State lawmakers discuss allocating 7.7 billion general fund
Aiken County lawmakers say the next fiscal year's general fund will total 7.7 billion with 1.2 billion extra. They anticipate competing agency requests including education, Medicaid, law enforcement, mental health and highway infrastructure. Senator Massey urges an income tax cut first to return growth to taxpayers.
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Aiken County
Shane Massey
R-idgefield
Massey
South Carolina
Tom Young
R-Aiken
Young
Deaths and Funerals 6A Tarpley Nightingale Penix Gardner
Local notices list deaths and funeral arrangements for Mark Atkins of Campobello, Mary McHenry Tarpley Nightingale of Hendersonville NC, Richard Ray Penix of Aiken, and Anthony O Gardner of Orangeburg. Includes weather brief for today with sunny 50 high and 30 low and a 5-day forecast.
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Mary McHenry Tarpley Nightingale
Hendersonville, N.C
Richard Ray Penix
Aiken
Anthony O. Gardner
Orangeburg
Aiken bids farewell to Mayor Fred Cavanaugh
City officials and residents honored Mayor Fred Cavanaugh at a farewell reception at the Municipal Building as he retires after 24 years. Gov Nikki Haley presented the Order of the Silver Crescent, with resolutions from the SC Senate and House, a certificate from Aiken Public Safety, and gifts from city employees and the Character Comes First program.
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Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Order of the Silver Crescent
S.C
Nikki Haley
S.C. Senate
House of Representatives
Aiken Public Safety
Lee Cavanaugh
Aiken to test new centralized child support system
Aiken County will be among three counties testing a centralized computer system by the South Carolina Department of Social Services to locate deadbeat parents, establish paternity and support orders, and coordinate with clerks of courts to ensure children receive proper support. The system, contracted with Xerox, aims for completion by October 2019, after multiple delays.
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Aiken
S.C. Department of Social Services
Department of Social Services
Clerk of Courts
Katie Morgan
DSS
Morgan
Jimmy Early
Xerox
Early
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