County council leader sees economic gains and waste plan
Council Chairman describes a $4 million reserve, AAA bond rating, and continued balanced budgeting after past freezes. He adds regional cooperation with the Three Rivers Authority to build a regional landfill at Savannah River Site for 30 years, with tests on 1,400 acres underway. The Aiken Wakin' meeting at Houndslake Country Club was sponsored by the Aiken Standard.
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Three Rivers Authority
Savannah River
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Houndslake Country Club
Area 3 Oversees School Transfers Amid Crowding
Area 3 Superintendent Melanie Hutto explains overcrowding in Midland Valley leads to transferring students to Warrenville Elementary. Parents object to longer routes and earlier dropoffs, citing safety and supervision concerns as children are dropped off as early as 7 a.m. Another meeting is planned tonight to share details.
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Leslie Ford
Gloverville
Jefferson
Warrenville
Area 3
Melanie Hutto
Midland Valley
Warrenville Elementary
Pine Log Road
Ms. Hutto
Debra Martin
Australian equestrian team aims for Atlanta with Georgia hosts
Withers notes Australia has qualified for the three day event and may seek Olympic bids in show jumping and dressage. He mentions Aiken competing with other Georgia sites for the team based on facilities amenities and weather, with grooms chef and veterinarian in tow.
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Australia
Withers
Aiken
Georgia
Driver Found Dead After Truck Plunges Into River
Investigators suspect sleep at wheel as Jeffrey Wayne Beddingfield 20 of Flat Rock NC dies after his pickup tumbled into the Middle Saluda River in Greenville. Divers recovered Beddingfield's body a day after the truck was seen in the water.
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Greenville
North Carolina
Saluda River
Jeffrey Wayne Beddingfield
Beddingfield
Flat Rock
Board weighs Kennedy relocation amid SRS downsizing
James Bailey renews a transition plan to move students with a phased approach. Officials weigh keeping Kennedy as renovations for asbestos removal in fall require student relocation. A final proposal to the board by March 14 is uncertain if further changes arise.
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James Bailey
Benton
Kennedy
Senate map eyed to boost Black representation in Columbia
State lawmakers push a new district plan ahead of a court deadline that could raise Black senators to ten. Proposals favor majority Black districts in the Pee Dee and Lowcountry, while party balance may shift as Republicans gain in newly drawn seats.
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State Senate
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Pee Dee
Senate
U.S. Justice Department
U.S. Supreme Court
House Stages Daylong Lobby For Teacher Cadet Funds
About 200 teachers in the Teacher Cadet Program roamed the Statehouse urging lawmakers to restore a potential $200,000 funding cut as the House resumes debate on next year’s $4.1 billion budget. The panel approved most noncontroversial items and included roughly $145 million in property tax cuts.
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Statehouse
Fort
House of Representatives
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