Aiken District, Center Get $125000 Governor Grant
The Aiken County School District and the Aiken Center received a $125,000 grant from Governor Jim Hodges through GCAP to fund Pinecrest area prevention services. A full time counselor will create programs to boost academic achievement, counseling, and violence and substance abuse prevention with education and community activities. Letters of support came from the county sheriff, Health Department, Second Judicial Circuit solicitor, and the Governor's Youth Council.
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Aiken County
Aiken Center
Jim ‘Hodges
Pinecrest
Aiken
Beth Purvis
Helen Richard
Proram
Purvis
Allan Gurganus Dives Into The Practical Heart At USCA Talk
North Carolina novelist Allan Gurganus entertained more than 100 in the Etherredge Center at USCA reciting his work from The Practical Heart and sharing reflections on post 9 11 America He joked about workouts and fire helmets while highlighting themes of community resilience and moral choices as he read from four novellas and a Hardy poem.
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Allan Gurganus
Gurganus
Etherredge Center
USCA
James and Mary Oswald
North Carolina
Magnolias
Thomas Hardy
Chicago
Suspect Sought After Cushman Apartments Break-In
Aiken Public Safety seeks Jerry Ervin 31 after a male intruder, posing as a police officer with a pistol, entered Cushman Apartments on Wednesday. He assaulted L y n o n Hall and fled. Lynon, Tanika Hall and five children were inside. Contact Aiken DPS at 642 7620 with tips.
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Cushman Apartments
Aiken
Cushman
Lynon Jerome Hall
Tanika Hall
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Hall
Jerry Ervin
Christmas Lights Kick Off Burnettown Season In Sassafras Park
Burnet town to open the Christmas season with a tree lighting at 6 p.m. in Sassafras Park behind the Town Hall. Special guests Santa Claus and the Grinch will pose for photos as music, live entertainment, hot drinks, and a Kids ID program raise funds for the Valley Empty Stocking Fund. Proceeds support the local charity.
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Burnettown
Sassafras Park
Burnettown Town Hall
Mrs. Santa Claus and the Grinch
Miaiana Valley Booster Club
Burnettown Police Department
Valley
Kennedy Middle Students Dance Under Visiting Instructor
Kennedy Middle eighth and seventh graders practiced dance steps with a visiting instructor for a Christmas program. Erin Stone notes many boys attend to see the girls, while Andrea Freed-Levenson praises the students as well-behaved and eager for stage work.
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Kennedy
Erin Stone
Andrea Freed-Levenson
Sumter
Aiken Woman Arrested After Driving Into Royal Inn on Richland Ave
Patricia Richardson 33 of 606 Kershaw St was arrested after crashing a 1989 Oldsmobile into the Royal Inn on Richland Avenue. Officers found alcohol and drug paraphernalia and determined she lacked a valid South Carolina license. Court date set for December 17.
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Aiken
Royal Inn
Richland Avenue
Aiken Department of
Patricia Richardson
Kershaw St
Juan Williams
Richardson
Ichardson
South Carolina
Deer Hunters Fun Shoot At Carolina Star
Wind sor based Sarafina Star gun and hunt club hosts a deer hunters fun shoot Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Teams of two or more needed or joined on site. Events include rate competitions turkey shoot and sporting clays plus a best hunting track. Cost 25 per person with proceeds to FDNY and NYPD Widows and Children's Fund. Call 649 0878 for details.
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Sarafina Star
Windsor
FDNY
Nypd Widows and Children’s Fund
Carolina Star
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