Aiken Budget Increases Utilities as Millage Kept Flat
Aiken City Council reviews a 2002-2008 budget totaling 38.6 million with no general tax increase. City Manager LeDuc cites a 4 percent water and sewer rate rise plus higher connection fees to fund mandatory DHEC requirements and inflation. The panel also weighs a 71 millage rate and potential cell tower leasing at Towns Creek and Silver Bluff Road.
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Aiken
Roger LeDue
Sara Ridout
LeDuc
DHEC
Towns Creek
Silver Bluff Road
Park Ave
S.W
Strawberry Extravaganza Boosts Mead Hall Festival Fun
Mead Hall Episcopal Day School hosts a Strawberry Festival booth with shortcake ice cream pudding and fresh berries. Organizers say the event raises money and invites crafts, rides, and entertainment by the Aiken Civic Ballet and a trash can band for the whole community.
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Scott Webster
Annie Marie Hall
Sadie Rankin
Mead 'Asi Episcopal Day School
Bambi Harmon
Mead Hall Episcopal Day School
Harmon
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
St. Thaddeus
Leon Mozeliak
Letter Carriers Deliver Food Across CSRA For Stamp Out Hunger
Post office volunteers and residents collected thousands of pounds of non perishable goods in Georgia and South Carolina. Mike Bruce said routes yielded more than prior years as 46 013 pounds arrived at Golden Harvest in Aiken with projects in Augusta and Laurens Street post offices contributing. The national food drive aims to help 24 counties in the region and beyond with mentions of 165000 pounds shipped in April and overall totals around 70 1 million pounds nationally.
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CSRA
U.S. Postal Service
Mike Bruce
Hopelands Gardens
Bruce
National Association of Letter Carriers
Rusty Marsh
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Aiken
Jason Powell
Aiken Produce
Golden Harvest
Laurens Street
Silver Bluff Road
Marsh
Augusta
Food Bank
South Carolina
Georgia
Banks Mill Road
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
McCormick
Edgefield
Teens Donates Hair at Relay for Life Fundraiser
South Aiken High School senior Jenna Drenten shaved most of her hair for Locks for Love at the Relay for Life event honoring her late sister Kristen who died of cancer. Kristen wore a wig, and Jenna’s donation aims to help others, with the crowd cheering the compassionate display.
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South Aiken
Jenna Drenten
Kristen
Aiken American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Jenna
Donna DeTroye
Rob
Elaine Drenten
DeTroye
Shana Davis
Jan
Jan Davis
Drenten
Lindsay Malek
Josh Rains
Josh
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Liken
Justin English
Sana Nonce
PTO
Bit Bengts
Aiken Technical College
Melissa Murdaugh
Shana
Paamond Stud Eary
Floyd & Greene
Floyd@Greene
Aike
Floydanau
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