North Augusta settles riverfront land dispute over water line
City of North Augusta reaches a settlement with resident Jth G. Haskell to remove a 24 inch water line installed outside approved easement and reroute it. City to pay $20,000 for loss of use and related costs with $18,738 in repairs. Settlement tied to Churchill tract sale governing riverfront property. Mayor Jones and Councilman Shealy opposed. 5-2 vote.
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North Augusta
Jth G. Haskell
Haskell
US. 1
Ascanga Lake Road
Mark Tate
Public Utilities Department
Churchill Tract
Judith McCarthy
Mary Bright Parker
Laura Phinizy
Sible
Old Aiken Highway
Charles Martin
Churchill
Lark Jones
Jones
Arthur Shealy
First Steps reallocates funds for child literacy materials
Aiken First Steps board reallocates 22500 for literacy materials after a prior cut while the SCDHHS funds the Step Down program freeing 37000 for other uses. Board members plan proposals to use the remaining 14500 and 866000 in private gifts.
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Aiken First Steps Board of
State
First Steps Board
S.C. Department of Health and Human Services
First Steps
Ralph Courtney
Scott Hunter
Courtney
Peggy Wertz
Jim Hodges
First Steps board names new terms and plans preschool expansion
New board members elected include Hunter Courtney Bromley Shealy Graham Odom Farris Hall Dunn Napier Dunbar Thomas Frostholm Walker Jenkins Papouchado Hall Mitchell Johnson Miller Baldwin McCullough McClellan Mitchell. Wertz announced four schools will expand pre kindergarten to full day and Edge Media will build a free Aiken First Steps site.
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First Steps
Hunter
Courtney
Jan Bromley
Joy Shealy
Gail Graham
Janie Odom
Betty Farris
Shadie Hall
Tony Dunn
Rocky Napier
Veronica Dunbar
Shawn Thomas
Sally Frostholm
David Walker
Brendalyn Jenkins
Karen Papouchado
Michael Hall
Amanda Johnson
Cathie Miller
Don Baldwin
Vicky McCullough
Sally McClellan
Kimberly Mitchell
North Aiken
Wertz
Edge Media
Dev
Taxpayer Center to close this month in budget cuts
The Aiken taxpayer service center will close this month along with three other district offices Beaufort Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg with a satellite Columbia office already shut. Taxpayers are directed to use the Columbia headquarters or branches in Charleston Florence Greenville and Rock Hill for services and online filing.
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Aiken
Beaufort
Myrtle Beach
Spartanburg
Columbia
Department
Charleston
Florence
Greenville
Rock Hill Farms
Vandals strike Langley Bath Clearwater Middle School vandalism delays classes
Langley Bath Clearwater Middle School on Lions Trail Bath faces 200 plus displaced students after weekend vandalism. Windows, mirrors, computer monitors damaged. uniforms burned. teacher’s vehicle damaged. golf cart-like incident through gym doors and vending machine. Police seek tips via Crime Stoppers and sheriff’s office hotlines.
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Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Lions Trail
Bath
Clearwater
Larry Murphy
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