GOP eyeing school tax powers at Aiken meeting
The Aiken County Republican Convention will consider eliminating fiscal autonomy for the Board of Education. Delegates will elect officers and weigh about 12 resolutions while hearing candidates for the US Senate seat vacated by Fritz Hollings. Registration is 6 to 7 p.m. at Midland Valley High School.
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Mark McBride
Thomas Ravenel
US Senate
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Midland Valley High School
Mustang Drive
Graniteville
Philip Lord
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Cash wins triple CMA awards and ties record
Johnny Cash won album of the year single of the year and video of the year at the CMA Awards, his first CMA wins since 1969 and tying Alan Jackson for most wins. He died September 12 at 71, with his son and daughter accepting the awards to a standing ovation at the 37th CMA ceremony.
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Country Music Association
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Cash
John Carter Cash
Kathy Cash
Art center chief leaves amid mutual parting
The Aiken Center for the Arts confirms a mutual departure from executive director Don Edmunds after nearly three years. Edmunds and Board President Gerry Owen describe the split as amicable and note a final day last Monday amid ongoing financial matters.
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Man builds safe havens for birds in Woodside
Stew O Re ar places and tends more than 200 bluebird boxes across Woodside Plantation mainly along two golf course fairways. Since moving to Aiken in 1988 he has not kept a count, but the feisty bluebirds thrive in his sanctuary, with boxes first erected in 1991 and maintained with aluminum reinforced entrances to deter squirrels.
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Stew O’rear
Woodside Plantation
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Woodside
Aiken
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Jeremy Schoolfield
State supt says schools must work harder with resources
South Carolina schools show progress on 2003 School Report Cards but the state faces funding shortages. Inez Tenenbaum asserts more resources are needed as mid year cuts, a $441 gap to the General Assembly requirement, and shifted funds affect programs. The Aiken district shows good performance but weak improvement.
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Aiken
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