Bland Resigns Over Coverage After zoning dispute at New Ellenton
Aiken County Planning Commissioner Libby Bland resigned during a Thursday night meeting criticizing what she called unfair newspaper coverage by the Aiken Standard and staff writer Carl Langley. The move followed a long controversy over fringe area zoning in New Ellenton and a map revision in Partridge Bend.
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Aiken County
Libby Bland
Aiken Standard
Paula Blessing
Partridge Bend
County Council
Ralph
Frances Boyd
S.C. 19
Boyds
History of steeplechase and Aiken racing events
The excerpt explains steeplechase origins from riding straight lines over obstacles to reach a church steeple and describes the Aiken Hunt Meet, its purses nearing $40,000, ticket options, and benefits to Helping Hands. It also covers harness racing history at Aiken Mile Track and announces the USCA harness event on April 2 with gate times and pricing.
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Aiken
National
F. Ambrose Ark
Aiken Hunt
Aiken Mile
Usca Ae Club
tan /Motor Homes
Ack
County plans new state research park with federal tenants
The county plans a landmark research park not tied to a university or hospital. Ten acres are reserved for a headquarters building to be constructed starting April and due for completion in December with the Department of Energy and Westinghouse Savannah River Co. as first tenants. The site will include EMS station, magistrate's office, and recreational facilities.
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Clemson University
University of South Carolina
Medical College of South Carolina
Charleston
Shepherd
U.S. 278
Department of Energy and Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
PUD
Aiken County Budget Gap Seen After 3.1% Pay Hike Rejected
The Aiken County budget projects 81 million in expenditures versus 77 million in revenues for 1994 1995 with a 3.1 percent teacher raise rejected. The plan notes 3.9 million more needed to balance and cites growth in tax base but reduced state school funding. Legislators Moore Ryberg Sharpe Stone Smith Rudnick and others plan further meetings as the district faces program additions and possible closures.
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Brooks
Aiken County
Schoo
Freedman Central School
Freedman
Legislative Debt
Thomas L. Moore
D-Clearwater
Greg Ryberg
R-Ai
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Bland
County Coun
Delores Atkins
William Shepherd
America
City of
Recreation Department
Banks Mill Road
Dunbar Bostwick
Bostwick
Tenn
Pala
Elizabeth Arden
Pe al Eam
Elie Wale
Dali
Ette
Neiman
Pic
Erte
Maimon
McKnight
Fazzino
Toulouse-Lautrec
SCC
CCM
Lee
Ieee
Sun
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