Rita Eyes Gulf Coast After Hitting Florida Keys
Rita battered the Florida Keys and moves into the Gulf of Mexico where officials expect strengthening. In other local action GB South Aiken swept Aiken at Fermata Club, the Lady Thoroughbreds winning 116-32 and the Thoroughbreds 110-57. Clay Lee named Small Business Person of the Year by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce. Fall arrives with unsettled patterns, hindering long term autumn forecasts.
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Rita
Keys
Gulf Coast
Florida Keys
Gulf of Mexico
Clay Lee
North Augusta
Dol lars and Sense by Larry Burkett in Aiken
Aiken Standard highlights reading with Byron England and discusses Larry Burkett's Dollars and Sense. The note invites discussion on literacy in a fast paced high tech world and promotes the daily literary space.
Area Deaths Julia Mae Morton and Ronald R Stripp
Obituaries list Julia Mae Morton of North Augusta and Ronald R Stripp of Aiken among recent deaths with brief notices of their passing and funeral plans. Also noted is Nicholas Nick Woodring among local obituaries.
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Julia Mae Morton
North Augusta
Ronald R. Stripp
Aiken
Aiken County Council approves higher millage rate
Aiken County Council set the current fiscal year millage at 70.5 mills, up four from last year, with taxes rising about 6.015 percent. Special session gathered public input before final approval as growth drives service demands. Councilman Scott Singer noted the planned, modest hike acknowledged since June budget talks.
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County Council
Aiken
Midland Valley Key Club Hosts Katrina Baby Shower
Jessica Ellender, displaced from Picayune, Mississippi, receives support from about 15 Midland Valley High School Key Club members who held a baby shower in the school library. Ellender, three weeks after the hurricane, awaits returning home as weather concerns linger.
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John Moore
Michelle Lee
Midland Valley High School Key Club
Jessica Ellender
Patty Dale
Ellender
Midland Valley High School
Picayune
Miss
Tristin
Katlynn
Key Club
Dale
Lee
Leslie Gunter
Midland Valley Key Club
Gunter
Gulf
Train settlement checks delayed and on-site payments urged
Graniteville residents await Norfolk Southern settlement checks as the proofing and disbursement process continues on-site at the Graniteville Claims Office. Attorneys say checks are issued after on-site counseling and three possible paths including mediation and appeals.
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Graniteville
Norfolk Southern
Class Settlement Claims Office
Pete Strom
Strom Law Firm
Strom
Carl Solomon
Gergel, Nickels and Solomon Law Firm
Solomon
Graniteville Class Settlement Claims
Ascauga Lake Road
Erin
Jason Williams
Pierce, Herns, Sloan and McLeod, LLC
Shana Montgomery
Coyotes to be trapped in Hitchcock Woods
Plans proceed to trap coyotes in Hitchcock Woods within a month using rubberized leg-hold traps. Trapped animals will be euthanized per state law. officials note coyotes pose anxiety but have not attacked humans. Dogs must be leashed to reduce encounters.
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Hitchcock Woods
Harry Shealy
The
Hitchcock Foundation
Woods
Shealy
Animal Control
Jay Butfileski
South Carolina
SC Dept of Natures
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Dollars and Sense
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Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
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