Aiken County Sees Low Debt and Healthy Cash in Audit
Independent auditor lauds Aiken County for low debt and strong cash position. General fund up to 10.7 million with three months operating reserve. Debt remains far below legal limit. officials credit prudent budgeting and shared effort by council and staff.
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Independent
Aiken County
Terry Bodiford
Bodiford
Ronnie Young
Young
J.C. Lexow
Flexow
Aikenstandard
Scrutiny of Bush Faces Media and Local Debate
A letter discusses whether President Bush receives a free pass amid scrutiny of his military service, compares media treatment to Bill Clinton and John Kerry, and notes ongoing police chief investigations in New Ellenton. It includes a call for road paving in Aiken County and describes editorial policy.
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William Jefferson Clinton
John Kerry
New Ellenton
Winter Colony lecture series corrected in Aiken Standard
The USC Aiken Winter Colony lecture series is completed and no registrations are being accepted now. Tentative plans to redo the series may occur, with details to be released later. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
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USC Aiken
Data collection under way for property reassessments
Aiken County prepares for a 2006 reassessment using a Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system. Assessor Mike Reed notes uniform valuations through CAMA, with appraisers updating details like lot size and improvements. Residents will receive 2006 reassessment notices in spring, with a 90 day challenge period.
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Aiken County
Mike Reed
CAMA
Reed
J.C. Lexow
Flexow
Aikenstandard
Jim Cutts
David Gove
Aiken
South Carolina seat belt use trails national average
Statistically SC motorists show 66 percent restrained vs 75 percent nationally. Officials from Aiken County note higher ejection risk in crashes and urge passage of a primary seatbelt law to allow officers to stop drivers solely for not wearing a belt.
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South Carolina
Palmetto State
Aiken County
Tri- Development Center
Jones Bowen
Tim Carlton
Carlton
S.C. Highway Patrol
Aiken Public Safety
David Turno
Bowen
General Assembly
Aiken
Department of Transportation
No Child Left Behind focus dominates SC GOP meeting
Ed McMullen of the South Carolina Policy Council tells Aiken Republican Club that No Child Left Behind imposes no unfunded mandates beyond state accountability rules. He says federal funds haven’t reached classrooms, asserts education spending and TERI program concerns, and argues increased per pupil spending in Allendale County shows money doesn’t guarantee better results.
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South Carolina
George Bush
Ed McMullen
South Carolina Policy Council
Palmetto State
Department of Education
Columbia
McMullen
S.C. House
S.C. Senate
State House
Greg Ryberg
R. Aiken
Allendale County
Allendale
Philip Lord
plord@aikenstandard.com
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