County holds firm on taxes
Aiken County will present a FY 1999 2000 budget to council with no tax increase and a 4 percent employee pay raise. The $30 million general fund plus total budget over $63 million reflects growth from residential and commercial property tax receipts and new revenue from highway patrol fines. An audit of property taxes uncovered cheats using multiple residences at a 4 percent assessment rate.
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Aiken County
Council
William Shepherd
Sage Mill
Shepherd
State Highway Patrol
NATO bombs Belgrade power grid after prisoner release
NATO jets struck Belgrade's major electricity yards amid the release of three American soldiers. NATO spokesman Jamie Shea said the aim was to show power to shut off the grid and warned civilians to conserve energy. Restoring power proceeded at hospitals, water services, and bakeries as more areas remained without electricity. The alliance pledged to continue bombing despite Milosevic's plea for a pause and his demand for troops to leave Kosovo. The POWs returned to the border with Jesse Jackson before heading to a US base in Germany.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
NATO
Slobodan Milosevic
Serbia
Jamie Shea
Brussels
Belgium
Shea
Spe
Cial
Obrenovac
Bosnia
Milosevic
Kosovo
Croatia
Jesse Jackson
Germany
Old Bath Grammar School Burns To Shell
Firefighters cooled hot spots at the abandoned Bath Grammar School on School Street after a Sunday blaze. Arson investigators will inspect for clues as two fires burned opposite sides of the brick building. About 100 responders fought the flames as asbestos checks were planned and prior proposal to donate the building for a firefighter training center faded.
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Bath Grammar School
Old School
School Street
S.C
Bath Fire Department
Sean Johnson
Johnson
Langley
Belvedere
Clearwater
Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville
North Augusta
Merriwether
DHEC
Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken County Council
Confederate Memorial ceremony unites community in remembrance
In Aiken the Sons of Confederate Veterans hosted the annual Confederate Memorial Day event at Park Avenue and First Baptist Church. Esther Cope of the United Daughters of the Confederacy urged reverence for heritage, while Mayor Fred Cavanaugh urged educating youths on history to heal the nation. Representatives from SCV camps honored Confederate figures E. Porter Alexander, Barnard E. Bee, and Berry Benson.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans
Park Avenue
First Baptist Church
Esther Cope
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Ness
Cope
Aiken
Joe Wheeler
SCV
E. Porter Alexander
Barnard E. Bee
Berry Benson
Cavanaugh
Personal Memories Of A Beloved Place
A speaker fondly recalls a cherished place, noting many memories and that it even shaped their two sons by teaching them there. The reminiscence conveys warmth and lasting impact without detailing specific events or dates.
Old Bath Grammar School Burned Down in Sunday Fire
Residents gathered as smoke poured from Bath Grammar School, opened 1985 and later used for disabled children before closing. Dorothy Sawyer, longtime teacher, recalled her 42 years there and a life saved during lunch duty.
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Bath Grammar
Dorothy Sawyer
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Old Bath School
Aron Taylor
Julia Ashley
Graniteville
Cheatham
Mamie Ross Simmons
Far Rockaway
N.Y
Fulmer
Sharon Taylor and
Bill Bengtson
Ms. Sawyer
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