Tax hike on mill levy sparks council budget debates
The 47 million county budget clears by one dissent as 5 mill hike fuels tension. Council approves belt tightening, with Rawls backing the tax rise and criticizing hiring under grants. Voters cite risks to homes and services, while insurance bids yield savings of about 200 thousand.
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Butler
Council
Ronnie
Young
Rick Osbon
Willar Hightower
Jim Baggott
Carolyn Bazzle
Arthur J. Gallagher Co
Davis Garvin Co
Davis Garvin
Association of Counties
Hightower
Jim Baggett
Free Pepsi Sports Camps Bring Fun to Rural Aiken
Wal-Mart of Aiken and McDonald's of Aiken back a week of free Pepsi Sports Camps with drinks lunch on Fridays courtesy of Kent's Korner Subwa Camp Champ prizes from SMS Sportsworld. Emory Langston notes rural reach and many children enjoying Perry Salley North Aiken camps. future sites include Beech Island Belvedere Horsecreek Wagener Clearwater and Aiken State Park with July dates. Call 642 7559 for details.
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Wal-Mart
Aiken
McDonald's
Kent
Korner Subwa
SMS Sportsworld
North Augusta
Emory M. Langston
Aiken County
Perry
Salley
North Aiken
Beech Island
Spann Hammond Park
Belvedere
Thomas Park
Horsecreek Valley
Gloverville Park
Gloverville
Wagener
Roy Warner Park
Clearwater
Harrison Caver Park
Aiken State Park
Pepsi
CBS eyes sale talks on SRS stake with BNFL and Morrison-Knudsen
WSRC offered to negotiate with buyers but leans to a consortium including Morrison-Knudsen and British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. BNFL already active at SRS. Bechtel, Babcock and Wilcox, and Framatome also linked. DWPF built by Bechtel and Morrison-Knudsen, designed to address nuclear waste burial. DOE and DoD likely to be involved in any transfer.
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CBS
Morrison-Knudsen
Huge Construction Company
Idaho
British Nuclear Fuels Ltd
SRS
BNFL
Herrmann
WSRC
Babcock and Wilcox and
Bechtel
Wall Street Journal
Morrison
DOE
Department of Defense
South Carolina Budget Modifies Tuition Credits and State Funds
Lawmakers pass a blended budget with tuition tax credits for public and private schools, funding for 570 nursing beds and 4 322 home health slots, a 2 5 percent state raise offset by agency savings, and classroom aids for early grades. A failed tax plate change and a stalled bus stop penalty override mark notable veto battles.
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South Carolina
Land
Bob Jones University
Johnson & Wales College of Culinary Arts
House
Senate
Beasley
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sweet Basil Grille Draws Aikenites To Surrey Center
Aiken residents praise the Sweet Basil Grille at Augusta’s Surrey Center for lunch and dinner. Kathy Treadway and Lynn Fuller tout appetizers like bruschetta and calamari, pasta dishes, vegetarian-friendly options, and a five-dinner-for-under-$10 Wednesday. The restaurant features a brick oven, dark wood decor, and a Bambino Menu for children, with hours 11am to 11pm and directions via I-20 to Exit 65.
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Aiken
Augusta
Surrey Center
Kathy Treadway
Kathy
Sweet Basil Grille
Roosevelt Johnson
New Orleans
Ziti Francesca
Ms. Treadway
Lynn Fuller
Fuller
Washington Road
Berckmans Road
National Hills
South Carolina DUI bill tightens license suspension rule
The House approved a tougher DUI bill that would automatically suspend licenses for drivers under 21 after any drink and for all drivers with a blood alcohol level of 0.15 percent or higher. The Senate had passed the measure, awaiting the governor's signature, shifting DUI enforcement away from jury determinations.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Harold Watson
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
House
Senate
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