Dry spell continues in Aiken County amid lack of rain
Aiken County endures a dry spring as Savannah River Site meteorologist Matt Parker notes May rainfall of 0.04 inches, well below the 3.74 inch average. The forecast shows only a slim chance of showers this week and weekend while La Niña patterns keep conditions dry. Farmers struggle with drought even as water supply remains adequate and no restrictions are in effect.
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Savannah River Site
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Prescribed Burns Rise in NM and CSRA Debate
Residents and officials weigh risks and benefits as controlled burning expands from New Mexico to Hitchcock Woods and the Savannah River Site. Dan Shea cites wildlife habitat improvement and fuel reduction, while Dacre Stoker warns smoke impacts residents, urging preventive burning to head off larger wildfires.
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Aiken Tech seeks one mill tax increase for maintenance
Aiken Technical College President Dr. Susan Graham asked the Aiken County Council for a one mill increase to raise about $330,000 for maintenance of aging campus buildings. Sheriff Howard Sellers backed the request for funds to add a shift lieutenant, with an estimated $70,000 annual cost plus benefits. The council scheduled budget work sessions, with Fiscal 2001 balanced at $63.35 million and current tax support at 3 mills.
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Susan Graham
Aiken County Council
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Aiken Tech
Howard Sellers
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Finishing plant changes hands in $366,000 sale
The Clearwater Finishing Plant, unused for years, sold to Environmental Control Systems for 366000 after a county auction. ECS owners Milt Hazel and Leon Green completed the deal, approved by the Aiken County Forfeited Land Commission. The plant is expected to create business opportunities for ECS.
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Cyrus Spradley
Aiken
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South Carolina Senate Questions Confederate Flag Plan
South Carolina's Senate wavering on a compromise to remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds as Kweisi Mfume of the NAACP warned of a broader boycott if a square Confederate banner is flown at a monument. The Democrat-led Senate adjourned without final changes after earlier approval in the House.
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Fed raises rates again signals new phase in restraint
The Federal Reserve opts for a half point rate rise marking the sixth increase since last June as it shifts to a bolder stance to curb faster growth. Analysts compare the move to removing a popgun and unleashing a big cannon amid inflation fears and a too robust economy.
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