Open budget audit eyed by Aiken County Board of Education
Dr. John Bradley, chair of the Aiken County Board of Education, urges transparent budgeting as board members review more than 81 million dollars passing through their hands. A study suggests only 7 cents of each dollar stay in central administration, with 60 cents reaching the classroom, highlighting calls for itemized expenses and public scrutiny ahead of 1994 1995 mandates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bradley
Aiken
Peo
Bradley
Aiken County
Brooks
Cific
Dr. Bradley
Attorney Burkhalter says district will assign defense lawyer
Burkhalter states the school district's insurer will provide a defense lawyer in the cases but not him and unlikely the Columbia firm Childs and Duff, tied to the Aiken County teacher Jean Clark suit. He cites possible conflict of interest and notes he is a parent first, not a defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkhalter
Childs
Aiken Council in Work Session on King Name Change
The Aiken City Council and black leaders plan a Thursday work session to resolve whether to rename Hampton Avenue for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some council members favor Hampton, others oppose, while NAACP and BOLD leaders push to honor King and may resubmit a planning commission proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Cavanaugh
Hampton Avenue
Dr. King
Hampton
Eric M. Radford
Robert S
Skipper
South Carolina
Hampton County
Wade Hampton
Radford
Wade Hampton III
Palmetto
Martin Luther King
Holly
James Gallman
NAACP
Ae Commission
Ports weigh nuclear waste shipments as DOE eyeing facility
The DOE weighs six ports for accepting spent nuclear fuel from 38 nations and storing it at a secure U.S. facility. Virginia ports Norfolk Newport News and Portsmouth say they can handle rods. Savannah offers cooperation if chosen. Shipments will be small at first, with about 15 000 rods expected over 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DOE
Frei
Jacksonville
Savannah
Charleston
D.C
Wilmington
N.C
Norfolk
Newport News
Virginia
Port of
U.S
Linda Ford
Portsmouth
Leading Indicators Up 0.7 Percent in December
The Commerce Department index of leading economic indicators rose 0.7 percent in December, marking a five month rise totaling 2.5 percent. Economists expected the gain, suggesting continued expansion despite weather and quake impacts. Eight indicators rose, two fell, and one was unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Ly Jeney
Ding
California
Laurence H. Meyer
St. Louis
Casinos staking Grand Strand sites spark gambling push
Hollywood Casino Corp a Dallas firm buys options on South Carolina property and drives a lobbying effort for six dockside gambling sites two on the Grand Strand two in Charleston one on the Congaree River in Columbia and one near the Georgia border Station Casinos of Las Vegas joins the effort Chernoff-Silver & Associates leads lobbying for dockside gaming Legislators doubt passage this year but foresee long term effort with ground work by the companies Sen Wes Hayes notes a multi year struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Hollywood Casino Corp
Dallas
Eric Terry
Hollywood
Myrtle Beach
Texas
Station Casinos of
Las Vegas
San Carolina
Marvin Chernoff
Chernoff-Silver & Associates
Hollywood Casino
Grand Strand
Charleston
Congaree River
Georgia
Wes Hayes
D-York
Also Mentioned on This Page
B.O.L.D
Lester Smalls
Smalls
Lee Gallman
S.C. Port
Pendleton St
Chuck Armour Photography
Porky Bradperry
Whiskey Rd
Laurens Street
The
Associated Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!