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City of Aiken holds public meeting about long-awaited Powderhouse Road Connector
AIKEN, SC. (WJBF)– City leaders have been talking about it for years, and tonight a chance to discuss a major project for Aiken’s Southside. “This project has been on the books since the mid-2000s, there was a study done—county sponsored, city involvement–to try to alleviate traffic on Whiskey Road,” said City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh. Last […]
Fermata Club members vote to sell to private developers
Jul. 2—The Fermata Club will be sold to private developers after a weeks-long discussion. Out of the 122 members who voted, 75 voted in favor for the sale and 47 voted in opposition, according to an email provided to the Aiken Standard. The sale comes after two voting periods where the Fermata board explained the developer's vision and the precarious financial standing of the club at almost ...
National Park And Recreation Month
According to the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), National Park and Recreation Month has been celebrated in July for almost 40 years. The goal is to promote community through the power of parks and recreation. It’s a month to enjoy the parks and activities in local communities. It’s also a time to recognize the more than 160,000 full-time park and recreation professionals, plus the many part-time and seasonal workers and volunteers. These individuals help maintain our local, state, and community parks.
What are the dangers of swimming without a lifeguard
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 4,000 accidental drownings annually in the United States and according to the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office, the number of accidental drownings in the Palmetto State has increased since 2020.
Clyburn says he plans to talk to Biden to give assessment
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said in an interview that aired Tuesday he plans to talk to President Biden soon to give him an assessment of his “standing” with Americans in the wake of the president’s rough debate performance. “I did plan to … talk with him later today or … tomorrow morning,” Clyburn said in…
SC technology hub gets $45 million in federal money for energy projects
COLUMBIA — A conglomerate of South Carolina colleges, a federal nuclear research laboratory and the state’s economic development agency won a $45 million federal grant to establish a technology hub focused on developing new energy technologies. The hub, known as SC Nexus, was one of just a dozen federally recognized tech hubs awarded federal funding […] The post SC technology hub gets $45 million in federal money for energy projects appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
SCRA awards $50K grant to ThreatCaptain, welcomes Treblehook as member
South Carolina Research Authority, a public, nonprofit corporation that works to fuel the state’s innovation economy, announced July 2 it awarded a $50,000 acceleration grant to ThreatCaptain LLC of Greenville. The information technology startup is a financial cyber risk tool tailored specifically for managed service providers. FRD Accel LLC...
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