School district stadium plan meets opposition from board member
Board member Rod W Greenway and Dr Durward B Pridgen oppose a 67 million stadium plan saying timing is off and that North Augusta residents funded their stadium. Supporters note Aiken districts long shift of stadium costs and oppose liability shifting for unsafe facilities.
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Rod W. Greenway
Durward B. Pridgen
Greenway
North Augusta
Slay
Aiken
McKenzie Wins Runoff in District Election Victory
Ms. McKenzie defeats Jones 280 to 119 in the runoff and will face Republican Robert Murrell in November. She carried Willow Springs Lynwood Langley and Bath precincts and plans to rest before campaigning again. McMillan heads to Minneapolis for the National Education Association convention.
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National Education Association
Jones
Ms. McKenzie
Willow Springs
Lynwood
Langley
Bath
McMillan
Willis
White Pond
Salley
Wagener
Aiken considers drainage fixes for Wise Hollow basin
County officials outline costs for Woodwardia Glen Robinwood College Acres and Banks Mill Pine Log areas totaling about 973000 with Aiken County to cover 400000. Funding would involve the county city developers and state federal sources as a model ordinance for new subdivisions is reviewed. A public hearing is set for late July.
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Robinwood
College Acres
Pine Log Road
Banks Mill
Pine Log Roads
Aiken County
W. Scott Barnes
Aiken
Schuh
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Wise Hollow
Soil Conservation Service
Farmers Home Administration
Barnes
County Council
Carrol Warner
County plan could double road paving in Aiken
Aiken County leaders discussed a plan to double pavement work using county funds to buy equipment to prepare roads for state C fund paving. Councilman Medwell Hill urged leveraging leased prep work to cut costs, enabling more miles paved if approved by the delegation.
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Aiken County
Aiken
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Thomas Moore
Daiken
Sen. Moore
Rare Hebrew books fetch 1.45 million at Sotheby's auction
A 60-item sale of rare Hebrew books and manuscripts, some rescued from Nazi Germany, earned 1.45 million as bidders reacted with hands and paddles. Legal efforts by state officials to halt the sale failed after proof the items were not illegally obtained led to the auction proceeding at Sotheby’s in New York.
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New York
Sotheby’s
David Redden
State Attorney General's Office
City Department of Consumer Affairs
Rabbinical Seminary
St. Berlin
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