Community letters critique coaches teachers and local issues
Readers weigh in on teacher pay and effort by coaches praising dedication. They urge GPS for government vehicles and oppose loud dogs and in-city burning. Comments touch on education policy, blood center funding, Red Cross needs, local business Solomon’s Porch, and a Talkback hotline.
450th Ordnance Company Mobilizes for Iraq Mission
About 120 soldiers from the 450th Ordnance Company based in Aiken will mobilize on December 7 to deploy for 18 months to Iraq. They will report to Ft. Stewart and many already serve in Iraq in attached units. Leaders emphasize family impact and the unit’s ammunition handling role.
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450Th Ordnance Company
Aiken
Iraq
Luis Rexach
Edward Parker
Ft. Stewart
Rexach
Parker
John Moore
Jmoore
Aikenstandard
Horse Creek Valley Theatrical Society Forms to Boost Local Arts
The Horse Creek Valley Theatrical Society organized by Kelly Hagens-Swart Sara Acton and Allison Besser aims to provide a cultural outlet with plans for a future building four plays yearly and children workshops. They seek local writers artists actors and a suitable venue in the Valley and invite community involvement. Call Allison Besser 663-9073 or Sara Acton 663-7521 for details.
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Horse Creek Valley Theatrical Society
Kelly Hagens-Swart
Sara Acton
Allison Besser
Horse Creek Valley
Hagens- Swart
Horse Creek Theatrical Society
Gregg Park Civic Center
Hagens-Swart
Acton
John Moore
jmoore @aikenstandard.com
James Brown Lincoln Town Car Repossessed in Georgia Case
Circuit Court Judge James Barber ordered seizure of James Brown 1999 Lincoln Town Car amid a Ford Motor Credit Corp. claim. An affidavit cites risk of removal from South Carolina and outlines a $13,250 balance on a March 2001 purchase.
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James Brown
Augusta
Godfather of Soul
James Barber
Ford Motor Credit Corp
Barber
Ford
Douglas Drive
Beech Island
Lockhart
Brown
South Carolina
Yamma Brown Lamar
Deanna Brown Thomas
Kennedy Center
Kathy Retcoats
Kjefcoats
Aikenstandard.com
Mother sues estate over sixth grader's death in crash
Sherwanda Melvin files three wrongful death and related suits against Larry Melvin Jr. estate after the Oct 22 2001 head on crash on Wire Road near Aiken that killed Alyce Jay age 11 and her father Larry Melvin Jr age 33. LaSharee Melvin was 8.
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Alyce Jay
State Department of Corrections
Wire Road
North Aiken
Jay
Larry Melvin Jr
Sherwanda Melvin
Larry Melvin
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