Beasley Pushes Special License Plates for Schools
Columbia governor Beasley proposes a new $54 license plate featuring a red apple and yellow ruler with the slogan Public Education: A Great Investment. All proceeds would support school technology. $34 goes to the Education Department technology fund and $20 to local districts. Beasley aims to spread the plates widely to fund computers in schools. A distribution formula remains to be decided.
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Columbia
David Beasley
South Carolinna
Beasley
State Education Department
Housing Starts Dip 3.9 Percent in March
The Commerce Department reports housing starts fell 3.9 percent in March to a 1.45 million seasonally adjusted rate, with gains in the Northeast and Midwest and declines in the South and West. The February rate was revised to 1.51 million. The drop marks the steepest in a year and aligns with analyst expectations.
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Washington
Midwest
Commerce Department
Notable Obituaries Page 2B Notices Briefly List Deaths
Obituaries listed for Elbert Butler Jr Warrenville Anne Greene Clements Jackson Nessie Belle Dillard Aiken Thomas Eugene Schweitzer Jr Augusta Odell D Shipman Jr North Augusta with funeral details and brief notices appearing on page 2B of the newspaper.
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Elbert Butler Jr
Warrenville
Anne Greene Clements
Jackson
Nessie Belle Dillard
Aiken
Thomas Eugene Schweitzer Jr
Augusta
Odell D. Shipman Jr
North
Georgia Lottery Tuesday Winning Numbers
Georgia Lottery draws list Cash 3 numbers 8 8 0 and Fantasy Five numbers 2 4 14 18 33.
Bond clears 2.815 million for Aiken industrial site project
The Joint Bond Review Committee approves a 2.815 million capital improvements bond for Aiken County Sage Mill Industrial Park infrastructure. SKF USA plans a plant worth over 250 million dollars, with about 300 jobs. Funds were kept in reserve by Sen. Tommy Moore and are ready upon Commerce Department action.
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Aiken County
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
Clearwater
Commerce Department
Moore
LaWana McKenzie
New Sage Mill
Savannah River Research
Council
Ronnie Young
Sage Mill
SKF USA Inc
Paintings Symbolize Tragedy Of Oklahoma City Bombing
Trish Arnold recalls the day of the Oklahoma City bombing as she unveils two paintings. One shows Baylee Almon carried from the debris by firefighter Chris Fields, while the other depicts a serene scene of a girl and a boy. Names of the 15 victims line the painting’s edge.
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Scott Websterings
Oklahoma City
Trish Arnold
Aiken Center For the Arts
Chris Fields
Baylee Almon
Oklahoma City Federal Building
Arnold
Baylee
Aiken Panel Tells Horse Zoning Talks to June
Ronny Bolton, chair of the Aiken Planning Commission, gave members until June to resolve a two year horse zoning saga. A stalled proposal sought to limit stables in residential R1S areas and require a conditional use from City Council to add stalls.
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Ronny Bolton
Aiken Planning Commission
W.H
Buzz) Jackson
Bolton
Aiken
Lucy Knowles
SRS Future in Focus as Layoffs Put On Hold
Savannah River Site leaders weigh its future as DOE halts forced layoffs for now. A moratorium shifts to early retirement offers and a three plus three plan costing about 16.8 million, with thousands still slated to depart or be rehired for future projects.
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SRS
Roddie Burris
Savannah River
Congress
Department of Energy
Full Ser
DOE
Bill Taylor
Lawmakers Eye Ballot Sales Tax for Roads
Aiken lawmakers discuss a 1 cent sales tax to fund road construction and replace vehicle property taxes. Rep. Bill Clyburn stresses the need for thorough public information before a vote as officials estimate about 40 million over five years could pave roughly eight miles of dirt roads.
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Penny Increas
Bill Clyburn
D-Aiken
Clyburn
Aiken County
County Council On
William Shepherd
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