County weighs virus prevention resolution for Aiken
Aiken County Council plans to discuss a resolution outlining local virus prevention measures including social distancing hand hygiene mask use crowd avoidance and quarantining. The measure, aimed at safeguarding employees and customers, follows an earlier city ordinance on face coverings and faces questions on enforceability and consensus.
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Ifane
Aiken
City of
Gary Bunker
McMaster to provide 32 million for private school grants
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will allocate 32 million from GEER funds to create one time SAFE grants assisting families with private school tuition. At Hampton Park Christian School in Greenville he said grants reach up to 6500 per student for a family of four earning up to about 78000 annually. The initiative addresses declines in private school enrollment amid pandemic fallout and uses CARES Act GEER money.
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Corona S.C
Heney McMaster
Hampton Park Christian School
Greenville
Mctaster
McMaster
Ewe
McMaser
CARES
Law would cede dam to local governments
A proposed bill would transfer control of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam from the U S Army Corps of Engineers to Aiken County and the cities of North Augusta and Augusta. The July 15 House committee discussion featured a withdrawn amendment, with potential revival on a future funding bill. A July 17 suit filing seeks a stay to Oct 1. Judge Richard M. Gergel granted the stay on July 20. Local officials and the Ports Authority have pressed for the change while the Corps plans a fish passage and possible dam removal as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.
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Savannah Bluff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Savanah Bluff
Army Corps of Engineers
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Aiken County
North Augusta
Augusta
U.S
Reb Woodall
Georgia
Congress
Lock and Dam
Richard M. Gergel
Ling
South Carolina
Georgia Ports Authority
Woodalls
Savannah Harbor
Augusta Shoals
Corps
State
Aken
Gary Bunker
Legation
Four Aiken County school board seats face contests this November
Four of the nine Aiken County School Board seats will be contested in November. District 1 covers much of Wagener with Sandra Shealey and Sammuretta Muldrow seeking the seat. District 8 candidates Anthony James and Cameron Nuessle seek the Aiken area seat. Both incumbents filed for reelection where applicable.
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Wagener
Sandra Shealey
Sammuretta Muldrow
Shealey
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Wagenet-area
Muldoon
Anthony James
Cameron Nuessle
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Childen
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Nove.r
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Esther
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Bradley
Hanks
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