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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1990
Page
16
Mrs. Williams, a retired educator with 37 years in math instruction, asks for more classroom funding and a lower teacher pupil ratio in Aiken County. She emphasizes education as the top priority and criticizes allocating tax dollars to district administration salaries. She holds degrees from South Carolina State and has done post graduate work at Rutgers and Tennessee. She has two daughters, Carolyn Chapman and Barbara Williams.
Aiken native Hickson urges reducing student teacher ratio and upgrading facilities to lower dropout rates. He notes the need for collective effort by the school board and highlights his background as a pharmacist and community volunteer with ties to Martha Schofield High, South Carolina State, and Florida A&M.
Beech Island resident Slay, director of the American Kennel Club executive field staff, discusses a five year instructional improvement program for county schools. He cites updating facilities and curriculum, reducing teacher pupil ratio, and expanding computer aided instruction as goals. He notes current capacity limits at 95 percent of schools and emphasizes keeping students competitive for college or job markets. He and his wife Candye have one son, Sam.
Ollie and Shirley Harrell of Ridge Road North Augusta are ordered to forfeit their house and four acres worth 53000 after police found more than 2000 marijuana plants on their property. Ollie Harrell pleaded guilty to manufacturing marijuana and received a five year prison sentence while charges against Shirley Harrell were dropped.
The Aiken Public Safety Department filed reports from 7 a.m. Oct 31 to 7 a.m. Nov 1 detailing incidents including resisting arrest vandalism to automobile narcotics possible burglary disorderly conduct another vandalism and a stolen vehicle.
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Department logs show incidents including one escort, one suspicious person, one assault, one domestic, one grand larceny, one threats, one harassment, one reckless driving, one arrest, and one suspicious vehicle. Detention bookings list multiple offenses such as disorderly conduct, grand larceny, DUI, trespassing, and family court contempt among others.
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