Vote Call for New Ellenton Candidates in March 30
Citizens of New Ellenton are urged to vote for Vernon Dunbar Sammie McDuffie and Vernal Sanders on March 30. The letter condemns hate while affirming compassion for a girl from Silver Bluff and notes that taxes and service include non citizens.
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Vernon Dunbar
Sammie McDuffie
Vernal Sanders
Silver Bluff
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Gibson controversy and local landfill concerns prompt reader input
Readers debate Mel Gibson and The Passion of the Christ regarding depiction and cultural impact. The letter also criticizes a city roll cart garbage program, subdivision growth, tax money use, and funding for a museum and park, urging practical community gains.
Correction of Aiken forgery arrest address
The Aiken Standard corrects an arrest report for Jeanene Knapp. The earlier edition misreported her address. she resides in the 3000 block of King Sport Way in Aiken. The newspaper regrets the error.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
Jeanene Knapp
King Sport Way
Aiken Council Extends Lease for Girl Scout Troops
Aiken City Council approved a 25 year lease extension for about 15 Girl Scout troops on a one acre Dupree Place site near Hitchcock Woods. The long term agreement keeps the hut donated in the 1930s and linked to access to Hitchcock Woods. New city staff will finalize details with the scouts and discuss use of the nearby Playhouse site, while the current rent remains nominal at 1 dollar per year.
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Dupree Place
Girl Scouts
Lessie Price
Don Sprawls
New Aiken City
Roger LeDuc
Claudia Phelps
Historic Aiken Foundation
John Church
Hitchcock Woods
Fred Cavanaugh
Newl
Aiken Community Playhouse
Price Avenue
Girl Scout
Coker Spring
Organizations unite to discuss child abuse issues in Aiken
Kay Mixon of the Cumbee Center notes neglect harms children across alcoholism mood and obesity. ACCP gathers two dozen groups for quarterly discussions on strategies to ease abuse costs. Dr. Bob Alexander highlights a new formal agreement to streamline legal medical steps for abuse victims and plans a child advocacy center. Prevention is urged as a community goal.
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Kay Mixon
Aiken County Community Partnership
ACCP
Mixon
United States
South Carolina
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USC Aiken
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ACCP school board strengthens community partnerships
ACCP leaders met the Aiken County Board of Education to expand the Summer Institute network linking health and human services for at risk children. Barbara Morgan, ACCP solicitor, said the institute attracts educators and district staff by lottery due to high demand and aims to forge interagency interventions and grants.
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ACCP
First Steps
Marcia Nash
Laneal Ray
Aiken County
Lot
Barbara Morgan
Aiken County Community Partnership
Morgan
Aiken County Board of Education
John Bradley
Costa Rican environment spotlight at USCA noon series
USC Aiken Professor Dr. Trudy Henson discussed Costa Rica environmental reforms and sustainable development. She noted deforestation in 1950 1980 followed by protection and replanting efforts, tourism impacts, pollution concerns, and grassroots programs, including Monteverde Institute research opportunities for students.
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USC Aiken
Trudy Henson
Henson
Council For International Exchange
Monteverde Institute
Monteverde
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