Aiken County Offers Adult Education Programs
Registration for adult education in Aiken County School District starts today and Thursday. Programs include high school completion GED prep self improvement and basic education at daytime labs Langley Learning Lab and Aiken Learning Lab and night centers at five high schools. Registration times vary 630 PM to 930 PM at night centers and 900 AM to noon at day centers. For details call 648-1311 ext 247 and 593-5871 for reading programs.
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Aiken County
Aiken Learning Lab
North Laurens St
Langley Learning Lab
Langley-Bath- Clearwater
Aiken High School
Midland Valley
North Augusta High School
Silver Bluff High School
Wagener- Salley High School
Quiet Labor Day in Aiken County Passes With No Incidents
Aiken County observed a quiet holiday as law enforcement officials report no serious injuries or fatalities. The South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesman notes an uneventful period, and Aiken Public Safety confirms a calm weekend. County Sheriff’s Department unavailable for comment.
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Aiken County
S.C. Highway Patrol
Aiken
Councilman Takes Oath In Ridge Spring Meeting
Ridge Spring new council member Earle Powell took the oath of office during a regular town council meeting. Mayor David Sawyer reported on water and wastewater problems and committee updates.
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Ridge Spring
Earle Powell
David Sawyer
Small Business Advertising Seminar at USC Aiken
The Small Business Development Center at USC Aiken will host a workshop titled Making the Most of Your Advertising Dollar on September 14. It runs 6 to 8 p.m. in USCA Classroom Building room 116 with a $10 fee. For reservations call Billie West at 648-6851.
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Small Business Development Center
Usc Aiken
USCA
Billie West
Incumbents Stock Treasuries For 1990 Campaigns
Columbia South Carolina donors and fund raisers report incumbents building early war chests for 1990 races. Gov Campbell aims for a 3 million goal, with a 2 million target. Treasurer Patterson, Attorney General Medlock, Education Chief Williams, Lt Governor Theodore, and Comptroller Morris each increasing committees and funds.
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T. Travis Medlock
Charlie B. Williams
Nick A. Theodore
Earle E. Morris Jr
Ferillo
Richard M. Quinn Sr
Zoo official cites preventable leopard death in S C
Riverbanks Zoo director Holden Brown-Cline says a law banning private big cats could have prevented the death of 16 month old Cheraw boy in Chesterfield County. He notes local families keep lions tigers pumas and leopards and many such animals are in makeshift enclosures. No charges yet. investigation ongoing.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Riverbanks Zoo
Holden Brown-Cline
Wilma Cline
Palmer (Satch) Krantz
Columbia Zoo
Chesterfield County
Bob
De’Ann Cline
Krantz
Ralph Freeman
Freeman
Cline
State Department of Wildlife and Marine Resources
Aikenite Studies Medicine in Thailand
Dawn Michelle Stephens a Johns Hopkins pre medical student returns from two and a half months in Thailand with roommate Nini Sangrajee of Pittsburgh. They volunteered at the public health department in Chiang Mai studying vaccination effectiveness and conducted school vision and hearing tests.
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Dawn Michelle Stephens
Aiken
Johns Hopkins University
Nassir
Malihe Jafari
Ms. Stephens
Thailand
John Hopkins University
Nini Sangrajee
Pittsburgh
McCormick Hospital
Chaing Mai
Augusta
Public Health Department
Health Department
Karin
Abortion Suits Increase Across States
A rise in suits filed by husbands and boyfriends seeks to block abortions, with at least 19 suits in 13 states since March 1988. James Bopp Jr. leads the effort, arguing fathers should have a say in ending pregnancies. A Columbia, South Carolina case featured a restraining order to halt an abortion though pregnancy not confirmed.
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Columbia
James Bopp Jr
National
Right To Life Committee
Lexington County
Bopp
Terre Haute
Ind
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Eldon Wedlock
University of South Carolina
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
South Carolina
Elton K. Johnson
Reading Success expands Aiken Office capacity and reach
The Aiken Reading Success office at 105 Lancaster St. has grown to serve 50 children with seven teachers and two supervisors. Since 1971 the program supports 180 children across seven offices within a 300 mile radius, focusing on individualized remediation in math and reading after school.
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Aiken
Reading Success
Sandra I. Mashburn
Ms. Mashburn
Drew
Mashburn
Reading
Trenton
North Augusta
Georgia
Augusta
Aiken Area
Lancaster St
Five Die In S C Accidents Over Labor Day Weekend
Five people died in South Carolina traffic crashes during the Labor Day weekend according to the state Highway Patrol. Victims include Nellie Ruth Redman 38 of Walkertown NC in Greenville County. Christopher Branyon 20 of Florence in Greenville County. Jerry Boyd 30 of Whitsett NC in Spartanburg County. Steve Dobbs 28 of Summerville in Georgetown County. Manning C Duffy 31 of Atlanta GA struck when an object fell from a tractor-trailer on U S 78 east of Bamberg.
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South Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Nellie Ruth Redman
Walkertown
N.C
Greenville County
Columbia
Christopher Scott Branyon
Florence
Jerry Boyd
Whitsett
Boyd
Spartanburg
Steve Dobbs
Summerville
Georgetown County
U.S
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Aiken Jaycees
Bill Hamilton
Richard Mixson
Stock Treasuries
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Charles T
Bud) Ferillo Jr
Campbell
Gov
Quinn
Thomas F. Hartnett
Charleston
Zoo
S.C
The
Associated Press
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