Aiken County School Board approves 4.2 mill tax hike
The Aiken County Board of Education approves a 2012-13 budget raising taxes by 4.2 mills for operations after lengthy debate over a higher 4.6 mill proposal. Diane Parker and Carolyn Bazzle spoke against the tax plan, the only county to address the budget. The hike would add about 25.20 per 100 000 of property value for businesses. Contingency funding and pending state budget action remain factors.
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Carolyn Bazzle
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SpacePRIDE Team Competes in NASA Challenge at Worcester Tech
Robotics team SpacePRIDE with Amanda Walters Chris Williamson and Robert Moore traveled to Worcester Polytechnic Institute Massachusetts for a NASA prize money robotics challenge. Fashion show highlights wedding dresses through the 19th and 20th centuries at the Aiken Christian Women's Network event. SEE LOCAL NEWS 3A.
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Chris Williamson
Robert Moore
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Area Deaths Highlight Local Notables Across South Carolina
Obituaries list John D. Batchelor Sr. Sonny Augusta Taylor McLean Mary Eleanor Taylor McLean Sandra Colucei Thomas Dukes Ze'Kye Langford with mentions spanning Augusta Aiken Williston Johnston and Johnston County in brief notices.
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Aiken
Sandra E. Colucei
Johnston Thomas Dukes
Williston
Ze’Kye D'Shawn Langford
South Carolina enjoys nation’s lowest gas prices
AAA Carolinas official Tom Crosby says South Carolina averages under $3 for gas, the lowest in the nation, after a peak of $3.73 on April 6. He warns prices could rise due to unpredictable factors such as Gulf hurricanes, but the trend may continue for weeks.
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AAA
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Ridge Spring boy drowns at Richardson’s Lake in accident
An 11 year old Ze Kye Langford of Scrub Oak Court was pulled from Richardson’s Lake at Warrenville last week. He was taken off life support and died at a Georgia hospital. Officials say the death is an accidental drowning and the cause remains under investigation.
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Scrub Oak Court
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Warrenville
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Carlton
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Supreme Court upholds police immigration checks
The court ruling on Arizona’s law prompts South Carolina to press for moving ahead with its similar provision to require police to check detained individuals' immigration status. Attorney General Alan Wilson plans a summer brief to appeal for federal clearance, while experts note likely challenges to immigrant document requirements.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
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