Aiken County Council weighs funding for recreation programs
Aiken County Council plans a Tuesday meeting to consider increasing yearly funding for the County Recreation Commission and possibly placing a referendum on the November ballot to set a minimum funding level. The agenda also covers road maintenance procedures and a new Public Service Authority advisor.
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Aiken County Council
Richland Avenue
County Recreation Commission
Aiken County Industrial Development Board
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Public Service Authority
Distractions in Aiken spark trainer’s Florida remark
Jim LaRente cites Florida grooms and trainers with perfect tans as a contrast to Aiken. He notes horses’ condition matters more than looks. Aiken reunion scene features an enthusiastic photog and a girl’s puzzled reaction to being called a dog by a crowd of dogs. A man recalls a crowded Indiana Jones showing and dancing on him during a vivid theater moment.
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Jim Larente
Aiken
Florida
Shealy proposes student-taught plan to cut education costs
Senator Ryan Shealy of Lexington offers an alternative to Gov Riley's education package. His plan lowers remedial program funding from 59 million to 15 million by having high achieving students teach after school or on Saturdays for minimum wage under supervision. Dr. Robert Paskel warns this undermines professional instruction and urges qualified teachers for all students.
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Ryan Shealy
Lexington
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Sen. Shealy
Robert Paskel
Shealy
Paskel
Gentry
Saluda
Riley
Rep
Saluda Baptist Church
Saluda Jaycees and Lions Club
Saluda County Council On Aging Board of Directors
Candidates Blast County Drug Fight
Local sheriff candidates debate crime and drug issues in Aiken County. Heath touts 23 years in law enforcement, Holley calls June 12 a D-Day, Atkinson pledges stronger prevention, Gunnells defends record. Senate and state race notes include Thurmond Cunningham Rudnick and Pridgen Christensen details.
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Clark
Aiken County
Holley
Ray Sonny Boy Holley
Atkinson
Sheriff’s Department
Gunnells
McCormick
Sheriff's Department
Iris
Columbia
Aiken
U.S. Senate
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Robert H. Cunningham
Melvin Purvis Jr
Cecil J. Williams
Stephen Davis
Cunningham
House
Senate
Bob Cunningham
Irene Rudnick
Durward Pridgen
Fred Christensen
Rudnick
Six House Seats Contested in Aiken County South Carolina
Fifteen candidates seek six South Carolina House seats representing Aiken County. Incumbents Joe F. Anderson Jr. and Thomas E. Huff run unopposed in districts 82 and 83 respectively. District 39 features three Democrats vying while Republicans field none. District 81 sees Republican Tom G. Woodruff Jr. running solo, with Democrat Paul Brodie facing Frampton W. Toole III in the primary. District 84 draws one Republican and two Democrats. District 8 includes incumbent Billy Jones facing Ralph Gunter in the Democratic primary, with Ben Feagin as the lone Republican candidate.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
Joe F. Anderson Jr
Thomas E. Huff
Larry E. Gentry
Chat
O.B. Johnson
Harry Mitchell
Tom G. Woodruff Jr
Paul Brodie
Frampton W. Toole III
Irene Rudnick
Senate
William
Billy) Jones
Ralph Gunter
Ben Feagin
M. Judson Busbee
Charles Ray Sharpe
Busbee
Terry McMillan
Bill Weeks
Ted B. Willis
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Hopeland Gardens
Aiken Recreation Department
Carl Crosby
Rye Patch
Berrie Road
Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Yage
Alexey Semyonov
Ruth Bonner
Newton
Mass
London Sunday Times
Andrei Sakharov
Moscow
Sakharov
Gorsky
Johnson
Ward
Philippi Baptist Church
Johnston
Democrat
Mitchell
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