Local Option Sales Tax Suit Targets Aiken County Voters
Aiken County faces a circuit court challenge over a 1 cent local option sales tax approved last November to raise about 54.6 million over seven years. The dispute centers on whether revenues can be distributed by a percentage to local governments or must follow the ballot order for county road projects and the Bobby Jones Expressway.
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Aiken County
Infrastructure Bank
Sales Bay
Robert Bell
Bobby Jones
State Department of Revenue
Charles Condon
Joan Wilson
Aiken
North Augusta
Rain Dampens Attendance at Aiken Battle Reenactment
Reenactors report a weekend drop in attendance due to rain with about 2 000 attendees on Sunday for the Battle of Aiken. Friday School Day drew roughly 3 000 and Saturday’s Battle of White Pond drew about 5 000 at the Carolina Star Gun and Hunt Club.
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Battle of Aiken
Pete Peters
Brig. Gen
Barnard E. Bee
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Battle of White Pond
Carolina Star Gun and Hunt Club
Peters
Aiken Hires Maryland Firm to Plan Whiskey Road Growth
The Aiken City Council agreed to hire LDR International for 56000 to study a four mile Whiskey Road segment from Pine Log Road to Talatha Church Road. The firm will deliver landscaping buffer and curb reviews and interconnection recommendations after a three to four month analysis.
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Aiken
Whiskey Road
LDR International
Pine Log Road
Talatha Church Road
Roger LeDuc
Uch
LeDuc
Aiken Rotary Club Unveils Long Local History Presentation
Club historian Owen Clary traced Aiken Rotary Club origins to February 1989 and growth to over 100 members by 1978. He noted past visitors Pat Conroy in 1973, an honorary member Strom Thurmond listed in 1959 and 2000 01 directories, and members who served in World War II Korea and Vietnam.
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Aiken
Hagood
Pat Conroy
Clary
Commercial Hotel
Holley Inn
Bers
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Statesman
Lent Observances Begin With Ash Wednesday Services
The Lenten season starts on Ash Wednesday with mass for St Mary Help of Christians Catholic School students at 8 30 a m. Ashes blessed on foreheads mark the day and students are urged to observe the stations of the cross and seek reconciliation during the 40 day period. They are also encouraged to fast and abstain from red meat on the specified Fridays and to add prayer or service as a personal observance.
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St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic
Carr
St. Mary's
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