Aiken County DSS unveils test site for custody reforms
DSS Director Sam Griswold announced Aiken County will be a test site for new efforts to boost effectiveness and safety in state custody programs. He introduced Margaret Key as the new director from North Augusta, detailing plans to increase resources, expand coordination among agencies, and hire more caseworkers amid recent foster care fatalities. A DHEC nurse program is already under way.
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Department of Social Services
Aiken County
Sam Griswold
Griswold
DSS
Park Avenue
Aiken
Margaret Key
North Augusta
Bell
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Still In Business as Barnwell Landfill Won't Close Yet
South Carolina Senate votes 26 to 18 to keep the Barnwell landfill open beyond July. The move preserves about 55 million in landfill fees within a 4.1 billion budget, setting up House opposition and a possible clash over a December 1995 closure. House leaders warn the fight will continue despite legal challenges and political clout.
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Senate
Barnwell
Columbia
State Senate
House
Ways and Means
Billy Bean
D-Kershaw
Tim
Rogers
Columpia
Nick Theodore
Theodore
Mar
Recycling Center Decision Delayed on Shiloh Road Site
The Aiken City Council delayed a decision on leasing about two acres on Shiloh Church Road for a county recycling center after Rev. Louie L. Anderson of Shiloh Baptist Church and resident Pierce Owens complained the site was unsuitable. County Engineer Joe Berry defended the plan as minimizing impact and not a trash dump, while residents urged relocation and questioned the site’s proximity to the church. A petition with 90 signatures was presented to the council.
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Shiloh Church Road
Aiken
Aiken County
Louie L. Anderson
Shiloh Baptist Church
Pierce Owens
Joe Berry
Berry
Rev. Anderson
Family Distraught After Rabid Horse Dies in Aiken County
A northeast Aiken County family faced exposure to their rabid three year old American saddle horse. Nine people were exposed, including two children, with adults starting a five shot series and children six shots. DHEC provided serum and the family opted to quarantine unvaccinated pets.
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Wagener
Aiken County
Jan Jackson
John
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
David Angle
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Local Names List From South Carolina and Florida
A fragmented OCR list names individuals linked to Florida and South Carolina towns including Jacksonville Johnston Belton North Augusta Aiken Waynesboro New Ellenton and North Augusta again.
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C.B. Bell
Jacksonville, Fla
L. Bledsoe
Johnston
W.N. Clinkscales
Belton
Joyce Key
North Augusta
Barbara C. Kinstler
Aiken
Tom Madison
B.J. Rowe
New Ellenton
LaVerne Williams
Waynesboro, Ga
Mandela Sworn In as South Africa's First Black President
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa’s first black president in Pretoria. The ceremony marked the end of apartheid as crowds cheered, including liberation leaders and heads of state. Mandela vowed to be faithful to the Republic and began his oath before an audience amid heavy security and bulletproof glass.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Africa
Mandela
Republic of South Africa
Liberation Struggle
F.W. de Klerk
National Party
African National Congress
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