September 16, 2024

Leaders with the Aiken County Public School District (ACPSD) are asking voters to support the next installment of the One Percent Educational Capital Improvements Sales & Use Tax. The third of five public meetings to explain the tax to county residents is set for Sept. 17, 6:00 p.m. at South Aiken High School on E. Pine Log Road. Although targeting residents of Area One, it is open to any county resident. Often referred to as the One Cent Sales Tax or Penny Sales Tax, the ballot issue was among the

Publisher’s  Note:  Here is the verbatim statement sent to ABD Sunday evening: STATEMENT: The following can be attributed to Jeff McElfresh, AT&T Chief Operating Officer: “We are pleased to announce that we’ve reached 2 tentative agreements with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The first is in District 9 in the West, which comes within days of getting back to the negotiating table to constructively reach a new deal. The second is in District 3 in the Southeast, bringing the work stoppage to an end on Sept. 16. As we’ve said