Invasion of liberal tax and spend artists in Aiken
A reader laments local government tax policy and the hospitality tax, arguing it harms middle and lower income residents and impacts out of town visitors. The note urges local input on school superintendent hiring, calls for a local candidate, and features a plea to support a grieving family after a child’s death. It ends with a prompt to submit TalkBack comments via the paper.
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Senior centers offer housing to blaze victims in Evans
Several senior living centers in Aiken are offering short and long term housing to residents made homeless by a Tuesday morning fire that destroyed most of the Marshall Square Retirement Community in Evans, Georgia. Cumberland Village Trinity on Laurens and Harbor Chase of Aiken provide options as the 85 resident facility sustained major damage and 91 year old Dorothy Carpenter died.
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Local Library Hosts Lip Sync Battle and Puppet Show
A Lip Sync Battle for rising sixth through 12th graders runs 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday June 25 at the Aiken County Public Library. A puppet show is set for 2 p.m. June 25 at the Midland Valley Branch Library. Also, a downtown Aiken farmers market open 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 13.
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School Board approves two employee positions in special meeting
The Aiken County School Board approved one new Human Resources coordinator role and added full-time middle school attendance aides, with recurring costs of 90 000 and 136 500 respectively. The 2015 16 budget spans a general fund of 176 286 167 and total budget of 270 052 847, with no tax increases proposed, and includes various upcoming items and a June budget hearing schedule.
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Correction Notice For La Dolce Move Address
Ai ken Standard corrects a prior report stating La Dolce is now at 123 Laurens Street NW in Aiken County South Carolina The paper invites readers to report factual errors by calling 803-644-2364 or emailing editorial for prompt correction
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