Grants Promote Infant Health Across South Carolina
Over 11 million in grants will fund advertising medical services and outreach to reduce infant mortality. Two three year grants from Mead Johnson and Ross Laboratories total 8.8 million, boosting Medicaid benefits to leverage federal matches and expand eligibility from 100 to 185 percent of poverty level. Districts will fund prenatal and infant programs, staff, and community outreach across 15 public health districts.
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South Carolina
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Linda Price
DHEC
Bureau of Material and Chi Heat
Mrs. Price
Ross Laboratories
Mead Johnson Nutritional
Price
South
Dedication Marks Aiken County Librarys New Home
Aiken officials and community leaders celebrated the opening of the Aiken County Public Library in the former Aiken Elementary School at 314 Chesterfield Street. The event featured music by the South Aiken High School Band and remarks by Rep. Irene Rudnick and others. A Friends group fundraiser raised 275000 toward a 2.5 million renovation, with goals to top 325000 including books and operating costs. The library opened Feb. 6 after moving from Banksia Street between Jan. 22 and Feb. 4, with space for 150 seating, meeting rooms, and parking for 150 vehicles.
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Ginny So
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
Aiken County Public Library
Mike Hosang
Friends of the
South Aiken High School
New Quarters
Friends of the Aiken County Library
Aiken
L- Ecotani Sapece Beccal
Chesterfield St. S.W
Banksia
Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
Iene K. Rudnick
Brief Body Found Near U S 1 by Flea Market
The remains of a white woman about 25 were found near Pop's Flea Market along U S 1 around noon Saturday. Capt. Robert Voigt said the body had been dead for several weeks and was sent to Newberry for autopsy. Cause of death is not yet known.
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Pop's
Robert Voigt
Asken County
USCA Dedicates Sciences Building
USCA dedicates a 60,000 square foot Sciences Building housing biology chemistry geology. Gov. Carroll A Campbell Jr Sen J Strom Thurmond Sen Ernest F Hollings and Butler C Derrick attended with Leo Duffy of Energy and Dr James B Holderman president. Dr Jonathan C Collins will tour the building after the dedication.
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USL Alken
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
J. Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Butler C. "Derrick
D- S.C
Leo Duffy
Department of Energy
James B. Holderman
University of South Carolina
Jonathan C. Collins
USDA
North Augusta Council to Hold Regular Meeting Tonight
The North Augusta City Council meets in regular session at 7 in the Municipal Building at 400 East Buena Vista Avenue. On the agenda is third reading of an ordinance to amend C-1 zoning to include bed and breakfast inns, enabling a group to convert Lockaway Hall into a B and B inn.
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Nurcim Avuusta
North Augusta
Buena Vista Avenue
Lockaway Hall
Referendum on Jackson government form planned tonight
One second reading of an ordinance calls for a May 1 referendum to choose between council mayor and strong mayor forms. The current government is council mayor. Aiken County General Sessions Court opens at 10 a.m. today at the Judicial Center at Chesterfield Street and Park Avenue for a two week term.
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Jackson
Town Hall
Charles St
Ay Reid
Aiken County
Judicial Center
Chesterfield Street
Park Avenue
CSRA Science Fair Heads To Aiken Site
The Asis Regional science and Engineering Fair will be held at JSC Aiken this week with about 450 students expected to exhibit projects. The public may view Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. No admission fee. Large groups should call first. It marks the first time in 33 years the fair is in Aiken, having been in Augusta. Participants are regional science fair winners from 18 counties in Georgia and South Carolina judged on scientific reasoning, creativity, and technical skill.
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Asis
JSC
Aiken
Jeff Priest
Ruth Patrick Science Education
USCA
Augusta
T Hird
Russ Ferrara
Georgia
South Carolina
Thor
Want To Go CSRA Regional Science and Eng Fair at USC Aiken
The CSRA Regional Science and Engineering Fair will be held March 22 23 at USC Aiken Student Activities Center with awards March 24 10 am. Three divisions Senior Junior and Intermediate cover grades 9 12 6 8 4 5. A Science Forum oral competition for grades 6 12 starts at 6 pm Thursday with 10 minute talks and 5 minute Q&A.
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CSRA
USC Aiken
Priest
Iton
Dr. Priest
USCA
Hunt Meet at Aiken Races Funds Local Charity
The second jewel of Aiken's Triple Crown steeplechase meets Saturday at Clark Field. Post time 1 30 p m gates open 10 a m featuring the Palmetto Federal Imperial 2 1/8 miles purse 15000 and Coors Gold Cup 17 1/2 miles purse 10000 plus 15000 across four other races. Revenue supports SERTOMA charitable activities in the area.
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Aiken
Clark Field
Pine Road
Powderhouse
Aiken Toma Club
Sertoma
Milledge Cryatt
Manas
Area Students Win State Honors in DAR Essay Contest
Two Schofield Middle School students claimed first place in the statewide American History Month essay contest. Robin Lynn Hochel won 8th grade top honors for an essay on Joseph Henry and Lena Jachuan Heung took 7th grade first place on Robert Fulton.
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Aiken County
Robin Hochel
Douglas Gregorie
Robert Faustman
Lena Heung
Robin
Lena
Schofield Middle School
Robin Lynn Hochel
Lena Jachuan Heung
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Rupert Austmann
Robert
Schofield
Mead Hall
Sandy
Bob Hochel
Joseph Henry
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Butler C. Derrick
Betsy Bistropa
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NA Council
Csra Science Fair
Usha
Rage
Hunt
Rosa
Kit ‘Henry
Robert Fulton
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