Voters reject school bond in Aiken County referendum
In Aiken County voters rejected the 236 million school bond by more than two to one. Final tally showed 5 722 votes for the referendum and 13 642 against it. The plan would have funded nine schools and a tax increase affecting seniors in Cedar Creek precinct.
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Aiken County
Board of Education
Jane Page Thompson
Aiken
Aiken High School
North Augusta High School
Leavelle McCampbell
Thompson
Cedar Creek
S.C
Cooling tower demolition under way at Savannah River Site
The 450 foot tall K-Reactor cooling tower at Savannah River Site was imploded as part of the Foot print Reduction Initiative funded by ARRA. Managed by American Demolition and Nuclear Decommissioning Inc. with Controlled Demolition Inc. handling explosives placement, the project cost about 3.98 million dollars and created millions of pounds of rubble.
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Savannah River
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ARRA
American Demolition and Nuclear Decommissioning Inc
Controlled Demolition Inc
SRS
Dewitt Beeler
Wagener Salley High honors regional award recipients
Wagener Salley High School held an awards program recognizing BA Larry McBurnett from North Augusta Daniel Poyas Phipps Sr. from Columbia and Sarah C. Quattlebaum from Ridge Spring amid local obituaries and funeral notices.
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Wagener-Salley High School
Larry McBurnett
North Augusta
Daniel Poyas Phipps Sr
Columbia
Sarah C. Quattlebaum
Ridge Spring
Sex scandal resurfaces in South Carolina race
A blogger accuses state Rep. Nikki Haley of an affair, prompting a heated debate as Haley denies the claim and defends her 13 year marriage. Will Folks alleges an inappropriate relationship years ago, while Haley campaigns amid scrutiny of campaign spending and public appearances.
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Mark Sanford
Nikki Haley
Haley
Will
Nikki
Laley
Columbia
Greenville
Folks
Sanford and
Michael Haley
Will Folks
Carolina First Center
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Aikencountysc.gov
Larry Gleason
Carolina Rebels
Abby
South Carolina
Scandal
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