New Ellenton Commissioners Vote to Cut Their Pay and Boost Water Rates
The New Ellenton Commission of Public Works outlines plans to repay a $1.436 million USDA Rural Development loan for upgrades to the water system. It votes to cut commissioner salaries from $500 to $300 monthly, and to raise in town water rates by about $1.71 monthly and $1.73 for out of town customers. The panel also seeks grants to fund a well at a new water tank site and considers emergency options if the Dry Branch Road well is unavailable. A public hearing on the rate change will be announced.
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United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development
CPW
S.C. Water Resources Commission
Lower Savannah
Woods
DHEC
Dry Branch
Jackson Addresses Kiwanis on MOX Fuel at SRS
Congressional candidate Stan Jackson told the Kiwanis Club of Aiken that a MOX fuel facility at the Savannah River Site could cut plutonium for weapons, generate electricity, create jobs, and spur isotope production for cancer treatment. He noted prior budget cuts reduced local employment and argued the project could reverse downsizing while boosting security post 9 11.
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Maureen B. Chavis
Stan Jackson
Savannah River
Kiwanis Club
Aiken
Von
Congress
SRS
Aiken County
Barnwell
Columbia Counties
CSRA
Jackson
Redcliffe students tour Granville Plantation with owner James Goodman
More than 100 Redcliffe Elementary fourth graders visited Granville Plantation on a breezy November day to explore the 1840 house. Owner James Goodman, who also runs a Chevrolet dealership with his brother Charles, greeted them and shared poetry.
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Redcliffe Elementary
Granville Plantation
James Goodman
Taylor Morgan
Goodman
Charles
Redcliffe
Greendale Elementary
Dawn Bolt
Dawn
Levels Church Road Closure Near Citizens Park Takes Effect
The South Carolina Department of Transportation says Levels Church Road near Citizens Park will close indefinitely starting November 26. The section parallels US 78 from Old Airport Road to Pine Log Road and will reconnect with US 78 after relocation. Residents retain home and Levels Baptist Church access. Details at 641-7660.
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Levels Church Road
Citizens Park
S.C Dept. of Transportation
Old Airport Road
Pine Log Road
Levels Baptist Church
Burnet town to host fourth annual Sassafras Park tree lighting
The Christmas in Sassafras Park event in Burnettown will begin at 5 pm Saturday with a tree lighting at 6 pm behind the Burnettown Town Hall. Proceeds from the event benefit the Valley Empty Stocking Fund.
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Burnettown
Sassafras Park
Burnettown Town Hall
The
Valley Empty Stocking Fund
Two Local Teens Arrested in Vending Machine Robberies
A 15 year old boy and 19 year old Ramie Gibbs of 283 Saturday Road were arrested by Aiken Public Safety on charges of using a false device to operate an auto vending machine. Investigators traced the case through videotape and tips from a broad media campaign.
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Ramie Gibbs
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Wendell Hall
Gibbs
Saturday Road
Broa
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Chavis
Joel E. Woods & Associates
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John Dicks
Emily
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Jodie Brown-Hooks
Rob Newt
Burettown
Scott Westall
University Parkway
Hall
Addres
Rolex
Waterford
Lladro
Floyd & Greene
Silver Bluff
Floyd Greene
Centre South
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