakwood Windsor and Ridge Spring Monetta. The agency will implement furloughs and across the board salary reductions and continues to offer fatherhood family literacy prenatal and parents as teachers programs.
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