McCormick County to benefit from $100 million lakefront project
Officials say a 3000 acre residential and recreational development near Clarks Hill reservoir, approved by the General Services Administration, will create about 3400 jobs over two decades and add billions in tax base and treasury revenue. The sale to Clarks Hill Russell Authority for $4.47 million follows surplus declaration by the Army Corps.
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McCormick County
Clarks Hill Reservoir
Federal
General Services Administration
Army Corps of Engineers
GSA
U.S
Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Strom Thurmond
Derrick
Sen. Thurmond
U.S. Treasury
Aiken County School Board to Meet in Executive Session
The Aiken County Board of Education will hold an executive session tonight at 7 to discuss personnel issues. The meeting takes place in the Education Center board room at 843 Edgefield Ave NW.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Education Center Board Room
Edgefield Ave
N.W
Christian group calls for removal of Confederate flag
The South Carolina Christian Action Council executive board adopted a May 22 resolution demanding the Confederate flag be removed from the State House. It cites diverse interpretations, notes the flag’s association with slavery, and proposes entrenchment and possible placement at the State Museum. The SCCAC encompasses 19 church bodies including the SC Synod of the Lutheran Church in America and the SC Conference of the United Methodist Church.
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South Carolina Christian Action Council
South Carolina State House
State House
State Museum
SCCAC
S.C. Synod
The
Lutheran Church In America
S.C
Groups Help Grieving Seek Support Tomorrow
Ai ken County Mental Health Association sponsors two groups meeting tomorrow Grief Support Group in the morning at First Presbyterian Church Barnwell Avenue and SHARE a self help and advocacy group for former and present mental patients at Shoney's Restaurant Whiskey Road both offer listening evaluation and encouragement from peers with no professional counselors.
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Aiken County
Mental Health Association
SHARE
First Presbyterian Church
Barnwell Avenue
Shoney's
Whiskey Road
Growth Means Some Problems Windham Says
Aiken City Manager Roland Windham told the SERTOMA Club that growth brings challenges yet to be solved. He cited a 15 percent population rise since 1980, traffic issues at Pine Log-Silver Bluff and Whiskey Road, plans for south side storage and a second post office, and a potential 90 day pilot for on street garbage collection.
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Aiken
Roland Windham
Aiken Sertoma Club
Windham
Department of Public Safety
Public Works Department
Recreation Department
Hopeland Gar
Whiskey Road
Sewage Rates May Drop In Aiken County PSA Budget
Clearwater report shows a proposed PSA budget with a sewage rate cut from 51 to 46.8 cents per thousand gallons. The plan lowers county charges by removing a 203,424 allocation to the county and adds five new staff while funding a mixer for the Horse Creek plant to save up to 288,000 yearly.
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Clearwater
Aiken County
PSA
Don Hartwig
LeDuc
Horse Creek
Stanley K. Wagher
Ann Anderson
Robert Bell
North Augusta Honors City Workers At First Year Ceremony
North Augusta city workers were honored at the council meeting, the first year of a new award program. Thirty one employees received pins with top service honors going to Robert J. Henderson for 41 years in public utilities. Willie Powell and Shirley Napier also recognized for long service in public works and finance. Additional lengthy service recognized across several departments. A Comprehensive Annual Financial Report was presented by John P. Potter Jr.
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North Augusta
Robert J. Henderson
Henderson
Willie Powell
Public Works
Shirley Napier
Wilma Owings
Robert Fishburn
Marion Bennett
Jesse J. Pickens
Henry Broadwater
Thomas J. Nabritt
Mark S. Rouse
Simon Jonnson
Walter E. Newman
Robert H. Fields
Douglas R. Hixon
Myrtle Johnson
Public Safety
Robert Williams
Public Utilities
Thomas Henderson
Parks and Recreation
David C. Fulmer
James Jones
Alexander Stevens Sr
T.L. Wetherington
Dorothy C. Harter
Eric B. Sanders
Ronald DeLaughter
Carl A. Pagano
USCA Reorganizes Departments at USC Aiken
USC Aiken restructures its academic administration merging seven divisions into three colleges led by deans. Three divisions nursing, business administration and education become separate schools within the colleges. The July 1 effective plan aims to streamline administration, empower faculty governance, and improve student advisement and major selection through a redefined academic home and closer dean and chair contact.
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USC Aiken
Business Administration
Joseph Harm
Harm
William Pirkle
College of Mathematical, Natural and
Plan could save PHP with hospital debt waiver
The four Columbia area hospitals and Physicians Health Plan reached an agreement before the 5 p.m. deadline to allow PHP to continue coverage for about 50,000 members. Charter Med would lend roughly $1 million, and physicians’ debts to PHP would be waived. Chief Insurance Commissioner John Richards, after a five hour meeting, said he was optimistic and would decide after staff review whether to approve the deal.
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Columbia
Physicians Health Plan
State Department of Insurance
Columbia Area
John Richards
PHP
Richards
Charter Med
Convicted Inmates Filed False Tax Refunds in 1985
Nine inmates at Wateree River Correctional Institution, including three Aiken County residents, were convicted of filing false federal income tax refund claims in 1984 85. Defendants Phillip E. Powell Langley John Williams Dorchester County DeHaven Johnson Hartsville James D Matthers Fort Mill and Charles Bruce Tomes of Aiken County pleaded guilty. Some claimed not to sign returns or signed blanks. Penalties up to five years or 250000, venue by US District Court after sentencing reports. IRS and District Attorney Eric W. Ruschky led the case.
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Columbia
Aiken County
Wateree River Correctional Institution
Phillip E. Powell
Langley
John Williams
Dorchester
DeHaven Johnson
Hartsville
James D. Matthers
Fort Mill
Charles Bruce Tomes
Brooks
Heath
Hirshberg
Thomas
Dis
telSuly
Peesenense
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Jim Hopkins
Palmer’s
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Houndslake Country Club
CSRA
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Ginny Southworth
Twin Lakes Executive Air Park
Graniteville
Wlelle
North Augusta Council
George Burgess
USCA
Trudy Groves
Robert Phillips
Harold Ornes
Putty Pariyadath
Stephen L. Gardner
Tom Mack
Elizabeth Bell
Ann Adele Lee
Albin Beyer
Sandra Hochel
William House
College of Social Sciences
School of Education
Linda Randolph
School of Business
Donald Mitcham
House
William Davidson
Valdis Lumans
Trudy Henson
Thomas Boyd
Robert Botsch
James Kauffman
Internal Revenue Service
Contant
Eric W. Ruschky
Columbia Office
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