Wright delivers message at Aiken Out of the Darkness Walk
Sydney Wright, 19, Furman University student and Aiken High graduate, spoke at the third annual Aiken Area Out of the Darkness Community Walk. She urged families to talk openly about emotions to prevent death by suicide and shared her recovery story. Approximately 80 Aiken High students aided with the event and pancake breakfast at FATZ Café.
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Aiken Area
Furman University
Aiken High School
Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health Services
Aiken High
Fatz Café
Taylor
Dede Riles
Callie Crowther
Tessa Rethi
H. Odell Weeks
Aiken High earns award for youth suicide prevention work
Young volunteers at Aiken High earned the outstanding organization award from the South Carolina Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Rainy weather shifted activities under a picnic shelter before they walked at H Odell Weeks Activities Center.
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Aiken High
South Carolina
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
H. Odell Weeks
Taylor
Seniors urged to shop Medicare plans during open enrollment
The SRS Retirees Association asks seniors to review Medicare plans during open enrollment from Oct 15 to Dec 7 to find cheaper options. SASRA has helped clients save about $85,000 on medications by exploring alternatives. The group partners with the Lower Savannah Council of Governments and operates the SASRA Resource Center at 2748 Wagener Road, encouraging early appointments. contact 803-508-7033 or 866-845-1550 for Aging and Disability services.
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Savannah River Site
Veldman
SRSRA
Laureen Feinman
Lower Savannah
Wagener Road
Council
Mary Beth Fields
Feinman
Aging and Disability Office
Transportation Service
SASRA
Derrek Asberry
SRS
Retirees Association
John Veldman
John Plodinec
Aiken to hear funding plan for Gem Lakes road testing
City Manager John Klimm will present a funding source at the 7 p.m. council meeting in the Municipal Building Council Chambers for deep trench testing on Gem Lakes extension roads. About $8,000 has been approved for sewer storm and potable water testing as part of repairing the area and taking road ownership. The meeting is public.
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Aiken
John Klimm
City Council
Gem Lakes Extension Area
Gem Lakes Extension
Council
Park Ave
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