County backs Cultural Center with funding uncertain
Aiken County Council backed the Center for African American History Art and Culture with unanimous approval of a funding resolution though no dollar amount was named. The vote was 7 to 2 with Scott Singer and Chuck Smith opposing seeking more time on a tourism tax. The Rev Doug Slaughter led CAAHAC supporters and expressed confidence the project will become a reality.
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Council
Willar Hightower
Kathy Rawls
Ically
Caahac
Scott Singer
Chuck Smith
Doug Slaughter
Aiken
Slaughter
State retirees win 1.6 percent cost of living raise
The South Carolina Budget and Control Board voted 3 to 2 to grant state retirees a 1.6 percent COLA starting July. Gov. Mark Sanford and Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom opposed citing a looming financial cliff. Proponents argued legal requirements and future funding needs justify the raise amid long term payoff concerns.
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Columbia
State Budget and Control Board
Mark Sanford
Richard Eckstrom
Grady Patterson
Bobby Harrell
Hugh Leatherman
Sanford
Eckstrom
Peggy Boykin
South Carolina Retirement Systems
Harrell
Injured firefighter pursues new mission at USC Aiken
Dennis Fowler a Lexington resident and longtime Columbia firefighter smiles for a photo in USC Aiken’s quad. After a 25 year career he will receive a psychology degree and enter USC Aiken’s master’s program in applied clinical psychology. He plans to work with trauma victims such as those affected by domestic violence or auto crashes.
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USC Aiken
Dennis Fowler
Columbia
Lexington
Fowler
USCA
Dennis Fowes
Aiken
Adopting Roots and a Local Birth in Aiken
Aiken Hospital's busy maternity ward saw Dr. Clovis Pierce assist the Aug. 13 birth in room 121 of a baby girl eventually named Mary Ellen. By Aug. 17 she departed with adoptive parents Robert and Otila Stanley, who soon left for Saudi Arabia as Robert pursued oil work.
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J.C. Lexow
Mary Austin
Lindsey
Aiken Hospital
Austin
Clovis Pierce
Pierce
Mary Ellen
Marietta
Adop
Tive
Robert
Otila Stanley
Stanleys
Saudi Arabia
An Oil
City of Aiken Wins Municipal Cup Again
The Aiken City Council learned the Aiken Department of Public Safety Neighborhood Diamonds program earned the S C Municipal Cup, ending a year without the award and marking a 13 year streak for Aiken. Volunteers teach baseball to children lacking access, with praise for the program’s presentation.
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City of
Aiken
S.C
Neighborhood Diamonds
Ett
LeDuc
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