Aiken County Hikes Teacher Pay to Attract New Educators
The Aiken County Board approved a 6 percent raise for Superintendent Eldridge and raised starting teacher salaries to 34 560. The plan places new teachers ahead of Beaufort and York districts but behind Richmond County, with four years of steps and 22 year totals. A $1,000 signing bonus was authorized for new special education science and math hires.
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Brock Heron
Richmond County
Georgia
Beaufort District
York District
Heron
Aiken County
Roberson
John Bradley
Bradley
Columbia
Richmond
Linda Eldridge
Eldridge
City flags at Civil War memorial spark dispute
Trotti voices opposition to a Confederate flag display at Chesterfield Street and Park Avenue memorial. The Sons of the Confeder ate Veterans sought a temporary flag installation for July 22 23 to mark the monument centennial but city officials led by Gary Smith denied citing free speech limits in public rights of way. League of the South members protested the decision.
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Trotti
Sons of the Confederate Veterans
Chesterfield Street
Park Avenue
Gary Smith
Supreme Court
Smith
Confederate Memorial
League of the South
July 12 Flag Waving at Municipal Building Draws Attention
Citizens gathered to wave flags in front of the Municipal Building on July 12, signaling a show of civic engagement. The event drew local residents and curious onlookers during the afternoon gathering.
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Sion
Same sex couples mark gay presence in South Carolina
In Columbia Ed Madden and Bert Easter discuss progress in changing attitudes toward gays amid a Confederate flag debate. The census counts 7,609 same sex couples in South Carolina across 46 counties with 3,561 male and 4,048 female couple households, including 70 percent in urban areas.
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Columbia
Ed Madden
Bert Easter
Madden
Easter
South Carolina
Ples
Aiken County
US Census Bureau
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Southside Pediatrics
Sonya Hatfield
M.D
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