Aiken County Board weighs millage hike for 1994 95 budget
Aiken County School Board outlines a preliminary 1994 1995 budget with a $4 million deficit, prioritizing salary raises and supplements. The board plans to seek a millage increase from the legislative delegation as revenues total about $77 million locally and state aided funding, while expenses exceed $81 million. A strategic plan was adopted at a special meeting held after reports from Comptroller Larry Clark and Superintendent Dr. Joseph Brooks.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Larry Clark
Joseph Brooks
John Bradley
Economic Projects Scheduled in CSRA Diversification Plan
The Savanna River Regional Diversification Initiative approved funding requests totaling six million dollars set aside by DOE to offset SRS labor reductions. Three projects receive five hundred thousand for planning along Interstate 20 corridors across five counties, plus efforts to transfer SRS technology to private sector and study medical and industrial park uses.
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Langley
Csra Econom
Savanna River
RDI
Savannah River
DOE
Rick Toole
Interstate 20
Ugh
Aiken
Edgefield
Barnwell
Columbia
Richmond
Aiken-Edgefield
Watchdog warns on proposal to fund SRS reactor lobbying
Savannah River Site watchdog Brian Costner alleges a plan by the Aiken Edgefield Economic Development Partnership to spend about 230000 from DOE money for surveys research and consultation to position SRS as the best choice for a proposed multipurpose nuclear reactor could amount to improper lobbying. RDI chair Rick Toole notes legal limits and reviews yet sees potential value if kept within scope. A decision from Hazel O Leary is expected early next year.
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Langley
Savannah River
Department of Energy
SRS
Brian Costner
Columbia-based
Energy Research Foundation
Aiken-Edgefield
Tor
DOF
Ond
Hazel O’leary
Economic Development Partnership
DOE
CSRA
RDI
Costner
Community News Tip Line Contact Details
Readers are invited to share tips by calling 648 2311. Information can cover events, public matters, and reader concerns for feature coverage.
Local Obituary Notice Names Read Like All-Star Lineup
A list of names appears in a local obituary segment including William C. Birt of Williston Vernon Lamar Davis of Aiken Davis C Higing Brian Randall James Ira Andrew Priest Sr. of Saluda Robert Silcox of Aiken James Roy Woodward of Warrenville.
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William C. Birt
Williston
Vernon Lamar Davis
Aiken
Davis C. Higing
Brian Randall James
Ira Andrew Priest Sr
Saluda
Robert Silcox
Aiken James Roy Woodward
Warrenville
Councilman Seeks Stronger Palmetto Cablechin Control
Aiken County Councilman Willar Hightower urged the Development Committee to tighten county oversight of Palmetto Cablevision. He cited a lack of public courtesy and disputed service quality and charges. Committee members Jim Baggott Kathy Rawls and Russ Ferrara backed many complaints but no immediate ordinance revisions were promised. Palmetto Cablevision did not attend the session as Hightower continues a five year dispute over service.
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Aiken County
Willar Hightower
Palmetto Cablevision
Hightower
Jim Baggott
Kathy Rawls
Russ Ferrara
Palmetto Cable
Hightower Palmetto Cablevision
Hospital study challenges DHEC premise on open heart care
A Health Care Investment Analysis Inc study funded by Aiken Regional questions whether higher procedure volume equates to better quality in South Carolina open heart surgery. Data show Providence Hospital performed 434 Medicare cases in 1992 with a high risk adjusted mortality rate, while Spartanburg Regional had fewer surgeries but lower mortality. The report critiques DHEC’s volume based Certificate of Need decisions.
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Baltimore
South Carolina
Aiken
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Columbia
Providence Hospital
Health Care Investment Analysis Inc
Aiken Regional
Providence
HCIA
Medicare
DHEC
Spartanburg Regional Medical Oo Center
HCA Trident Regional Medical Centers
David W. Cundey
Medicare Case Counts at Providence Hospital
Health Care Investment Analyst reports 1992 Medicare case totals for Providence Hospital in pnville and Merycow, listing 434 and 429 cases respectively, reflecting regional patient intake in the year.
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Providence Hospital
Pnville Merycow
Ficik's Boyfriend Arrested in Georgia Slaying Case
In McDonough Ga authorities accuse Jason Ragland 23 of murder in the slaying of 19 year old Claudette Ficik a Southern Tech student. Evidence includes carpet fragments and boat anchor plus welded iron bar found linking Ragland to Ficiks Norcross apartment and Clarke County body site. Police believe the death was likely by strangulation.
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Mcdonough
Claudette Ficik
Jason Ragland
Southern Tech
Aiken Area
Ragland
Norcross
Clarke County
Miss Frclk
Bankhead
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Shannon Baynham
Savannah River Rdi
Eric E. Ward
Ginny Southworth
Emily Cobb
Stacey Martin
Virginia Acres Park
Toole
Sayre Nera
Ssi
Councilman
Cablevision
Carl Langley
Health Care Investment Analyst, Inc
SC Medic
Statt
Aileen
Ficik
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