Aiken County Sales Tax Funds Delayed Amid Litigation
Aiken County has not received Local Option Sales Tax revenue since its May 1 start as court cases shape allocations. Officials say funds will be distributed pro rata to municipalities, with disputes over spending and ballot wording delaying disbursement while quarterly payments and monthly tax reports determine timing.
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Aiken County
Ronnie Young
Young
Wcities
Aiken
Willar Hightower
Linda Sharpe
Department of Revenue
Aiken Woman Arrested for Selling Alcohol to Minor
Tammy Rose Kazinci twenty one from Van Bryan Drive was charged after admitting she sold alcohol to a sixteen year old at Richland Shell on Richland Avenue. Police reported the youth drank from a bottle in the store after selecting it from a cooler. Kazinci was booked at the Aiken County Detention Center and released on personal recognizance.
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Aiken
Richland Avenue
Tammy Rose Kazinci
van Bryan Drive
Public Safety
Eric Shelnut
Richland Shell
Shelnut
Kaziner
Aiken County Detention Center
Reading program nurtures kids at Aiken Public Library
Rachel Pirkle and staff at Aiken Public Library promote a summer reading program to keep children reading through July. About 500 kids are signed up with family events Tuesday nights and preschool story time on Wednesdays. Magicians clowns and visits by Madeline and Pork Chop Players entertain, while older children keep a readers journal to stay motivated.
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Rachel Pirkle
Aiken County Public Library
Pirkle
Aiken Public Library
Ieryone
Pork Chop Players
Madeline
Jessa Potvin
Jill
Jordan Davis
Adrienna Dobbs
Tow truck rule vote puts Aiken tow firms at risk
Aiken Planning Commission rejected a proposed amendment to allow emergency tow trucks to park in residential areas. The 2-4 vote blocks changes, citing potential effects on other businesses and safety rules. The proposal heads to the City Council for first reading on August 13 with a September second reading.
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Aiken
Corbett
Commission
Cil
Ian
Ed Evans
Zoning Board of Appeals
Aiken Department of Public Safety
United Defense Wins 12.2 Million York Plant Contract
United Defense will receive 12.2 million to build seven Hercules missile recovery vehicles at its York Pennsylvania facility. Five vehicles are for the Marine Corps with no others for the Army. The firm is under a 118.1 million total contract to manufacture 51 vehicles, all to be rebuilt by April 2003 from assets at Anniston Army Depot. The York plant willremanufacture assemble and test the vehicles in Fayette County Pennsylvania.
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York, Pa
United Defense
York Plant
Anniston Army Depot
Alabama
York
Is Planeta
Fayette County
West Nile virus prompts area health warnings
A state health agency urges homeowners to eliminate standing water to curb West Nile virus spread after confirmation the disease has reached the region. District director David Angle warns containers, boats, buckets and bird baths can harbor larvae and notes vaccination and control measures are under CDC funding. risk rises for those over 50 and for horses amid recent rains and storms.
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Otsial
David Angle
Department of Health and Environmental Control District
West Nile
Angle
Aiken Standard
Africa
Florida
Columbia
Centers For Disease Control
South Carolina
CDC
Aiken County
Aiken
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