Education supporters urge broad parental and business involvement
Community leaders from Aiken rally for higher public engagement in schools. Conner-Moore, Leopold, Wesley, Best, Blue, Hazen and others urge parental participation, focus groups, and budget understanding, stressing public input and full funding as essential to keeping education a top priority.
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Conner-Moore
Leopold
Aiken County
State Board of Education
Donna Moore Wesley
Aiken
Savannah River
Wesley
Dave Best
Dupont Company
Wilmington
Del
Thon
Best
Incumbents in SC race tout education and budgets
Incumbent Don Smith R-North Augusta participates with Judy Hamilton absent. District 82 unopposed Democrat Bill Clyburn speaks. Smith touts K-12 funding and base student costs while urging high tech growth. Curry, parent of Jefferson Elementary students, criticizes budget cuts and teacher workloads, calling for higher pay.
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Don Smith
North
Augusta
Judy Hamilton
Bill Clyburn
Smith
South Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
Curry
Jefferson Elementary School
Absentee voting opens in Aiken County Monday
As of Sunday, registrar Bedenbaugh reports about 89,95 total registered voters in Aiken County with several hundred voter registration forms still to process. For details, call Aiken County Registrations and Elections at 642-2028.
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Bedenbaugh
Aiken County
Elections Office
Who May Vote Absentee Under South Carolina Rules
Absentee eligibility covers students and their spouses and dependents at home, Armed Forces and Merchant Marines members, Red Cross and USO workers, government employees and their spouses and dependents, overseas citizens, and people employed such that they cannot vote on Election Day. Also eligible are those who are employed away from their voting location, physically disabled individuals, travelers on vacation, seniors 65 and older, hospitalized patients who are admitted on or before the fourth day prior to the election, electors with a death or funeral in the family within three days of the election, those confined in jail or pretrial facilities, caregivers for sick or disabled persons, jurors on Election Day, and certified poll watchers and poll managers. Source: South Carolina State Election Commission.
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Armed Forces
Merchant Marines
Red Cross
USO
South Carolina
State Election Commission
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Blue
Richard Hazen
Wachovia Bank
Area 1 Advisory Council
Columbia
Hazen
Rob Novit
Board of Education
Chuck Leopold
Tammy Conner-Moore
Jordan
Chiropractic
Fabian
Ruby
Southside
Mark Taylor and Associates, LLC
Greenwood Street
Aiken, SC
Southern Bank & Trust
Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service
CDARS
FDIC
Lea Southern Bank & Trust
Marks of Promontory International Network, LLC
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