Scouting event promotes world understanding with displays
26 Aiken-Graniteville Girl Scout troops marked World Friendship Day at South Aiken Presbyterian Church. More than 280 girls, rain-soaked but joyful, built country displays Belgium Mexico Egypt Germany Argentina and more. They shared foods from each nation, sang danced and donated to the Juliette Gordon Low World Friendship Fund to aid developing countries.
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Aiken-Graniteville
Girl Scouts
South Aiken Presbyterian Church
Belgium
Mexico
Egypt
Germany
Argentina
Jan Walker
Rachel Hayes
Melissa Burbury
Juliette Gordon Low
Funding Rift Over Cooper River Bridge Faces New Rankings
Columbia area leaders and the Infrastructure Bank board clash over using local funds to back a new bridge. A two month grading panel will reveal preliminary scores for nearly 1.9 billion in projects, with Charleston’s 420 million Grace and Pearman replacement among those lacking local funding. If scores stay low, regional officials warn of a funding impasse, while some push for state backing and leverage from federal sources.
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Columbia
Charleston
Bobby Harrell
R. Charleston
Infrastructure Bank
Horry County
Conway
Infrastructure Bank Board
Grace
Pearman
South Carolina
Cheryll Woods-Flowers
Mount Pleasant
Harrell
Woods-Flowers
Joseph P. Riley
Federal Defense and Energy Departments
State Ports Authority and Transportation Commission
Ravenel
Howard “Champ” Covington
Riley
Clarendon
Georgetown- Williamsburg
Infrastructure funding battles shape SC road projects
Six applications sit before the State Infrastructure Bank as Beaufort, Charleston, Lexington, Upstate, Waccamaw and York counties seek hundreds of millions for highway widenings and bridge rebuilds. Local matches vary from none to 89 million while officials debate commitments and alternative funding sources.
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State Infrastructure Bank
Beaufort County
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Ginny Southworth O'Hara Hennessey
Kaitlyn Shanahan
Vicky Rowland
Arthur Ravenel
R. Mount Pleasant
Cooper River
Port of Charleston
Lexington County
Irma
Lexington
Scana Corp
Upstate
Waccamaw Region
Andrews
Williamsburg
York County
Charlotte
Lancaster County
State
Sen
Ni Ramm
Iswering
Powertel
Wireless Services
Walmart
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