Budget Clears Senate Hurdle in South Carolina
The Senate rejects private school funding via voucher plan, backs a $4.4 billion budget with changes to property tax relief and all day kindergarten stance. Lawmakers approve $429 million for new prison construction and programs, funded from growth rather than secured funds, amid ongoing Beasley negotiations.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Senate
David Beasley
Beasley
Kay Patterson
D-Columbia
South Carolina
David Wilkins
House
ATC Teaches Technology Adaptation Through Continuing Education
Aiken Technical College helps local businesses adapt to fast changing technology through its continuing education department. Dean Gemma Frock explains customized programs to fit company needs, stressing lifelong learning and job adaptability. Kiwanis Club meets Thursdays at 1 pm at Houndslake Country Club with president John Boyette.
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ATC
Lynne Katonak
Aiken Technical College
Gemma Frock
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Frock
Aiken Kiwaais Club
John Boyette
Houndslake Country Club
Nuclear venture in Aiken County faces permit delays
Rep Sharpe recounts how proposed Savannah River capacity could bypass a year of regulatory delays. He notes mixed feelings as about 60 jobs and tax base hang in the balance, while suggesting potential cleaner industry might follow.
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Jim Bryan
D-Laurens
Bryan
Lexington County
Saluda
Lee
Lee’s
Sharpe
House
Savannah River
Aiken County
Millbrook Baptist Church to welcome Dr Jim Rivers into retirement era
Dr Rivers reflects on a life of ministry from Air Force service to pastorates and guiding Millbrook Baptist Church. He recalls Sunday routines, heroes like Graham and King, and Psalm 7:14. May brings "surprise guests" as a final church month with his son Jimmy ordained on May 19. River says travel ahead, gradual retirement, and cherishing the congregation.
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Dr. Rivers
Jim
Rivers
Air Force
Dutch Folk Baptist Church
Ballentine
Billy Graham
Martin Luther King Jr
Eisenhower
Millbrook Baptist Church
Jim Rivers
Millbrook
Aiken
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