Right to tax OK'd by South Carolina Senate
The South Carolina Senate granted the Aiken County Board of Education full fiscal autonomy to set tax rates. Superintendent Linda Eldridge lauded the vote and thanked Rep. Bill Clyburn, with 25,000 students in the county benefiting. Senators Moore and Setzler supported. Senator Ryeeag opposed.
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Aiken County
Linda Eldridge
Moore
Clyburn
Tommy Moore
Nikki Setzler
Greg Ryeeeg
Lost babies remembered at Aiken memorial service
About 25 mourners gathered at Aiken Memorial Gardens for a memorial service honoring 13 stillborn babies in 1998. The Women’s LifeCare Center hosted the event in Baby Land with a granite marker, pink and white flowers, and a reading by ARMC chaplain Cathy Cole.
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Aiken Memorial Gardens
Women’s LifeCare Center
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Baby Land
Judge Allows DNA Sampling in Downs Case
Circuit Judge Gary Clary authorized state prosecutors to collect body fluid samples from William Ernest Downs, citing forensic evidence and arrest as probable cause. He imposed a gag order to shield the case from press commentary and ordered document sealing while noting protections for Downs and warning families of victims. Downs is charged with the sexual assault and murder of six year old Keenan O Mailia in North Augusta, and linked to a 1991 strangulation in Augusta.
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William Downs
Gary Clary
Wallis Alves
William Ernest Downs
Clary
Downs
Keenan O’mailia
North Augusta
James Porter
Augusta
O'Mailia
Mariel
Volunteers Learn to Deal with Grief at Hospice Training
Jennifer Halupa, a Hitchcock Hospice social worker, trains 10 volunteers to comfort dying patients at home. She stresses acceptance that death is inevitable, maintaining boundaries with families, and offering compassionate, dignified care while guiding resources for coping.
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Pice
Ms. Halupa
Inet
Michelle Westcott
Aiken Standard Closed for Memorial Day Holiday
The offices of the Aiken Standard will be closed all day Monday for Memorial Day. A newspaper will publish that day but business and advertising departments will not be staffed. Offices reopen Tuesday at 8 30 a.m.
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Aiken Standard
Index Classifieds Comics Crossword Dear Abby Movies
Classifieds and listings page notes entertainment and advisory features. Dear Abby appears with columnist tips while movie listings and puzzle features fill the section.
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