Willis settlement drawn from city fund in September report
City officials said half of the 45000 award to David Willis will come from the general fund. The report notes a woman struggles to obtain documents needed for reimbursement related to a train accident. Meredith Few of Aiken High finished second in the Class AAAA girls state golf tournament at Lancaster Golf Club. Additionally the U.S. military toll in Iraq rose to 2000 with three new deaths announced.
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David Willis
Aiken High School
Meredith Few
Lancaster Golf Club
Lancaster
Widow of the South: Judi Somers in Aiken Standard discussion
Aiken Standard spotlights readers and literature with a daily discussion space. Judi Somers reviews Robert Hicks novel Widow of the South, inviting reader engagement on the high tech era’s relation to literacy.
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Aiken
Robert Hicks
Area Deaths and Obituaries Highlight Local Figures
Obituaries note the passing of Mildred P. Bledsoe Sainda Isabelle D Ealey and Lillian W Jackson in Aiken with funeral details and life highlights. Community notices reflect local burial plans and remembrance events from area churches and families.
TIF meeting moves to USC Aiken gym for public turnout
The November 15 Aiken County Council meeting is relocated to the USC Aiken Business and Education Gymnasium at 7 p.m. to accommodate a larger audience after the public hearing on the Tax Increment Financing Plan. County leaders praise citizen access and government openness amid crowding.
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Aiken County Council
USC Aiken Business and Education
Ronnie Young
Chuck Smith
Aiken County
County Council
Fair workers travel season by season across many states
The piece profiles fair workers like Lamar Lake of Atlanta who travel with fairs from March to November and year round in many cities. It contrasts cheerful workers with immigrants such as Liam Baird of South Africa who endure long stretches of nine months straight.
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Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
America
Lamar Lake
Atlanta
Liam Baird
South Africa
No more SRS layoffs needed after voluntary separation
WSRC will not pursue involuntary layoffs this year as 640 workers have left under a voluntary separation plan. About 75 percent depart by October with 154 delayed to train for critical duties. remaining staff redeploy to new roles while safety remains a priority.
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Savannah River
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
Bob Pedde
WSRC
Will Callicott
Callicott
Pedde
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard.com
Aiken native to receive kidney transplant hopeful
Ellen Braddy of Aiken forges ahead with a kidney transplant plan set for early 2006. A longtime Habitat for Humanity contributor, she helped build a Women Build house and continues volunteering while awaiting a donor from Atlanta. Braddy, an Evans Elementary School art teacher, remains active in reading programs and literacy efforts.
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Ellen Braddy
Habitat For Humanity
Aiken
Braddy
Habitat
Lowe’s
Lisa Carlton
Atlanta
Evans (Ga
Sis Braddy
FasCopy
Hitchcock Woods
North Carolina
Converse College
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Dear Abby
TIF
Usca
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Krystin Merriweather
Krystin Merriweathe
SRS
Pedde Company
British Columbia
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Hoh River
California
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