Dinner funds scholarships aid for Aiken students
ATC in partnership with the Aiken County Public School District aims to raise 50 000 a year to award 50 scholarships of 1000 each to graduates who go to college immediately after high school. The foundation has 45 200 of the goal and plans to award the first scholarships to the class of 2016. An after dinner live auction featured Andrew Siders comedian Jerry Farber and musician Johnny Perrazzo as guests in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner to support education in the Aiken Standard region.
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Rain floods South Carolina as 211 system handles nonemergency needs
Emergency officials report widespread rains with up to 6 to 16 inches in parts of the state. Flooding and high tides affected Charleston and areas north of Myrtle Beach while FEMA authorized federal aid for severe storms and flooding starting Oct 1, 2015. Dan Brown covers Aiken government news.
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Scott voices long term funding need beyond stopgap bills
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott argues for a long term budget solution to curb risk from a short term stopgap. He backs fiscal reform, notes tax code issues push companies abroad, and critiques 90 day planning limits at SRS for liquid waste and MaxX work. Scott hosted GOP candidates’ town halls across the state to let residents ask substantive questions.
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