South Aiken High receives $300,000 pledge for stadium
Wyatt Development Company offers 100000 for a football stadium at South Aiken High, with the Aiken County Board of Education agreeing 200000 in matching funds. Principal Bill Gassman and Superintendent Dr. Lanaldridge celebrate the historic plan to bring a home game to SAHS for the first time. The board voted 7 to 1 in favor after an executive session. Weldon Wyatt’s company spokesman lauds education support and urges community backing.
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South Aikien High
Hodges to speak on South Carolina schools this evening
Gov Jim Hodges will deliver the State of the State address in a joint House Senate session televised statewide. He plans to outline education funding linked to measurable accountability and reveal proposals on taxing and regulating video gambling while continuing economic prosperity, aides said.
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Columbia
Jim Hodges
South Carolina
House
David Wilkins
Greenville
Senate
Hodges
Nina Brook
Deaths list carries four Augusta area names and locations
Obituary notice notes George I. Carter of Augusta Georgia Mary E. Everhart of North Augusta South Carolina Margaret C. Shealy of Aiken and Mary Akers Childers of Huntley with concise death notices and associated locales.
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George I. Carter
Augusta, Ga
Mary E. Everhart
N.augusta
Margaret C. Shealy
Aiken
Mary Akers Childers
Hunt
Georgia Lottery Results Reported for Tuesday Draws
Aiken area readers learn the Georgia lottery results for Tuesday draws including Cash 3 and Cash 4 style games with midday and evening numbers listed such as 13 5 and 9 6 12 18 19 28 in reference to the day’s winning sequences and a Money Ball entry.
Teens birth rates fall but SC still high for nation
Aiken County officials cite mixed progress on teen pregnancy as the Annie E. Casey Foundation report shows South Carolina teens 15 to 19 have a 6.3 percent birth rate in 1996, above the national 5.4 percent average, while overall state births declined 14 percent from 1981 to 1996.
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Annie E. Casey
South Carolina
Aiken County
Margaret Key
Board seeks limited fiscal autonomy for Aiken schools
Aiken County Board of Education votes 7 to 1 to ask the Legislative Delegation to grant limited fiscal autonomy with a maximum of 10 mills per year. If approved, taxes could be raised up to 10 mills and potential teacher layoffs loom if funding does not increase. The board also approves a 7-period day and a 5-year facilities plan amidst ongoing autonomy debates.
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Linda Eldridge
Aiken County
John Bradley
Art Hadden
South Car
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County OKs 911 upgrade at 1M cost
Aiken County Coun cil approved a 1 million dollar contract for an emergency dialing upgrade and first reading of an ordinance raising 911 charges by 8 cents a month to 60 cents, payable for five years. The bid from Emergency Service Integrators was praised as best value, despite dissent over the process from Councilman Willar Hightower.
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Aiken
William Shepherd
Willar Hightower
Hightower
LaVann ‘McKenzie
McKenzie
Phil Napier
Joel Randall
Shepherd
President Clinton address praised by Aiken County officials
Local reaction greeted President Clinton's State of the Union address with emphasis on education and tobacco taxation. Dr Linda Eldridge, superintendent, hopes for lower teacher student ratios and better academic achievement. Brenda Bentley cites plan to tax tobacco by 55 cents per pack.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Linda B. Eldridge
Brenda Bentley
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