Paving projects draw fire in Aiken County meeting
The Aiken County Transportation Committee named nine dirt streets slated for paving using current funds and noted a 1 percent local option sales tax on the November ballot could fund nearly 100 miles of dirt roads. Residents complained about Kimball Trail Road while officials explained easement restrictions and priorities.
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Aiken County ‘Transportation Committee
Earl Sasser
Brasham
Wesson
Sycamore
Pine Hollow
Blue Poppy
Dana
Water Oak
Black Oak
Live Oak
Sasser
ACTC
Kimball Trail Road
Kimball Trail
Marie Dyches
Custom Metals
Ms. Dyches
Thunderstorms hit Aiken County residents endure sporadic damage
Aiken County faced a Monday night thunderstorm with heavy rain and lightning. NWS indicated possible tornado activity but no severe injuries or major damage. Downed trees, scattered power outages, and localized flooding were reported, with minor highway incidents and a delayed high school football game finally finishing as storms subsided.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
National Weather Service
Rick Powell
Emergency Services
Powell
Aiken
Tom Galardi
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Capt
Michael Frank
Ginny Southworth
Aiken High School
Aiken City to Seek Tax Change If Voters Back County Increase
The Aiken City Council unanimously approved a resolution to drop the two-cent hospitality tax if a county wide one cent general sales tax is approved. The issue goes to voters November 7. The hospitality tax funds prepared foods sales in the city and hotel and motel stays.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Roger LeDue
Pat Danning
Aiken City Council backs mayor pay hike proposal
After months of inactivity the Aiken City Council discussed a proposed ordinance to raise the mayor's salary to 9000 dollars and the Mayor Pro Tem to 6000 dollars while keeping other council members at 3000 dollars. The change would end a rule tying council pay to half the mayor's salary and add compensation for the Mayor Pro Tem. The issue followed a study of ten nearby cities.
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Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Lottery opponents clash over HOPE scholarship effectiveness
Georgia officials warn the HOPE program retention falls to 35 percent from freshmen to sophomores, while South Carolina voters consider a constitutional amendment to fund college scholarships with a state lottery. Proponents cite Georgia reforms shifting from overall GPA to core classes for graduation as a remedy.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Glenn Newsome
Georgia Student Finance Commission
Newsome
Deaths and Funerals Addenda for Local Notables
Obituary notices list several local figures including Bowdre E Bates of Graniteville Lucius Henry Brown of Aiken Ida Mae Lowe Burkett Esther Bates Gordon William Caldwell Huckabee Hugh F Josey Buster Kitchings David A Leaphart Jack Meadows Leon Ruth Donald R Simpson Marion Daniel Strickland and others from Augusta Area communities.
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Bowdre E. Bates
Graniteville
Lucius Henry Brown
Aiken
Ida Mae Lowe Burkett
Esther Bates Gordon
North Augusta
William Caldwell Huckabee
Conway
Hugh F. Josey
Augusta
David A. Leaphart
Monetta
Jack Meadows
Leon Ruth
Donald R. Simpson
Trenton
Marion Daniel Strickland
HOPE Scholarship Debate Returns to Georgia Colleges
The Georgia Board of Regents reports 35 percent of 1998 freshmen kept the HOPE in year two. Lottery funding impact cited by Rep Harry Stille and opponents. they say HOPE hurts college graduation in four years, pushing some students to extend to two years.
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Columbia
Georgia
Georgia Board of Regents
South Carolina
Lon
Harry Stille
D-Due West
AIDS lesson fallout shows gaps in school sex education
In Minnie Howard School ninth grade class in Virginia students learn the AIDS threat but lack protection guidance. Teacher Matthew Wentzel says curricula focus on abstinence in policy driven by states while parents and teachers urge broader, practical lessons to prevent risk. The debate touches parental control and curriculum scope as districts split on abstinence only versus comprehensive sex education.
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Alexandria
Matthew Wentzel
Minnie Howard School
Wentzel
Liz Alston
Charleston County
S.C
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Kitchings
Aton County Board of Education
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Esday
Shoneys
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