Aiken County board weighs budget cuts or tax hike
Balancing the school budget remains a tough puzzle as the Aiken County Board of Education faces reduced state money. Members warn that cuts to programs or a millage increase may be necessary while noting gaps between state and local funding and the impact on salaries, technology, and building funds. The next meeting is Tuesday at 7 pm at district headquarters.
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Aiken County
Art Hadden
Brock Heron
Ing
Heron
Ruth Patrick
Hadden
Brookhaven Drive
Training Winners Show Grind Behind Harness Racing
Trainers begin at dawn with feeding and stall care then hours of preparation per horse. McGhees Mile converts effort into routine workouts, record keeping, and sixday schedules while balancing full speed days and jogs to keep horses sound.
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Mike Bouvrette
Canada
McGhees Mile
Hugh McCann
McGhees’ Mile
McCann
Bouvrette
Alain Durivage
Pinewood Derby brings families closer at Aiken Mall event
Cub Scouts from Yamasee District joined local packs at Aiken Mall for the annual Pinewood Derby with blue and gold fashion. Parents and mentors guided 9 year old Shannon Lazenby as he raced his hand carved car, while Shannon’s father Rick and stepfather Rod Hale praised their son’s participation and emphasized parental involvement.
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Aiken Mall
Yamasee
Aiken
Barnwell
Edgefield
Tommy Campbell
Pinewood Derby
Pinewood
Shannon Lazenby
Shannon
Rick
Rod Hale
Hale
Students explore local environment on environmental camp
North Augusta students joined 127 peers for a Clemson designed Teaching About the Environment camp. Fourth graders from Hammond Hill Belvedere and North Augusta Elementary learned soil forest floor water life with nets and scraping to study bottom creatures. Camp runs near Aiken with participants from across the state. SOAR teacher notes teamwork and data books tracking soils stream insects and crustaceans.
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North
Kate
Clemson University
SOAR
Nancy Varn
Ellen Stribling
North Augusta 2000 outlines five year community plan
North Augusta 2000 a local non profit foundation unveils a five year plan to invest 1.55 million in economic development education quality of life and parks and recreation. A May 2 breakfast kicks off a volunteer driven effort led by former Mayor Tom Greene Chuck Smith and Joe Buggy with a goal to mobilize local businesses churches and leaders.
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North Augusta
CSRA
Tom Greene
Aiken County
Chuck Smith
Minix
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Phyllis Brit
Greene
Joe Buggy
WSRC
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Charles Taylor
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Rolex
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