Juvenile arrests at South Aiken game over knives
Three juveniles, two high school students and one middle school student, were arrested last Friday at Aiken High's Hagood Stadium after police saw them climbing a fence and fleeing under a school bus. All were found to carry knives. Marijuana plants found during drug raid in Aiken. The ADPS arrested Marty H. Tyler III, 45, at 223 Columbia Ave after a month-long probe. 85 plants up to ten feet tall were seized near an old landfill on SC 118, street value $25 000 to $30 000. Tyler held on 20000 bond in Aiken County Detention Center.
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South Aiken
Aiken High
Hagood
Aiken
Tyler
Aiken County Detention Center
New neighbor confirmed as juvenile coyote in South Carolina
Scientists from the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory confirmed a juvenile coyote found on Green Pond Road near the Savannah River Site. The discovery shows the western canine has moved into South Carolina and indicates a reproducing population.
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Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Green Pond Road
Savannah River
South
Carolinna
Aiken residents train in fire safety and free smoke detectors
In fiscal year 1995 96 one thousand thirty eight City of Aiken residents received hands on fire extinguisher training and over two hundred smoke detectors were installed in homes at no cost to homeowners.
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City of Aiken
Aiken Women Leaders Push Back at George Magazine Critique
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce president George story criticizes Mary Kennedy Jr. article as erroneous. Local women leaders including Dr. Linda Eldridge Dr Kathleen Noble Sue Townsend Sue Roe Barbara Morgan Liz Godard and Carol McCormack assert strong roles in education government and nonprofit work in Aiken County.
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June Murff
John F Kennedy Jr
Ms. Murff
Greater Aiken
Eldridge
Kathleen Noble
Aiken Technical College
Sue Townsend
Aiken County
Sue Roe
Barbara Morgan
Liz Godard
Joan Wilson
Ms. Wilson
Aiken County Schools Seek Ways to Meet New Lunch Rules
Aiken County public schools work to meet federal nutrition standards calling for more fruits vegetables and grains and limited fat while maintaining one third of daily needs for calories protein calcium iron and vitamins. Officials note current menus average 33 percent fat and acknowledge student favorites like pizza hot dogs and fries may face reductions as the district plans gradual changes.
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Aiken County
Jo Ann Griffin
Terry Brightharp
Byrd Elementary
No Cause for Alarm Over Strangles in Anderson Horses
An Anderson outbreak of strangles in horses alarms owners though Dr. Lisa Handy of the Carolina Equine Clinic says there is no danger. She notes strangles is common in young horses with mild reactions and immunity building, usually not fatal in Aiken County.
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Anderson
Lisa Handy
Carolina Equine Clinic
Dr. Handy
Handy
Aiken County
Teenager Hurt In Whiskey Road Crash At McDonalds
A 16 year old was taken to Aiken Regional Medical Centers after a Wednesday afternoon collision in front of McDonalds on Whiskey Road. Hospital says the youth was conscious at Wednesday evening. DPS says the outside lane was stopped for a turning vehicle and the inside driver did not see it. No charges filed at this time.
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Whiskey Road
Aiken
McDonald’s
Aiken Regional
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Rodman Deason
McNorrill Steps Down as Aiken Arts Director
Olivia McNorrill resigned as executive director of the Aiken Center for the Arts effective Oct. 31 after serving since May 1995. Board chair John B. Heaton praised her leadership and noted the center will search nationwide for a replacement while forming an interim director committee led by Pat Samuel.
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Aiken Center For the Arts
Olivia McNorrill
Heaton
McNorrill
Center For the Arts
Craft Masters
Pat Samuel
Thirty years of change in Campbell education
Don Campbell of Aiken Technical College was honored for thirty years of service to technical education. He notes shifts from slide rules to computers, female as well as male students, and broader programs beyond auto mechanics. The piece contrasts past training aids with modern multimedia classrooms and hints at crisis during earlier years.
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Campbell
Don Campbell
Aiken Technical College
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By Bill Bengtsun
Amanda Morelli
Aiken Elementary
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Trey Lowe
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