Aiken County School Board to review facilities plan tonight
The Aiken County Board of Education will review its five year facilities plan at a 7 pm meeting at the School District office 1000 Brookhaven Drive. Agenda notes possible 11.2 million in bonds may be sold May 1 2008 and remain within an 8 percent debt limit.
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Aiken County
Bill Gall
Board of Education
Andrew Yaun
Art Hadden
Area 2
North Augusta
Belvedere
Hammond Hill
Aiken County School District Faces Major Budget Cuts
Public bodies warn that budget reductions hit classrooms as 80 percent of the district's spending goes to salaries. Comptroller Brock Heron notes cuts exceed expectations, with a 3.5 million reduction hampering a 9 million contingency. Taxes were raised by 9.6 mills to offset earlier cuts.
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Aiken County
Brock Heron
Aikens County
General Assembly
Heron
Education cuts threaten local funding and higher taxes
Roland Smith warns continued cuts will harm Aiken County as mills would rise to offset losses. Since 2001 the county has lost 7 million in funding, with lottery funds tied to new programs limiting flexibility. Eldridge calls for relaxing lottery rules to offset cuts without creating new programs. Legislative leaders seek a 247 million state budget reduction to cover a 347 million shortfall.
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Aiken County
Heron
Eldridge
S.C
Eldringe
General Assembly
Drug residue and DEA probe tie to west coast package
Frommer notes residue on hands from drug deals fueled by street money. Authorities alerted the DEA which traced a package to the West Coast. after the investigation the seized funds were distributed to federal and state agencies. Shooter, a plack lab trained to detect seven illegal drugs, works with Cpl. Clark G. Smith since November 1997.
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Frommer
Drug Enforcement Agency
DEA
LeDuc
Cpl
Clark G. Smith
Lott Apology Sparks Debate Over Thurmond Birthday Remarks
Senate leaders and colleagues weighed in after Trent Lott praised Strom Thurmond during a 100th birthday celebration, drawing bipartisan criticism for endorsing past segregationist stances. Lott defended his remarks as lighthearted and not an endorsement, while others urged accountability and reflection on civil rights history.
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Senate
Sen. Thurmond
Thurmond
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Lott
Mississippi
Sen
Strom ‘Thurmond
Ments
Smurmond
Washington
Jackson
America
Strom Thurmond
Rent Lott
Kevin Martin
Republican
Coun
Martin
Tom Daschle
Daschle
Weeks Pleads Guilty in Child Abuse Homicide Case
Brittany Weeks faces 10 to 20 years after pleading guilty to homicide by child abuse in the beating death of her child in a New Ellenton home. Roy Clark Morris Jr. previously pleaded guilty to homicide by child abuse and received 32 years. prosecutors note a recorded tape shows she and Morris discussing what to tell police. Weeks remains out on bond awaiting sentencing as prosecutors seek DNA sample and abuse registry actions.
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Morris
Morgan
Weeks
Keesley
DSS
Brittany Weeks
New Ellenton
Children’s Medical Center
Augusta
Furnace tune up ad pledges big savings
The ad urges homeowners to rejuvenate their heating furnace, claiming a misadjusted unit wastes gas daily. It promotes a professional service lasting about 1.5 hours with $200 in labor and materials, promising long term savings and a technician visit, with a contact number.
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