Aiken City Council push for 1 percent hospitality tax
Interim City Manager Roger LeDuc outlined proposed hospitality tax funding paths during a council meeting. The 1 percent tax would apply to gross receipts from prepared meals and beverages, including items from grocery stores, aligning Aiken with over 100 South Carolina municipalities. Council member Philip Merry weighed the proposal amid questions on funding sources and impact on city projects.
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Aiken
South Carolina
North Augusta
S.C. Municipal Association
Philip Merry
Aiken council considers new hospitality tax plan
A council member proposed a hospitality tax to fund future growth and budget needs, arguing residents and visitors outside City limits would bear most costs. Council member Dick Dewar opposed adding another tax, noting the recent 1 percent sales tax for schools and suggesting a 5 percent budget cut instead. Page 14A TAX.
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Dick Dewar
Aiken County
Dewar
Area Deaths Brief Highlights Local Obituaries
Obituaries notice lists Barry Hutto Wagener Charles A Curtis III Janet Gould Gray and Robert M Ball among area deaths and funerals. Names appear with brief regional references indicating services or memorials in the Aiken and Wagener areas.
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Barry Hutto
Charles A. Curtis Ili
Los Angeles
Janet Gould Gray
Aiken
Robert M. Ball
Weather forecast for five days in 6C region
Five day forecast shows chance of rain with highs around 79 and lows near 63. General offices Newsroom reports upcoming unsettled conditions across the period with scattered showers likely at times and temperatures remaining mild.
Maltese Puppies Get Busy With A Showering of Love
Janet Rolfes Mary Ellen Hanna host a Maltese puppy shower with neighbors and friends as two new pups from Michele DeWitt at Scissors N Suds prepare to go to their new homes on April 22. The event featured bone shaped cakes and enthusiastic staff from Laurel Oaks neighborhood and beyond.
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Janet Rolfes
Mary Ellen Hanna
Pat Piekos
Laurel Oaks
Two Notch Road
Michele DeWitt
Dougherty Road
Rolfes
Hanna
Jackson teacher blends heart humor as finalist for district teacher of the year
Rosalyn Greene, a seventh grade English teacher at Jackson Middle School in Aiken County, is among five finalists for District Teacher of the Year. The former high school student and Beta club member now leads with a rigorous, engaging 21st century learning plan and a lively teaching style.
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Aiken County
Rosalyn Greene
Greene
Jackson Middle School
Jason Holt
Jackson
Aiken County Teacher of the Year finalists named
Aiken Standard spotlights five District Teacher of the Year finalists from the district. The winner will be announced at a banquet Monday. This story features Rosalyn Greene of Jackson Middle School and lists Tasha Quattlebaum of Schofield Middle School Jeremy Rinder of Hammond Hill Elementary Megan Scholer of South Aiken High School and Amy Wingate of an unspecified school.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Rosalyn Greene
Jackson Middle School
Tasha Quattlebaum
Schofield Middle School
Jeremy Rinder
Hammond Hill
Megan Scholer
South Aiken High School
Amy Wingate
Aiken High School
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