Lift, truck and install a donated aircraft at the S.C. Fire Academy, all on a Saturday morning
Story and Photos by John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      On Saturday morning, July 12, forces gathered at Aiken Airport's outlying tarmac. Around 9 am, members of the S.C. National Guard and two of their "lowboys" (flatbeds) pulled up alongside a cannibalized Mitsubishi MU2 aircraft for its move to the S.C. Fire Academy off Monticello Road.
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Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Property taxes compared According to the S.C. Association of Counties, as reported in Carolina Living magazine, property taxes in Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston vary greatly. Columbia is the most expensive city for property taxes, and Charleston, the cheapest.
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Columbia Police Chief Tandy Carter
Star Profile
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Having recently taken command of 357 sworn uniformed police officers and an additional staff of 70, Columbia Police Chief Tandy Carter is the CEO of one of the largest firms in town. First and foremost, he is a public servant. Carter began his career in public service. His wife is in public service, and his two sons are in public service.
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Folks about town
      The National Kidney Foundation of South Carolina has honored Jim Burwell with SCANA, President's Award; Abbott Laboratories and Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., Community Partner of the Year; Mungo Homes, Corporate Partner of the Year.
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Now hiring!
Contirbuted by U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau
      The U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau is preparing for the 2010 Census in South Carolina. Hundreds of jobs will be available in the state. Hiring is going on now.
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