McGhees Seek Addendum Over Historic Oversight of Track
Debate over track property rights and historic protection as council weighs an addendum to the 1987 contract. McGhee supporters urge clarity and owner consent rather than city oversight while opponents push historic safeguards. Council denies extra oversight. McGhee reacts with exhaustion and resolve.
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Pat Cunning
Cunning
Historic Preservation Commission
McGhee
Britt
Gary Smith
Richard Smith
Blalock
John Ormitt
Dick Smith
Jane Vauughters
Vaughters
USC Aiken and Aiken Tech brace for potential mid year cuts
USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College say they have prepared for mid year budget reductions but hope to avoid deeper cuts. Gov Hodges proposes 4.25 percent cuts to higher education to cover revenue shortfalls while health agencies and most other state agencies face similar or larger reductions. USCA has withheld about five percent of its budget and a hiring freeze remains in place. The governor has called the General Assembly back for a special session on December 9 to address the shortfall.
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USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
Jim Hodges
State Department of Education
ATC
Susan Graham
USCA
Deidre Martin
Hodges
S.C. General Assembly
Columbia
Budget woes press Aiken County schools and state agencies
Smith notes reserves cushion some systems but many face deep cuts as Hodges moves a special session. Landers and Patterson join GOP on Budget and Control Board to address a widening deficit. House Ways and Means may propose targeted agency cuts with possible floor fights. Graham cites revenue downturn and cigarette tax debates as potential help for health care and higher education.
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Aiken County
Smith
Hodges
Legisature
Budget and Control Board
Jim Landers
Grady Patterson
Landers
Patterson
House
Ways and Means Committee
General Assembly
Hodges Proposes Deep Cuts to Fund Education
Hodges called on lawmakers to cut 10 percent in public schools and 4.25 percent across state agencies while setting aside percentages to save hundreds of millions. He also targets tobacco bond refinancing and fee changes to raise about 148 million for education and 74.7 million for agencies, with further savings from debt and surplus revenues.
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Legislative
Hodges
Students Learn Life Skills Through Thanksgiving Kitchen Help
A teacher and teaching assistant guide students on a field trip kitchen activity about food distribution and money spending. Students prepare a Thanksgiving dinner for faculty, serving dishes and decorating, while learning cooking and cleanup responsibilities.
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Hawkins
Duncan
Chris Johnson
Yvonne Priester
Plea continued in case of school threat plot
Assistant Solicitor and Sgt described a student plot to obtain weapons, lock doors, shoot staff, and capture the school. A mother reported the list to the SRO to protect her son. The boy has mood issues from a broken home and no prior psychiatric evaluation. Authorities say initial release was due to insufficient evidence, later upgraded as investigation continued.
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Serena McDaniel
Penny Lowe
SRO
Ola Johnson
McDaniel
David Turno
Aiken Department of Public Safety
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