Public Hearing On Budget Sets Tonight In Aiken County
Aiken County Council schedules a public hearing tonight on the fiscal 1998 budget. The panel aims for a $21.1 million revenue and spending plan with a 4 mill property levy increase, plus a $2 million general obligation bond proposal. The hearing precedes the regular meeting starting at 7 p.m. (Names and numbers reflect local government actions and scheduled votes.)
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Aiken
Aiken Technical College
USC Aiken
North Augusta
Flagstaff
Ariz
Bruce Darabaris
Sara Darabaris
U.S. 160
Arizona
Arizona Department of Public Safet
North Augusta Ponders Flood Plain
North Augusta officials seek quick federal action on flood plain standards along the Savannah River. Council backs requesting FEMA to adjust the CFS boundary, potentially unlocking riverfront land for homes, apartments, and other development amid multi million dollar projects. Former Gov Carl Sanders seeks further reduction, with Sanders' land near Trailer Train site extending to Horse Creek.
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North Augusta
Savannah River
William L. Gray
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Gray
Charles Mar Jing
Timina
Georgia
Carl Sand
Ers
Lottom
FEMA
Sanders
Horse Creek
Chorus Fills Hopeland Gardens With Aiken-South Chorus
The Aiken South Aiken High Schools Combined Chorus entertained Monday evening at Hopeland Gardens in downtown Aiken led by Don Dupe. They performed Handel Ave Maris Stella and songs from Beauty and the Beast and The Sound of Music, plus Boyz II Men and a Appalachian folk tune. A couple danced to Joe Garland’s 1808 In the Mood amid a family-friendly concert with a Broadway tribute and future ballet showcase planned.
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Aiken High School
South Aiken High School
Hopeland Gardens
Aiken
Don Dupee
Aiken-South Aiken High Schools
Handel
Joe Garland
God of
Rog
Boyz II Men
Broadway
Aiken Civic Ballet
Large Dog Attack Leaves FiveYearOld in Fear
Five year old Brooke Randall was mauled by a large dog Monday at her grandmother s Breezy Hill home. Kevin Lowe fears rabies and vaccines, noting Brooke needed stitches after repeated bites to the head and ear. The family asks anyone with information to call the Lowes at 598 2811 or the SPCA at 648 6863.
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Brooke Randall
Kevin Lowe
Brooke
West Avenue
Breezy Hill
Rainbow Fall Road
Sally Lowe
Lowes
SPCA
Associate Superintendent Among School Retirees
Dr. Nancy Smith associate superintendent of the Aiken County School district retires June 30 after 25 years in the district and a long career in South Carolina education. Lynette Rinehart elementary principal retires after 27.2 years, leaving a legacy of awards and leadership. Superintendent Dr. Joseph Brooks notes no replacements announced yet.
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Nancy Smith
Aiken County
South Carolina
Lynette Rinehart
Aiken Elementary
Palmetto
South Carolina Nationa
Ms. Rinehart
Washington, D.C
Educaton
Joseph Brooks
Beech Island Heritage Day Set for Saturday at Redcliffe Park
More than 50 crafters artists and reenactors celebrate Beech Island history in the sixth annual Heritage Day on Saturday May 23 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Redcliffe Plantation State Park three miles southeast of Beech Island on U S Highway 278. The event features living history, exhibits, house tours antique cars and activities from Indian artifacts to colonial frontier demonstrations.
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Beech Island
Beech Islands
Redcliffe Plantation State Park
Redcliffe House
U.S. Hwy
Redcliffe Road
Savannah ‘Town
Sand Bar Ferry
Savannahiver
Savannah River Ite
Con Hantl O
Flintnapper
Kenny Berry
Lynn
Andy Butcher
David George
Laurens
Savannah Town
Perry
Harlem
Erwin Wagener Sr
Whitmire
James Batten
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Wayne Carroll
York
Emory Wilcher
Greenville Street
Borden
Wilcher
Reardon
Newberry
New Ellenton
Butler C. Derrick
D-S.c
Jack Morris
Town Hall
Derrick
Postal Service
Mike Coughlin
Miss Center
Pop's
Dana Holmes
Maria McClure
Aiken Dog Training Club
ADTC
Hippodrome
American Kennel Club
Jerry Nerote
Carl Langley
Chris Starnes
Dupe
Ers and Hammerstein
Appalachian Mountains
Whiskey Road
Cindigolofuss
Cindi Goldfuss
Dr. Smith Sai
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