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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1982
Page
9
A writer recounts an astonishing backyard sighting at John Hatcher’s home as a sky filled with a vast, migrating flock of blackbirds. The phenomenon stretched along a three mile skyline, with accompanying vireos thrushes and other warblers passing through as guests drift toward tropical regions.
Aiken Countys median family income was 18429 the sixth highest among South Carolinas 46 counties in 1979 The five counties with higher incomes were Lexington York Dorchester Greenville and Richland Aiken County had 13583 people below the poverty level about 13 percent of its 104100 residents counted in the 1980 census The state saw poverty rates drop from 27.6 percent in 1969 to 15.3 percent in 1979 while the number of poor rose to 479033 reflecting population growth and higher prices
Charleston readers named family members and local figures as heroes in a Charleston News and Courier Evening Post project. Replies include spouses like Chuck E and Sandra K Stenroos and veterans of daily life such as a father, a grandfather, and a boy admiring Francis Marion the Swamp Fox.
Juanita Edwards leads Helping Hands Inc the three homes in Aiken County provide quick shelter for under 18 nine days or less boys stay in Perry girls in North Augusta long term. Edwards who became executive director in August built a statewide reputation for quality care. The agency plans to buy the York Street building and launch a fundraising drive in January after church opposition to free use ends.
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