Edgefield Budget Deficit Draws Criticism at Meeting
Edgefield County faces a 276474 deficit in the 1987-88 budget with 2423682 in revenue and 2700156 in expenditures. Residents questioned sheriff department funding and downtown revitalization costs while others warned about historic site funding and fire protection charges. The council moved to third reading and approved a 302661.87 expenditure increase for ambulance purchase and court fees from a decade-long districting dispute.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County
Tom Platt
Merriwether
Augusta
Platt
Judy Pendarvis
Olde Edgefield Trade Association
Willa Mae Wood
Oakley Park
John Morgan
Morgan
Merriwether Department
Willie Bright
Buses Collide Injuring Four Greenville County Teens
Four Greenville County students on a field trip were slightly hurt when two charter buses collided on Interstate 26 near a bottleneck for a repaving project. The rear bus driver, Thomas Mull, was cited for driving too fast for conditions. injured youths Paulette Sexton 13 Frederick Bobo 13 Charles Mills 13 Kim Morris 14 were treated and released from Baptist Medical Center.
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Columbia
Greenville County
Interstate
T.A. Walker
State Highway Patrol
Walker
Thomas Mull
Greenville
Paulette Sexton
Frederick Bobo
Charles Mills
Kim Morris
Baptist Medical Center
Area poultry producers dispute salmonella study blame
Poultry producers say they are unfairly singled out as the main source of salmonella and campylobacter in a National Academy of Sciences study. They argue salmonella is present across foods and that proper cooking and hygiene reduce risk. Industry leaders defend USDA inspections and favor company level accountability.
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National Academy of Sciences
Billy Amick
Amick
Batesburg
Albin Johnson
Columbia Farms
Leesville
Larry Gentry
Gentry Poultry Company
Ward
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Johnson
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