Editorial letters urge firing football coaches and school reform
Readers critique Midland Valley High football staff and dress codes in local schools. A caller urges replacing coaches with players from neighboring districts and petitions better student attire standards. The letter also warns about Gillian Barré syndrome and road-side litter seen near Augusta to Aiken. Messages include contact details for Talkback and editorial submission.
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South Aiken
Aiken
Silver Bluff
Aiken County
Outback Hosts United Way Fundraiser Supports Aiken Agencies
Outback Steakhouse hosted a charity lunch with loaned executive Beverly Mitchell assisting United Way of Aiken County. The event, coordinated by manager Sean Gerrard, donated every meal’s 20 dollars to United Way as the fundraiser aims for 2.5 million dollars, aided by Helping Hands and 29 other service agencies serving abused and neglected children in South Carolina.
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Jacinta Clark
Mike Robins
Outback
Beverly Mitchell
Mitchell
United Way
Aiken County
Sean Gerrard
Beverly
Dee Stanford
Carmen Landy
Helping Hands
South Carolina
Landy
United Way Definabely
Author Sherry Fair book signing moved to October 29
Wagener author Sherry Fair creator of Spatz the Sheltie series misses a Saturday signing at Aiken Office Supply due to a scheduling snafu while at a Winston-Salem publishing conference. The event is rescheduled for Oct. 29. Spatz the dog stars in The Scratching Sound and The Best Parade Day.
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Aiken
Wagoner
Sherry Fair
Spatz
Fair
Winston-Salem
N.C
Aiken Office Supply
Margaret Holley
Deborah Mills
Aiken Standard Subscription Notice and Rates
Public notice outlines delivery expectations and contact details for billing and service. Rates shown cover daily and weekend plans with EzPay options and out of county mail, plus policies on delivery problems and account cancellation.
Aiken September Theme: Responsibility Highlighted
Aiken's September feature notes Responsibility as the month’s character trait. Friday lottery results list several draws including Pick 3 9 2 8 and Mega Millions 5 16 41 46 50 with Mega Ball 1. Corrections policy notes readers may report factual errors to editors Mike Gibbons or Jeff Wallace.
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Aiken
Cash
Man charged in string of church burglaries
Aiken Public Safety says Anthony W. Boatright 32 linked to multiple break ins at South Aiken Baptist Church taking money from daycare funds. He was arrested after warrants were issued and a traffic stop, and is jailed at the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Aiken Public Safety
South Aiken Baptist Church
Anthony W. Boatright
Talatha Church Road
Aiken
Marty Sawyer
Boatright
Aiken County Detention Center
Arts of War medieval experience offered by Society for Creative Anachronism
The Society for Creative Anachronism invites all ages to Arts of War at Schofield Farms Beech Island on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cavalry practice costs $5. other activities include arts and crafts and a potluck lunch. Riders of all levels welcome with lessons and rental horses available.
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Arthur
Knights
Schofield Farms
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Calvary
Navy Chief Petty Officer Joins Dubai Community Project
Navy Chief Petty Officer ASS. Green son of Bernice A Campbell of Aiken and Albert C Green of Clarks Hill participated with shipmates in a port visit community relations project at City of Hope a women s shelter in Jumeirah United Arab Emirates during deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism aboard USS Kearsarge homeported in Norfolk Virginia Green a 1985 graduate of Academy of Richmond High School Augusta Ga joined the Navy in November 1985
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Aiken
Albert C. Green
Clarks Hill
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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Norfolk
Green
City of Hope
Jumeirah
Shawn M. Donegan
Kathy Cleveland
North Augusta
S. C
Donegan
Hanks High School
el Paso
Texas
The
Navy Sailor Shawn Donegan Helps Dubai Community Outreach
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn M. Donegan and shipmates from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge volunteered at a Dubai port during a Global War on Terrorism deployment. Donegan, a 1992 Hank's High School graduate from El Paso, Texas, serves homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.
Picture submissions invited for Aiken County faces and places
Readers are urged to submit Day In the Life photos of Aiken County for display. Forms available at the Aiken Standard office or online at the paper's site. Complete forms must be mailed or delivered to 326 Rutland Drive, Aiken. For questions call Michael Gibbons at 644 2381.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Mike Gibbons
Jeff Wallace
Aiken Standard
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