Lawmakers Push Roads, Education Fixes in SC Workshop
South Carolina legislators debated aging roads and funding options at a media workshop. Proposals include raising the gasoline tax, a one cent sales tax, and a third toll lane. counties seek control of half state roads to free funds. Governor Haley opposes tax hikes. panelists stress infrastructure, jobs, and environment.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Joel Laurie
Richland
Louise
Palmetto
Gary Simrill
York
House Transportation Committee
Simrill
Public meeting on MOX funding at Savannah River Site
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans a public meeting at 5 p.m. at Savannah River Site to discuss MOX funding and construction decisions. NRC officials will outline an extended 10 year construction authorization and provide details on the MOX facility aimed at disposing of 34 metric tons of weapons grade plutonium, a project 63 percent complete and employing about 1,400 workers.
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Savannah River
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Te Iig
Savannah
Hydrogen Blast Research Iver
Gateways Drive
Pucccia
Roger Hanna
Russia
Hanna
AREA DEATHS IN SOUTH CAROLINA LIST BEREAVED
Obituary brief notes multiple deaths across districts. Christopher Chris Martin and Mary Velma Baker Holley are among those listed in Aiken Bath Edgefield Beech Island Williston. Rev Dale Quarles and Ronald Collins appear in regional death notices with funeral details pending.
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Rev
Dale Quarles
Edgefield
Ronald Collins
Beech Island
Shirley Ann Ross
Williston
Weather forecast headline for 5 days
Partly cloudy conditions with a high near 44 and a low around 24. Five day outlook shows variable cloud cover with mild temperatures and no significant precipitation expected.
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day observed in Aiken
Blue porch lights show support for police as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day honors officers nationwide. The event follows anti police protests and the killings of Brown and Garner, with calls to thank officers, wear blue, share stories, and host events.
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Karl
Missy Odenthal
Odenthal
Aiken Department of Public Safety
FBI National Academy Associates
Michael Brown
Eric Garner
Ferguson
Missouri
New York City
Brown
Garner
Allison Comer
Beside the Badge
Aiken Public Safety
Bill Bengtson
Aiken City Council delays vote on Hayne Avenue bike lanes
Aiken City Council ends a heated work session with no vote on removing or keeping the white lines that separate a bike lane on Hayne Avenue. The council may decide at month end after weighing four options that include removing lines or moving lanes.
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Aiken
Hayne Avenue
Fred Cavanaugh
Steve Homoki
Tom Lex
Aiken County
Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee
S.C Augusta
Lex
Usc Aiken
Sharon Brown
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Aikenstandard.com
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Christopher
Chris” Martin, Aiken
Mary Velma Baker Holley
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Abby
National Effort
Try
Karl Odenthal
Missy
Ranto
Ment
Maayan Schechter
Aiken Standard
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