FOIA reform bill aims to speed public records access
Aiken County residents faced delays and high fees for records in 2010, prompting calls for FOIA reform. House Bill 3191 would create a special court to mediate FOIA disputes and reduce costs. The measure, co sponsored by Bill Taylor, seeks quicker access for taxpayers and more government transparency, though it stalls in the Senate.
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Aiken County
FOIA
Bill Taylor
R-Aiken
Senate
Taylor
Thompson to attend Republican National Convention as 50th South Carolina delegate
Jane Page Thompson, 45, a Realtor from Aiken and longtime GOP activist, will represent South Carolina among 50 delegates at the July 18 to 21 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. She recalls supporting Ronald Reagan at age nine and hopes to join the Electoral College.
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Dede Biles
Jane Page Thompson
Aiken
Cleveland
Ohio
Ronald Reagan
Thompson
Virginia
South Carolina
New Moon
Laurens Street
Aiken County
Republican Party
GOP
Sue Roe
Still no suspects four years after Holmes murder
Four years after William E. Holmes Jr. was fatally shot in a Roses Run apartment in Aiken two other victims were wounded in the May 14 2012 shooting. Det. Jeremy Hembree says the case remains an active investigation with no identified suspects.
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Aiken
Department of Public Safety
William E. Holmes Jr
Roses Run
Brother
Eboni Holmes
William
Churchill Commons
Holmes
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Tim Carlton
Ollie Wineglass
Georgetown
Georgia
Jeremy Hembree
Aiken Public Safety
Area Deaths in Aiken and Ft. Lauderdale
Obituaries list Helen Foust Morton Richard Charles Orcott and Marvin A Zuelsdorf among area deaths. Also noted are Broadus Michael Busbee of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with funeral notices appearing in Deaths and Funerals 6A.
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Helen Foust Morton
Aiken
Richard Charles Orcott
Marvin A. Zuelsdorf, Aiken
Five Day Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy conditions with a high near 76 and a low around 60 across the five day forecast. Expect similar temperatures with modest morning humidity and little rainfall.
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