Committee blocks ban on credit card fees in state budget
The South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee vetoed an earlier proviso banning credit card processing fees, 84 to 31, while a new proviso would add processing fee rules for local governments and tax payments. It targets charges on tax payments made by credit or debit card, with potential impacts on local budgets and taxpayers.
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S.C. House of Representatives
Ways & Means
William “Bill” Clyburn
D-Aiken
Clyburn
Ways & Means Committee
Local officials debate revenue fee and its impact on county funding
County officials Jason Goings and Clyburn discuss a ban affecting revenue mechanisms. Goings says the fee covers costs only and not profits, while Clyburn remains open to discussion and cautions against local governments losing profit. Maayan Schechter reports.
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Jason Goings
Goings
Clyburn
Clays for Conservation Promotes Open Space in Aiken County
The fundraiser for the Aiken Land Conservancy drew skeet and trap shooters of all levels at Carolina Star. Participants praised instruction and camaraderie, noting the event supports open land preservation and could become an annual fundraiser. Nancy and Fritz Henze highlighted prior events and the community turnout. Ben Baugh, an equine industry writer for the Aiken Standard, covered the day.
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Windsor
Aiken County
Aiken Land Conservancy
Carolina Star
Katie Roth
Roth
ALC
Nancy Henze
Fritz Henze
Henze
Jane Ellenberg
NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet to Honor Local Veterans
Aiken County NAACP announces its 33rd Freedom Fund Banquet featuring Vashti Murphy McKenzie, first woman bishop of the United Methodist Church, as speaker. The April 11 event at USC Aiken will honor veterans and reveal President’s Award winners with tickets $50 adults $30 students.
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American Methodist Episcopal Church
Aiken County
NAACP
Freedom Fund
Philip Howell
McKenzie
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Howell
Usc Aiken
Aiken
Ann Dicks
Aiken County NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Set
The Aiken County NAACP hosts its 33rd Freedom Fund Banquet on April 11 at 7 p.m. in USC Aiken’s Business and Education Building. Tickets cost 50 dollars for adults and 30 dollars for students. information at 803-502-0170 or 803-649-4401.
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USC Aiken
Aiken Standard Reporter Dede Biles Profile
Dede Biles is a general assignment reporter for the Aiken Standard. A native of Concord North Carolina she joined the paper in January 2013 after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Dede Biles
The
Aiken Standard
Concord
N.C
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Upcoming Events MedWar 2014 and Local Activities
This weekend features MedWar 2014 a wilderness medical race at Fort Gordon with teams of four. Also Teen Tokyo at Aiken County Public Library offers anime crafts cosplay and Yu Gi Oh tournament for grades six to twelve. A Far Cry conducts Conductorless Orchestra at USC Aiken Etherredge Center with tickets 15 to 40 dollars. Relay For Life Fashion Show at South Aiken Presbyterian Church starts 7 pm with bake sale crafts and luminaries. Broadway Bound Gala by Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing runs March 28 29 at 6 pm tickets 40 benefiting the Student Immersion Program.
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