Week in Review Aiken highlights and local arts and sports
The Aiken Standard highlights include Hopelands and Rye Patch monuments for Hope Goddard Iselin and James DeVore McNair, autumn foliage, campaign sign removals, veterans salutes, an albino squirrel at USC Aiken, polo tournament results, Woodbine racing notes, the Hubble exhibit at the South Carolina State Museum, a purse snatching suspect, holiday traffic safety, SC 211 and charitable giving, SRS plutonium disposal plans, a jury trial for Jessie Noble, a United Way director profile, and local college signings in basketball and baseball.
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Friends of Hopelands
Rye Patch
Hope Goddard Iselin
Hopelands
Aiken
James DeVore McNair
Krystin Merriweather
Aiken High School
USC Aiken
Go Away Farms
Brigadoon
Woodbine
Tony Baughman
South Carolina State Museum
Fic Safety
Aiken County
Secretary of State
Scrooges and Angels
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South Carolina
SRS
Jt1son Noble
North Augusta
United Way
Melissa Basile
South Africn
Thomas Fekete
Limestone College
Sarah Meyer
Recount Narrowly Shifts Aiken Lt Governor Race
In Friday's statewide recount Andre Bauer maintains lead in the Lt Governor race while his opponent gains six votes. Jim Rex adds six votes and Karen Floyd adds one in the Aiken County tally.
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S.C
Aiken County
Andre Bauer
Jim Rex
Karen Floyd
Hopelands Labyrinth
Aiken County sees arrests and investigations in purse snatchings
Authorities arrested one man and sought another targeting purse snatchings across the county. The State Law Enforcement Division opened a probe into the death of a North Augusta man after he was restrained by officers, with officials attributing cocaine use to the incident.
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Highway Patrol
Aiken
U.S
Maj
Samuel Laine
Iraq
Ridge
Aiken Standard
Cam Huffman
Aiken County Sees Shift to Average in School Ratings
Five years of good ratings gave way to average scores as Aiken County schools faced controversial evaluations. The county pursued a new county complex, approved Millbrook Elementary renovation funding, and staged community projects from a Hollywood production to disaster assistance efforts. Groundbreaking for a 448000 square foot Newman Technology facility expansion promised about 40 local jobs. North Augusta students Ireh Haynes and Sarah Meyers were named finalists for a local contest.
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Aiken County
Hollywood
Daddy
Newman Technology
Red Cross
Woodside
Aiken Charities
Aiken County School Board
Millbrook
Aiken County Counci
North Augusta
Ireh Haynes
Sarah Meyers
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Tony Tallgame
Roland Smith
Jackson
Ronnie Young
Ted Etheredge
Sia
Suzanne Stone
Target
Mlusu Aken
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
Paul Knox Middle School
Graniteville
Liz Lewis
Ecuador
Sprint Fair
Sprint
Motorazr
NFL Mobile
Moto
Argetrace
Cois
Sprint Stores