Aiken Plans Industrial Park Development Amid SRS Job Worries
City officials identify 30 sites for industry and about 180 acres behind the airport for development as concerns grow over Savannah River Site job cuts. Horizon budget talks discuss gym expansion at H.O. Weeks Center with bids exceeding funds and council seeking contractor options or budget reallocations.
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Wilbur Smith
Columbia Consultants
Aiken
Savannah River
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Energy
Hazel O’leary
Congress
Lindsey Graham
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South Carolina
Georgia
Aiken County
H.O. Weeks Activities Center
Unfunded Columbia Costs Rise Over Municipal Court Reforms
Chief Busbee notes a new state mandated policy for non violent youth offenders adds 110 dollars per day per case with a possible 90 day stay, costing up to 9900 dollars. The city must now share 52 percent of fines with the state, up from 38 percent, while no funding accompanied the changes effective Jan. 1. Anderson says the city bears court costs and enforcement needs to maintain municipal teeth.
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Columbia
Chief Busbee
S.C
Busbee
Anderson
S.C. General Assembly
Public view on court coverage and conduct
Local comments praise media coverage of the trial for educating the public about the judicial system. Huff notes the case has drawn attention unlike others and highlights the public’s exposure to rulings, examination under oath, and occasional attorney missteps.
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Huff
District repairs address odor issue at Burkhalter school
Burkhalter officials say the drain uses a separate drainage field from the sewage system which may rule out sewage gas as the source. Maybury notes no prior problems, and district plans include funds for a new building under five year construction goals.
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Burkhalter
Maybury
Leavelle- McCampbell Middle
Larry Clark
J.D. Lever
Justice Department Seeks Information on Pawleys Island Annexation
The U S Justice Department asked Pawleys Island for annexation documents and criteria citing possible Voting Rights Act concerns. University of South Carolina Development Foundation owns 1934 acre tract sought for annexation to avoid beach access demands. Georgetown County and eight residents sue in Circuit Court.
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Charleston
U.S. Justice Department
South Carolina
John Tanner
Department
Pawleys Island
University of South Carolina Development Foundation
Georgetown County
Weather System Blamed For Fatal Wreck In South Carolina
A winter storm dumping snow sleet and freezing rain in South Carolina caused a fatal crash in Abbeville County. Carl Bierau of Lavonia Georgia died when his car left the road and plunged into Lake Secession. Firefighters pulled him from the vehicle and he was pronounced dead at Anderson Area Medical Center. Schools delayed or closed and state workers were told to report two hours late in several counties.
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South Carolina
Carl Bierau
Lavonia
Lake Secession
Abbeville County
Highway Patrol
Iva
Abbeville
Bieran
Anderson Area
Oconee County
Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton
Newberry County
David Beasley
Oconee
Pickens
Ginny Wolfe
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Aiken Choral Society
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