Aiken County Schools Impress With Grades Above State Average
Most Aiken County schools earned average or better on the 2003 report card with 65 percent rated excellent or good, higher than the state 52.3 percent. Excellent scores went to Aiken Elementary Chukker Creek Millbrook Hammond Hill Silver Bluff South Aiken High. Others, including Ridge Spring Monetta Centary Middle, earned mixed ratings. Superintendent Dr. Linda Eldridge praised progress while urging focus on underperforming groups.
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Appeals session marks first Court of Appeals visit to Aiken
Aiken hosts a Court of Appeals term with a three panel judge team led by Chief Judge Kaye Hearn. Ten cases planned eight civil with students from Ridge Spring Monetta High School Midland Valley South Aiken and Aiken Technical College observing the proceedings amid career guidance and mock trials.
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Reagan miniseries canceled by CBS
CBS pulled the Ronald Reagan biopic The Reagans after conservative backlash and leaked script excerpts. The film, slated for November airings, was moved to Showtime and edits failed to produce a balanced portrayal, prompting criticism from observers and supporters of free speech.
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Police seek store owner in fraud and forgery case
Aiken Department of Public Safety seeks Johnny Lee Chapman on more than 30 warrants for fraud and forgery tied to The Computer Shop on Silver Bluff Road. Investigators say he defrauded residents of about 70 thousand dollars through fraudulently paid repairs and consigned computers. Chapman, last seen in a 2000 black Chevrolet Impala, stands 5'8" and weighs 170 pounds.
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Arkansas Quarter Marks Halfway Point in State Quarters
The October release of the Arkansas quarter signifies the program’s midpoint of the 50 State Quarters, launched by the U.S. Mint in 1999. The 2006 calendar year begins the sixth year of the series, scheduled to conclude in 2008 with the Hawaii quarter. A preview lists the next five states to be issued.
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Minting of state themed quarters at halfway point
The 50 state quarter program is halfway finished with Arkansas joining as the 25 cent piece. Designs honor each state with themes such as discovery and innovation and natural beauty. Front features George Washington.
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Henrietta Holsman Fore
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