Commitment To Environment Stressed At Soil Stewardship Rally
Rep. Butler Derrick D S C and County Council Chair Carrol Warner urged a common environmental commitment at Millbrook Baptist Church during Soil Stewardship Week May 27 to June 3. Dr James Green of the Aiken County school district pledged to educate students on conservation as Memorial Day reflections honored fallen service members.
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Butler Derrick
D-S.c
Millbrook Baptist Church
County Council
Carrol Warner
Aiken County
Warner
James Green
Green
Derrick
Washington
Vietnam
America
Gas prices drop this spring after war boosts oil output
In Los Angeles an oil industry analyst says prices are falling as Iran Iraq war spurs overproduction by other oil nations. Warm weather effects reverse expected price rise this year.
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Los Angeles
Aiken Woman Hurt in Daufuskie Boat Collision
Aiken woman Jacqueline Workman was hospitalized with electrical burns after a sailboat struck a power line in Ramshorn Cut on Daufuskie Island. The Sunday accident left three others dead and involved the power line contact on the waterway.
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Daufuskie Island
Jacqueline Workman
Quail Hollow Court
S.C. Wildlife Department
John Evans
Ramshorn Cut
Hodel’s Boynton SRP Fight Hits The NPR Location Battle Drives GOP Pamphlet
Republicans use the NPR site dispute to blame state Democrats for delaying the SRP restart. The pamphlet argues SRP’s long term future hinges on new reactors and warns Idaho would get the NPR now, risking jobs and local economy.
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Department of Energy
SRP
DOE
NPR
Idaho
Strom Thurmond
Rl.c
EIS
Republican Party
Washington
Democratic Party
Hearing Outlines Options for New Municipality and Police Service
Councilwoman Smith discussed four potential paths including forming a new municipality with boundaries set by residents. She noted possible protection levels tied to tax support and cooperation with Graniteville Company. A special tax district and service changes by Graniteville are also under consideration with county and sheriff officials attending. A citizen questionnaire will be used at the gym entrance to collect views.
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Smith
Graniteville Company
Aiken County Council
Aiken County Sheriff's Department
South Carolina Education Reform Faces Legislative Delay
South Carolina school officials await the state legislature's decision on a $200 million education reform package. Debate centers on a proposed 1 cent sales tax hike to fund the plan. Districts fear hiring delays for thousands of teachers and hold off on budgeting until approval.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Dick Riley
Senate
Riley
Terry Peterson
Peterson
David Eubanks
Spartanburg
Eubanks
Barbara Allen
Georgetown County
Aiken Planning Commission Sets Special Meeting
The Aiken Planning and Zoning Commission will convene tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the Aiken Municipal Building on Park Avenue to review development plans for the Keene Land Development and to consider a recommendation regulating satellite dish antennas in the city.
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Aiken Planning and Zoning Commission
Aiken Municipal
Park Avenue
Keeneland
Aiken
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