Aiken approves annexation policy tweak to fix doughnut holes
Aiken City Council unanimously passes a resolution amending annexation policy to require contiguous properties within city limits to annex. The plan targets doughnut holes by conditioning annexation on property touching city borders and possible 75 percent community approval. Non city water sewer charges may rise to four times the city rate to incentivize annexation.
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Aiken
Dick Dewar
Aiken County
Stuart Bedenbaugh
USCA Ranked Fifth Among Southern Colleges
United States College of the Arts placed No. 5 in U S News and World Report rankings covering private and public colleges in the South. The listing highlights regional standing and institutional strength across programs.
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USCA
South
Christina Clevelane
USC Aiken
Ann Marie Hicks
Zoe Mueller
Cristina Oropesa
U.S. News & World Report
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Small towns to share Aiken County PARD funds for parks
Aiken County will receive 157 852 dollars in 2016 17 from the Park and Recreation Development Fund administered by the South Carolina Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism The delegation will decide how to distribute the funds with Rep Bill Taylor leading the plan The funds come from bingo tax revenues and include a 125 916 dollar one time allotment and 31 936 dollars in recurring grants
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Jackson
Aiken County
S.C
Bill Taylor
Aiken
Jackson Community Center
Park and Recreation Development Fund
PARD
South Carolina
AREA DEATHS JOSEPHINE BROWN ARTHUR EDWIN LUDWIG JR
Josephine Brown and Arthur Edwin Ludwig Jr. are listed among area deaths in the Aiken Deaths and Funerals notices. The brief item notes their passing and local arrangements.
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Josephine Brown
Mr. Pleasant
Arthur Edwin Ludwig Jr
Aiken
Weather forecast: Mostly cloudy with warm highs
The report calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high around 83 and a low near 70. It includes a six day outlook with temperatures around the mid 70s to low 80s and occasional showers in the period.
South Carolina Task Force Tackles Human Trafficking Challenges
The South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force will meet in Columbia to review the 2015 anti-trafficking report, assess progress, and sharpen strategies for the coming year. Assistant Attorney General Marie Sazehn notes trafficking spans labor and sex crimes and defines modern slavery.
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South Carolina
Columbia
S.C
Marie Sazehn
Sazehn
International Labour Organization
Sazehin
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