Ruling Allows Sunday Alcohol Sales in Aiken Stores
The South Carolina Department of Revenue ruled that a November referendum permitting Sunday alcohol sales for restaurants and bars also applies to grocery and convenience stores. No local licenses had been filed by 5 pm Thursday, and reactions from involved business owners were mixed.
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Rain and flood watch linger in CSRA area
Rain continues into early afternoon with flood watch in effect as total rainfall nears inches in parts of the CSRA. Temperatures near 70, then weekend warmup into the 80s with a 20 percent rain chance. Memorial Day could bring thunderstorms and highs in the lower 80s.
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Aiken
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Congress Nears Approval Of Major Bush Tax Cut Plan
Congress moves to approve a tax cut package worth about 830 billion dollars over ten years. It would send rebates of at least 400 dollars to 25 million families this summer and boost middle income workers paychecks about 4 percent this year. The plan reallocates 10 billion in Medicaid aid to states and totals 350 billion in projected cost, with final votes by the House and Senate expected Friday.
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Murderer given life in prison for 2000 Aiken murder
Davis, 23, was sentenced to life without parole for the April 18 2000 killing of Paul Williams a well known Aiken taent and City Billiards worker. Prosecutors said three men planned the robbery Williams was crippled and walked with a cane. Davis protested and caused a disturbance in court before being led to a holding cell.
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Aiken
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South Carolina Senate stalls on tax hikes budget impasse
The South Carolina Senate gave up on raising taxes to shore up a five billion dollar budget after failed Thursday talks with Democrats and Republicans. Senate leaders said deep July spending cuts loom as they return the leaner bill to the House, with critics calling this the worst budget yet and blaming a leadership failure.
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