Area II Opposes Free Lunch Plans
Faculty at Belvedere Elementary presented a petition to Area II Advisory Council opposing free lunches for visiting parents during School Visitation Day set for November 15 amid American Education Week. The council urged the County Board to allocate funds to repairs and supplies rather than meals, noting financing is unsettled. Lown indicated Driver Education reimbursements are uncertain and schools may face higher fees or reduced hours to fund the program.
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Belvedere Elementary
Area II Schools Advisory Council
Buren A. Lown
Roscoe T. Hall
County Board of Education
Area II
Lown
Doctors Spotting Disease
New DNA based test allows prenatal detection of sickle cell anemia in amniotic fluid as early as the 15th week. Dr Yuet Wai Kan says the method offers families at risk a chance to plan and avoids earlier risky fetal blood sampling. Sickle cell fixes a faulty hemoglobin production causing oxygen deprivation and early death in many affected individuals.
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New York
Yuet Wai Kan
Kan
Soybean Harvest Yields Mixed Outlook Across South Carolina
State statistician Roger Foster of the USDA notes lower soybean yields due to two months of dry weather despite more acres being harvested. About 1.4 million acres are in production, with estimates of 29.2 million bushels at roughly $6.50 per bushel, potentially $189 million in payments.
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Roger Foster
Crop and Livestock Reporting Services
United States Department of Agriculture
Columbia
South Carolina
Foster
Charleston
Aiken County
Aiken
Barbara H. Lupo
Shrine Bake Sale Set For Tomorrow At Piggly Wiggly
Islam Shrine Temple No 4 will stage a bake sale tomorrow at 9 30 a m with Shriners stationed in front of area Piggly Wiggly Stores.
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Islam Shrine Temple No
Fire officials warn of spreading grass fires in drought conditions
Forest Service dispatchers in Aiken County warn that the dry autumn leaves and drought have created a tinderbox. Officials urge no outdoor burning until rain arrives and caution cigarette disposal and trash burning practices to prevent rapid grass fires. Local firefighters monitor calls and stay ready to act quickly.
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Forest Service
Aiken County
J. Carrol Busbee
Aiken
Busbee
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