Lawmaker Challenge to TIF Limits Faces Cold Reception
A proposed bill would let school districts claim growth revenues from Tax Increment Finance districts to boost funding. Critics fear it would deter municipal investment in upgrades while supporters say it aligns with PILOT-like concepts used in Sage Mill Industrial Park and other sites.
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James Roland Smith
Langley
Schoor
Pata
Lewis Vaughn
Greenville
Sage Mill
Helping Hands hosts Good Friday carnival for children
On Good Friday Helping Hands hosted a carnival for children with an inflatable slide horseshoes and volunteers. Robbie Robinson founder of What Matters Most recalls the brain surgery after a 1999 Thanksgiving accident that shaped his charity work. Key Club members Katie Hair and students helped, staff praised the effort, and donors are invited to volunteer or donate at 649-HELP or wwwwhatmattersmostine.com. Volunteers plan to deliver Easter baskets in Charleston after the event.
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Robbie Robinson
Robinson
Silver Bluff High School
Key Club
Helping Hands
Tamico Lee
Pam McKenzie
Hair
Otndent
Rodriguez Hughes
Silver Bluff
Jennifer Dixon
South Aiken
Kara Johnson
Jamie Durand
Silver Bluff Key
Midland Valley highlighted as best kept secret by chamber chief
Gloria Busch Johnson, executive director of the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce, described the area’s hidden appeal and cited local projects. She noted the old Valley railroad depot was transformed into Midland Valley Library with donations from Norfolk Southern and Huber Clay Co, linking to the regional computer system. Langley Pond hosts major rowing and water events, earning recognition as a top sanctioned course. Festivals include Gloverville Sassafras, Burnettown Sassafras, and the Jacksonville Sweet Potato Festival.
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Busch Johnson
Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce
Midland Valley
Sunrise
Aiken
Augusta
Busch-Johnson
Valley Railroad
Norfolk Southern
Huber Clay Co
Langley Pond
Gloverville
Smith outlines Aiken City Council run at Kiwanis meeting
Council hopeful Dick Smith told Aiken Kiwanis members he will seek a seat on the city council, arguing for moderated growth and public oversight. He noted his 1980 Foreign Service retirement and his arrival in Aiken via Hilton Head, emphasizing traffic, the comprehensive plan, and staggered board terms. The Kiwanis meet Thursdays at 1 pm at Houndslake Country Club.
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Aiken
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Foreign Service
Hilton Head
Whiskey Road
Aiken Kiwanis
Houndslake Country Club
Police arrest Ridge Spring man in University Parkway burglary
Aiken police arrested Rusty Merritt Dunbar, 19, of 791 Bridge Creek Road, in the Wednesday morning burglary of Golden Pantry Food Store on University Parkway. He is charged with burglary in the second degree after surveillance showed a man breaking in and taking lottery ticket display cases. Investigators say more arrests are possible as the case continues.
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Aiken
Ridge Spring
University Parkway
Rusty Merritt Dunbar
Bridge Creek Road
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Dunbar
Golden Pantry Food
Aiken Public Safety
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
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Horse Creek
North Augusta
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Busch- Johnson
Ohnso
Floyd & Greene
Floyd & Gri
Floyd & Greene Jewelers
Bush Field
National Weather Service
Russ
Kristin Padgett
Floyd Greene
FloydandGreene.com
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