Aiken County Tax Gripes Echo Rhode Island Critique
Editorial blasts Aiken County for high taxes and neglected road upkeep while criticizing local politicians. The piece argues state infrastructure funding shortfalls and questions using tax dollars for Savannah River Site salaries and SRS-related scholarships for its employees' children rather than community youths.
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Thank Yous Highlight Safer Highway 78 Upgrade
Readers thank Adrian Wells for timely reliable delivery and praise Reeves Construction for the Highway 78 widening from East Pine Log to Oakwood Elementary School. The rebuilt road offers a wider smoother safer drive with a narrow paved shoulder for cyclists. Lane closures were necessary, workers were attentive and professional.
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MOX project labeled apex of problems at Savannah River Site
U S Senate subcommittee member Dianne Feinstein questions MOX funding for the Savannah River Site and urges a down-blending alternative to plutonium disposition. She notes life cycle costs at about 51 billion with 4.4 billion spent and warns funding spikes may crowd out other priorities. Senator Lamar Alexander and Palmetto State lawmakers question a 51 billion price tag.
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Senior Men hear about invasion of Normandy
Aiken Senior Men's Club heard retired engineer Clyde Smith describe Patton's late-emerged role in Normandy. He credited Patton with key deception plans, calling Allied operations a "Body guard of Lies" that misled Hitler about the invasion site, aiding the Allied victory.
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Ex North Augusta officer to stand trial in 2014 shooting
Edgefield County judge orders former North Augusta Public Safety officer Justin Craven to face a grand jury on May 27 and court appearance May 28 for a felony discharging a firearm into a vehicle while occupied. Craven faces up to 10 years and a $1000 fine. The case stems from the February 2014 death of Earnest Satterwhite Sr. in North Augusta after a high speed chase.
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