Community call to keep Channel 4 and unite
Reader letters urge council to preserve Channel 4 for all residents including seniors lacking newer tech. They ask for community unity and preparedness for potential ice storms. A Medicare question asks about advantages of Medicare Advantage and provider acceptance.
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Thank you for breakfast on October 26
A reader expresses gratitude for a breakfast gift on October 26. They thank the person who paid and note they enjoyed the meal and appreciate the gesture.
Volunteers thanked for trash pickup along Chukker and Whiskey Roads
A reader thanks local volunteers who picked up trash along Chukker Creek Road and Whiskey Road and praises first responders who aided during a November 9 church incident. The letter invites readers to leave comments via the TalkBack hotline or email, noting names will not be published.
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Correction note for Jackets opener score error
A correction appears on page 1B of the Aiken Standard regarding the football score in the Jackets opener. North Augusta High School defeated Cane Bay 31 to 28, replacing the previously printed result. The paper invites readers to report factual errors to Melissa Hanna at 803-644-2364 or editorial email.
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Area educators tour Savannah River Site facilities
Dozens of area educators joined a mobile seminar at the Savannah River Site visiting the Savannah River National Laboratory Bioassay Laboratory and the MOX facility plus a walking tour of the Defense Waste Processing Facility. Speakers noted the program links classroom learning to local nuclear industry jobs and workforce needs in the Aiken Augusta area.
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Bioassay Laboratory
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Terry Dennis
Mead Hall
Kim Mitchell
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Education Outreach
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Vogtle
Aiken-Augusta
Sans
Mindy Mets
Nuclear Workforce Initiative
Mets
Sans Bioassay
Ronie Spencer
Out of Darkness Walk heals through community support
Helen Pridgen state director of the American Foundation for Death by Own Action Prevention spoke at the second annual Aiken Area Out of Darkness Walk at H Odell Weeks Activities Center The event drew 100 plus residents and professionals and included fundraising with a goal of 20 000 this year The walk raises awareness that death by own action is a major public health issue and aims to reduce its rate by 20 percent in a decade through research advocacy and survivor support.
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American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
Aiken County
Aiken Area
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Columbia
Aiken
Allen Meshey
IFF
Cindy Kubovic
Lisa Tindal
Mental Health America
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Tindal
Honorable guest at Aiken County historical society meeting
The Friends of the Aiken County Historical Society held its annual meeting on October 26 with keynote speaker The Honorable Theodore R. Britton Jr. Britton, a North Augusta native and Montford Point Marine veteran, shared career highlights and received a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony note. A USC Aiken student received the Carolyn Miles Memorial Scholarship during the business session led by President Jim Eanes.
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North Augusta
North Augusta Baptist Church
Harlem
New York
Montford Point Marines
Marines
New York University
Gerald R. Ford
U.S
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Jim Eanes
Carolyn Miles
USC Aiken
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