Statehouse plan for new desks draws Senate backlash
State senators question the need for mahogany desks costing as much as 2300 dollars each to house laptops and printers. A House and Senate desk package totaling about 480000 dollars faced opposition after a clerk was absent to explain the cost. The plan comes amid renovation talks led by the House and Senate clerks.
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Statehouse
Columbia
Senate
Frank Caggiano
Caggiano
House
Sandra McKinney
Legislative
Statehouse Committee
Deaths of Fred Gregory Calvin Simmons Ida Ware Lillian Wright
Obituaries note the deaths of Fred Neal Gregory of Clearwater Calvin E Simmons of North Augusta Ida Mae Ware of Ridge Spring and Lillian Eubanks Wright of Johnston.
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Fred (Neal) Gregory
Clearwater
Calvin E. Simmons
North Augusta
Ida Mae Ware
Ridge Spring
Lillian Eubanks Wright
Johnston
Lottery Result: Pantasy 5 Numbers Drawn
Wednesday’s Pantasy 5 drawing yields a winning sequence of 9 10 11 1s. No further details provided on prizes or payout.
County opposes VPSA loan for water lines project
Aiken County Council plans to write the Farmers Home Administration stating it opposes a 500000 loan to the Valley Public Service Authority for water service lines along Pine Log Road. Councilwoman LaVana McKenzie urged no support to avoid duplicating lines.
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Aiken County
Farmers Home Administration
Valley Public Service Authority
Pine Log Road
LaVana McKenzie
WPSA
McKenzie
Aiken ADPS Launches Mounted Patrol With Two Horses
The Aiken Department of Public Safety plans a new mounted patrol to fight crime and boost community policing. Capt. Pete Frommer will lead with two horses named Bo and Derby, trained by Maj. Dennis Ayers. The unit will start after training, possibly in April, with Sgt. Mark Farmer and others joining.
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Frommer
Carrol Busbee
Aiken
Derby
ADPS
Dennis Ayers
Washington, D.C
Mounted Patrol
Mark Farmer
Donald Butler
David Turno
Mike Durrell
Eddie George
Farmer
State asks Barnwell to pay up for missing scholarship funds
South Carolina lawmakers urged Chem-Nuclear Systems to cover a shortfall in fee revenues for college scholarships from the Barnwell low level radioactive waste dump. The House Ways and Means panel said the company may owe about 4 million dollars this year if the budget becomes law, as the 4.6 billion measure awaits June approval. The panel trimmed prison and school tech spending, rejected a double pay raise for judges, and approved 4 million for welfare exit child care.
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Columbia
Barnwell
House
Chem-Nuclear Systems Inc
South Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
Billy Bean
R-Kershaw
David Beasley
William Gillespie
Bean
Volunteers help schools to work reads tutors rise
The State of the Union calls for college work-study students and volunteers to tutor reading in elementary schools nationwide. Gail Wilkinson of Aiken visits Chukker Creek Elementary each Friday to work with four students, saying early reading gaps hurt progress and noting a warm, life changing welcome.
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State of the Union
Aiken
Gail Wilkinson
Chukker Creek Elementary
Chukker Creek
Hollings urges real deficit figures over standard budget data
In an interview at the Willcox senator Hollings argues the true deficit hides in trust funds and budget gimmicks. He cites a 1990 law forbidding Social Security trust funds from balancing the budget and warns deficits will burden future generations if spending isn’t controlled.
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Fritz) Hollings
Harry Truman
Hollings
U.S. Senate
Congress
Republic
Willcox
Aiken
Savannah River
Vna
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