Reconstruction team analyzes fatal crash on University Parkway
Aiken Public Safety experts spent 90 minutes measuring the University Parkway wreck site to build a scale diagram of the fatal crash that claimed Walt Cook's life. They determine vehicle positions and speeds, noting the Ranger crossed the center line into Christina Cook's Chevy S-10. Investigators may pursue charges after consultations with the solicitor's office.
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Aiken Public Safety
University Parkway
Reconstruction
Ben Harm
Aiken
John T. Ford
Columbia
Christina Cook
Camp
Long Road
Walt Eugene Cook
Jake Mahoney
Harm
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
St Marys adopts Superkids reading program at school
St Marys School PC introduces the Superkids reading program replacing Read Write and Listen for K2. Principal Peggy Wertz explains the switch roots in motivation and early literacy research. Parents attend demos and will join workshops on bullying policies and school budgeting upcoming November to January.
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St. Mary's
Pleasant Rowland
Rowland
St Mary's School
Peggy Wertz
Minneapolis
Superkids
Ameri
Alisa DeMass
Jeri Carroll
PTO
Suzanne Store
Sstone
Aikenstandard
Suzanne Stone
Meet the Superkids
Birthday concert marks Aiken 175th anniversary
An organizing committee plans a November 18 tribute at First Baptist Church of Aiken for the city’s 175th birthday. USC Aiken Orchestra and Choir perform under Donald Portnoy and Joel Scraper, with narration by Owen Clary and organist Kenneth Courtney. Tickets are 20 dollars for adults and 15 for students.
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Aiken
First Baptist Church of
USC Aiken Orchestra
Donald
First Baptist
Portnoy
Scraper
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pete Frommer
Owen Clary
Kenneth Courtney
Camille Saint- Saens
Cancer Survivors Lunch Celebrates Think Pink Milestone
More than 100 survivors and families gathered at the City of Aiken Municipal Building for Savannah River Cancer Foundation's Think Pink Breast Cancer Survivor Luncheon marking one year since Loni Adkins’s lumpectomy. Local figures shared stories of resilience and humor amid treatment, with survivors emphasizing community support and faith.
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Loni Adkins
Savannah River Cancer Foundation
City of Aiken Municipal
Carol Mondschein
Adkins
Jenkile
Apedine
South Carolina
Herlong
Connie Adkins
Loni
Martha Blackwell
Blackwell
Lynette Fluellen
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Haley Hughes
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
Aiken Porver
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