SAT trends show wide swings among Aiken schools
Educators track SAT results across Aiken County high schools with South Aiken leading in 1998-99 at 1,044 of 1,600 while Wagener-Salley averaged 872. The national average was 1,016 and South Carolina 954. SAHS had previously been the sole school above 1,000 since 1994-95, with Silver Bluff reaching 1,000 in 1998-99 as district, state, and national averages rose from 971, 951 and 1,010 in 1994-95 to 980, 954 and 1,016 in 1998-99.
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Driver not wearing a seat belt dies in Aiken County
Terwanda Seawright, 29, of 462 Iva Road North, dies after losing control on Hollow Creek Road heading toward Salley. Coroner Sue Townsend says the crash occurred around 5 a.m. and she was pronounced dead at 7:14 a.m. The officer urged belt use.
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Vendors Visitors Leave Aiken Makin Craft Show Happy
The 28th Aiken's Makin Festival Craft Show fills Park Avenue with more than 200 vendors selling ceramics, floral arrangements, food and crafts. Visitors enjoy bustling tents, with vendors reporting strong sales and returning crowds.
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Thurmond’s unreported hospital visits surfaced
Sen Strom Thurmond, 96, who recently had prostate surgery, made about five weekend trips to Walter Reed Army Medical Center over the last three months with complaints from feeling unwell to hip pain and urinary issues. His spokesman said none required overnight stays or caused missed work, and Thurmond plans to serve his current term.
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Missionaries return from Turkey as others depart
Ron Crofts returns home from a week of missionary work in Turkey to find his wife Kathy en route there to continue relief efforts. Mike Taylor also returns with his family, transitioning from medical aid in a crisis zone to normal life. Both spoke of mutual support between Grace Brethren Church in Aiken and Grace Brethren International Mission.
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Aiken
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Billy Howard
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