Aiken County to hold public hearing on 2015-16 budget
Aiken County Council schedules a 7 p.m. public hearing in the Government Center at 1930 University Parkway to consider the 2015-16 budget before a second vote. Officials mull a 2.4 mill increase to 72.3 mills to cover a roughly $3 million deficit, with planned cuts and possible reallocation of staff roles.
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Aiken County
University Parkway
Council
Human Resources Department
Chuck Smith
S.C. House
S.C
South Carolina
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
House
Bill Hixon
North Augusta
Tom Young
Aaiken
Aiken Standard
Senate
Cadet Logan Neal to be stationed at Fort Bliss after academy
Cadet Logan Andrew Neal graduates from the United States Military Academy on May 23 2015 and will be commissioned as a second lieutenant infantry. He will join Ranger School and BOLC at Fort Benning before reporting to Fort Bliss Texas. Also noted Reinhardt University dean list student Alden Sullivan from Graniteville for spring 2015.
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Logan Andrew Neal
United States Military Academy
U.S. Military Academy
N.Y
Jennifer Barnes Neal
Aiken
Phillip Neal
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Peggy Barnes
Ronnie Barnes
Phillip Neal I
Kay Neal
Texarkana
Patrick House
Neal
Fort Bliss
Ranger School
BOLC
Fort Benning
Georgia
Alden Sullivan
Graniteville
Reinhardt University
Reinhardt
Langley Pond stumps prompt bid for removal plan
Aiken County officials seek a contractor to remove stumps and a sandbar exposed by lowered water at Langley Pond after a 100 year old dam leak led to shutdowns. Officials use drone footage to assess damage while considering consolidating park properties and possible transfers to towns. No injuries reported. boating incidents noted.
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Aiken County
Langley Pond
Langley Dam Road
van der Linden
Will Williams
Jonathan Larry
Pleasure Island
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department
Economic Development Partnership
EDP
Blood centers urge summer donors in the region
The Shepeard Community Blood Center seeks donors during summer when donations drop. Officials emphasize O negative universal donor blood and note America's negative blood share has fallen from 9 to 7 percent. Requirements include age 17 or 16 with consent, healthy weight 110 pounds, and iron level at least 12.5. Center hours in Aiken are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
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Shepeard Community Blood Center
Shepeard
Aiken
Evans
Georgia
Augusta
Suzanne Fanning
Sheppard’s
Augusta Center
Fanning
America
Sheppard
Aiken Center
Fabian Drive
Bloodmobile schedules in Aiken and Augusta areas
Shepeard Blood Center announces visits of its mobile unit to University Hospital Doctor's Hospital Augusta and several churches and venues in Aiken. Donations accepted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. at University noon to 5 p.m. at Doctor's 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday Dupont Landing 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Augusta Mall 4 to 7 p.m. St Mary Help of Christians 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday St Paul Lutheran 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday. More info at shepeardblood.org and Facebook.
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Dupont Landing
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Shepeard
University Hospital
Doctor’s Hospital
Augusta
University
Doctor’s
Augusta Mall
St. Mary’s
Shepeardblood.org
Shepeard Community Blood Center
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MaayanSchechter
Sullivan
Sandra Herrick
NSCAR
Nicholas Judd
Judd
DAR
St. Mary Help of Christians School
Trenton
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Ellis Island
Economic Development Partnership’s
Charleston
Facebook
Langle
Pond
Charnita Mack
University of South Carolina
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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