Clyburn among latest candidates for office
Clyburn, a former Aiken official and longtime compensation panel judge, files to run in District 82 as Democrats and others file for August 9 primaries. Incumbents Rudnick Huff Smith Sharpe also seek seats in districts 81 to 84 while county council races draw candidates in districts 1 2 and 4. Baggott and others seek District 4 and 1 respectively.
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Shute
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Huff
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Sharpe
Aiken County
Kathy Rawls
James Bland
James B. Baggott
Luke Jackson
Mark Gibson
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Southeast piano competition draws regional talent in Aiken
Five young piano students from colleges across the Southeast competed in a regional event. Notables included Christopher Cooley of Florida State University and Wei Dong of Shorter College School of Music. Audience Favorite winners Tiodang and another contestant earned 300 dollars each. Judges Panayis Lyras Laurence Morton and Dr Warren Apple presided. Artemisia Thevaos and Eugene Barton performed orchestra reductions as finalists. Dr Tom Mack called the first regional contest a success with broad state representation and strong turnout, noting about 210 attendees on Thursday and similar crowds on Friday and Saturday nights. A gala reception followed at the Ether edge Center.
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Florida State University
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Shorter College School of Music
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Eugene Barton
Tom Mack
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Aiken
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Etheredge Center
Lawsuit Claims DHEC Rules Too Strict
Laidlaw Environmental Services sues South Carolina claiming DHEC rules on cash for environmental cleanup and waste volume limits are oppressive and beyond EPA and RCRA authority. The dispute centers on a 30 million cash fund growing to 133 million and counting all waste toward the cap, threatening earlier landfill closure.
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Sumter County
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Thom Berry
Dhec Board
Community weighs school funding ask amid tax concerns
Graniteville residents and parents voice support or skepticism as the school funding measure looms. Hunter says children deserve it, Barrett backs education funding, while Britt of New Ellenton criticizes the board's transparency and taxes.
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Graniteville
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New Ellenton
Dump Closing At Barnwell Alarms Users
AP reports the Barnwell nuclear waste dump will close to most outside users in June. California and 30 other states lose a sanctioned disposal site, forcing hospitals and related industries producing 65 percent of the nation's low level waste to store it locally. Only Richland Washington and Barnwell remain accepting such waste.
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