Tax Free Weekend Sparks Back-To-School Shopping Spree
In Aiken shoppers flock to Back Room Shoes and Staples as Pruett notes tax free weekend mirrors Black Friday for the school season. Iris Ligons opens early at Back Room Shoes to welcome customers while families like Laufers prepare Mead Hall supplies. Local residents praise South Carolina living.
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Tax holiday shoppers stockpile school supplies in Aiken
Kelly Kohr and neighbors in Aiken rush to prepare for the new school year by stocking up on paper, erasers, calculators, and printers during the sales tax holiday. Shoppers like Kohr, Dicks, and families note the relief of tax free buys, while Staples runs an extra 10 percent off through Sunday.
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Hitchcock Parkway improvements face $19 million cost gap
The plan proposes turning lanes signals passing lanes and acceleration and deceleration lanes on Hitchcock Parkway with total costs above 19 million though only 13 million in funding is available. The issue is treating intersections as separate projects hindering a coordinated county project. The ARTS group seeks SCDOT input to prioritize work amid an $1 billion CSRA long range transport plan.
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