Yard waste proposal curbed by Aiken City Council
Aiken City Council killed a yard trash wait window requiring residents to place yard waste 48 hours before pickup. It moved to a city only pick up of white goods debris and non compostables with a set fee. Millage rate kept at 71 mills for 16th year. budget $30 million failed on first reading. Jane Vaughters opposed trash fee hike and business tax relief in vote.
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Aiken
Jane Vaughters
Aiken Celebrities Serve at Celebrity Waiter Night
Aiken Police Chief Pete Frommer and Sheriff Michael Hunt join local stars in serving dinners to raise funds for the Children's Place. The event at Outback Steakhouse features public safety officers and other residents dining and collecting tips to support child care and therapeutic services for at risk children.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pete Frommer
Michael Hunt
Aiken
Children’s Place
Bill Grice
Outback
Charles Barranco
Beth
Tonya
Laura
Dick Shick
Hunt
Frommer
Debbie Reed
Bridgestone Firestone
Southside
Reed
Peggy Ford
Karen Daily
Aiken County lunch prices set to rise next fall
With fuel and food costs rising, full price meals will increase for district students. The board will review a 10 cent hike at tonight’s 7 PM meeting at the district office, 1000 Brookhaven Street, as lunch prices move to 1.70 for middle and high school and 1.55 for elementary students. Breakfast remains 1.15.
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Aiken County Public School
Brock Heron
Aiken County
Jo Ann Griffin
Griffin
Bill would relax regulations on phone firms in South Carolina
South Carolina lawmakers consider a deregulation bill that would remove Public Service Commission oversight of bundled services, a move BellSouth backs for more choices and pricing. Critics say it limits customer complaints and shifts relief to federal courts, with PSC and consumer advocates seeking stronger protections.
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Greenville
South Carolina
Public Service Commission
BellSouth
Hank Fisher
Bel
PSC
Ciled Services
Elliott Elam
Elam
Douglas Pratt
Fat’s hidden fat signals may drive obesity dangers
A science summary describes how excess fat acts as an active endocrine organ that releases hormones affecting energy balance and organ health. Researchers like Dr. Rudolph Leibel note fat tissue is an active signal producer, not a passive depot, with leptin and about 25 other compounds linked to obesity related diseases.
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Rudolph Leibel
Columbia University
Leibel
Allen Spiegel
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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