Lawmaker proposes one cent sales tax option for schools in Aiken
South Carolina Senator Tom Young proposes a bill to let counties with low accommodations tax collections offer voters a penny sales tax to fund education capital needs. If approved the measure would apply to all qualifying counties and could raise up to 20 million dollars annually for seven years for school facilities.
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Tom Young
Aiken
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Area Deaths Iris Long Aiken Smith Pontoo Myers
Obituary notices list Iris Jean Long Aiken John Otis Buster Smith Johnston Olin Pontoo Aiken and Robert Singer North Augusta plus William Bill Myers Aiken among local deaths and funeral notices.
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Iris Jean Long, Aiken
John Otis
Buster” Smith, Johnston
Olin Pontoo
Aiken
Robert Singer
North Augusta
William “Bill” R. Myers
Salvation Army cook Rose Mitchell remembers grandmother’s food
Rose Mitchell, known as Ms. Rose, works at The Salvation Army on Park Avenue. She honors her grandmother Mary Scott by preparing home cooked meals rooted in long tradition. Her Wednesday menu features macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, fried chicken, and buttered rolls with greens seldom absent. Chitlins remain a dish she avoids.
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Rose Mitchell
Salvation Army
Park Avenue
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Aiken
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Mary Scott
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Echtef Rose Mitchell
Coming Sunday Breaks Down the Penny Tax
A Sunday feature analyzes the penny tax by examining how it is structured and paid. It breaks down tax components and compares potential impacts on residents and local budgets.
Walther Farms proposes changes to large area irrigation plan
Walther Farms in Windsor aiken county seeks to ease concerns by environmental groups over plans to withdraw water from the South Edisto River. The farm won approval to pull up to 805 million gallons monthly in April and plans to reduce surface water withdrawal by half while shifting more irrigation to groundwater. A second registration was withdrawn and the review of a third remains pending.
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Windsor
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Warriors House
USC Aiken
Abby
Potato Farm
Hugh Weathers
Uscar Iwalluly
Ates
Vaucluse Rd. Aiken
Bates
Batesviny
Siding
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