Rail line approval eyed to boost Sage Mill jobs in Aiken
Aiken County Council advanced a 3.9 million rail line contract for Sage Mill Industrial Park with 11 bidding firms, selecting Phillips and Jordan Inc. of Knoxville as low bidder. A companion vote approved restrictive covenants protecting wetlands with enforcement by the US Corps of Engineers and other agencies, aiming to lure industries such as Bridgestone Firestone and SKF to diversify local employment.
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Aiken County
Sage Mill
Phillips and Jordan Inc
Knoxville
Robert Bell
Bell
US Corps of Engineers
Department of Justice
DHEC
Ronnie Young
Young
Savannah River
Bridgestone
Firestone
SKF
Supreme Court OKs $125 limit on video poker winnings
The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a $125 daily cap on video gambling payouts, affirming a lower court’s interpretation. The ruling affects a Saluda County case from Mary Gentry who claimed $100,000 in losses from 1999 to 1997, with the outcome potentially tied to RICO damages if proven.
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Amouns
Supreme Court
Joseph F. Anderson
Henry Ingram
Saluda County
Mary Gentry
Circuit
James Johnson
Gentry
Horse up for adoption after parkway abandonment in Aiken
Chester a 23 year old sorrel Apaloosa gelding with a white blanket is up for adoption at the Aiken County SPCA following abandonment on Chesterfield Street. Officer Wilson says he needs a patient owner who knows horses and wants Buddy horses nearby. applications open at 401 Wire Road through next Tuesday with notification next Wednesday.
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Chesterfield Street
Richland
Park Avenues
Chester
Courtney
Aiken County
SPCA
Southern Saddlery
Banks Mill Feed
Officer Wilson
Skip Townsend
Aiken Scpa
Wire Road
Aiken
Blood donors in demand across Aiken area
Aiken area faces a blood shortage with ongoing import needs since the Fourth of July weekend. The Shepeard Aiken Community Blood Center seeks A positive and A negative units, while the Red Cross in Aiken reports similar shortfalls. Donor hours and locations are listed at 950 Millbrook Avenue and daily through the week.
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Aiken
Phyllis Burk
Shepeard
Aiken Community
American Red Cross
Mike Burkhart
American Red Cross Blood Donor Center
Millbrook Avenue
Shoney's
Sheppard Community Blood Center
Test scores show district gains and declines across grades
At a school board meeting Dr. Frank Roberson reported MAT 7 results from 1995-96 to 1998-99. Reading and math rose in most grades with notable gains among first and second graders, while seventh and ninth grades showed mixed changes and some declines.
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Aiken County
Frank Roberson
Roberson
Byrd
J.D. Lever
East Aiken
North Aiken
Ridge
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