Aiken City to discuss state of wooden bridges action
Aiken City Council and staff meet Tuesday to review the state of three historic wooden bridges on Union Fairfield and York streets. SCDOT recommendations include rebuilding, potential ownership transfer, and possible closures or replacements with a wooden deck and altered height. The discussion also covers an RV camp at Highfields Event Center and capital projects at Aiken Municipal Airport.
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Aiken
Park Ave
Roger LeDuc
S.C. Department of Transportation
Union
Fairfield
York Streets
Winter Colony
SCDOT
Fairfield Street
Union Street
York Street
Laurens Street
Design Review Board
Highfields
NFL veteran Chavous visits J D Lever on reading and schoolwork
Former NFL defensive back Corey Chavous spoke to fifth graders at J D Lever Elementary about excellence in reading and math, sharing his path from Silver Bluff High School to Vanderbilt University and 11 NFL seasons. He stressed competition and goal setting, noting his early struggles and eventual scholarship.
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Corey Chavous
J.D. Lever
Chavous
Silver Bluff High School
Vanderbilt University
NFL
Jalen Moore
Arizona Cardinals
Minnesota Vikings
St. Louis Rams
Draftnasty
Bill Bengtson
School Board to discuss preliminary fiscal year budget
Members of the Aiken County Board of Education will hear a report on the preliminary 2015-16 budget at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the district office. The plan relies on the 2015-16 general appropriations bill and a higher Education Finance Act allocation. The base student cost would rise from 2120 to 2220, with property tax revenues up due to assessed value growth. Operating millage remains unchanged in the prelim budget.
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Aiken County
Aiken School Board Meeting Tuesday Night
The Aiken School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the district office 1000 Brookhaven Drive. The agenda includes a General Fund budget with a step raise for all staff, higher insurance premiums, retirement contributions and charter school allocations, plus an update on the district five year strategic plan as part of spring submissions.
Master Acting and Vocal Production Workshop Offered
Aiken community theater hosts a two day Master Acting and Vocal Production Workshop at URS Center for the Performing Arts 126 Newberry St. S.W. from 9 am to 5 pm Saturday and 8 30 am to 4 pm Sunday with a 75 dollar fee. Instructors include Janis Powell and Linda Brennan both with ties to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and other professional groups. also open house and plant sale at Woodlanders daily through Saturday 1128 Colleton Ave and Edgefield Theatre Company presents Here on the Flight Path at 8 pm Saturday and 3 pm Sunday 405 Main St Edgefield call 803-336-8726 for tickets.
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URS Center For the Performing Arts
Newberry St. S.W
Janis Powell
New York
Nyc
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Linda Brennan
South Coast Repertory
Theatricum Botanicum
Woodlanders
Colleton Ave
Woodlanders.net
Edgefield County Theatre Company
William Miller Booknight Theatre
Main St
Edgefield
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Aiken Standard
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Florence
Alabama
Aiken Communications
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Aikencommunityplayhouse.us
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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