Wrecked vehicle linked to woods fire near Aiken
A woods fire near Aiken on Boyd Pond Road may have been set deliberately. An Aiken County roadgrader operator reported the blaze, and Silver Bluff Volunteer Fire Department Chief Levi Green found tire tracks matching those of the wrecked vehicle after extinguishing the fire. In New Ellenton residents north of Dry Branch Road face water outages 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday during water system work.
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Aiken
Boyd Pond
Silver Bluff Road
Silver Bluff
Levi Green
New Ellenton
Dry Branch Road
Two More Arrested In Jackson Crackdown
Jackson police report two more arrests in Operation Crackdown. Marvin Huff and David Dupiere, both of Jackson, were detained on drug charges with Huff released on 5000 bond and Dupiere held on 20216 bond. Huff faces conspiracy to violate the controlled substance act. Dupiere faces marijuana possession distribution and three conspiracy counts.
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Jackson
Aiken County Detention Center
Marvin John Huff
David Carl Dupiere
Huff
Lonnie McCarthy
Dupiere
Jackson Home Destroyed By Fire
A Jackson home burned yesterday around 5 30 p m with two firefighters lightly injured. The residence at First Street and Hankinson Street was unoccupied, and the Aiken County Arson Investigation Team responded to the scene.
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Jackson
First Street
Hankinson Street
Aiken County
Local Homes in Aikenstar Feature by Southern Living
Magazine photographers from Southern Living visited Aiken to photograph six homes in Foxchase Aiken Estates and Highland Park including Morton Fernwood Rollingwood York and High land Park decorated by Julie Adams. The properties will be showcased in upcoming magazine issues over the next year.
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Aiken
Southern Living
Morton
Huntsman Drive
Foxchase
Lynn
Fernwood Street
Aiken Estates
Andrews
Rollingwood Drive
Brodie
York Street
McNair
Brown
Highland Park
Julie Adams
Community Development Brings Home Improvement To Mrs Redd
Mrs Lizzie Redd benefits from the CDBG program through Aiken Department of Planning and Community Development adding a kitchen bath and front porch to her Sumter Street home. The project part of 41 rehabilitations in Martin Hill phase II with owners eligible for low interest loans grants or conditional grants. Mrs Redd will move back in once work completes and the program remains open to new applicants.
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Lizzie Redd
Sumter Street
Aiken’s
Department of Planning and Community Development
Martin Hill
Redd
Aiken
Tax hike on hold as Senate votes on eight mill school levy
Aiken County boards seek an eight mill tax increase to fund education, costing a $60,000 home about $19.20 annually. Sen. Moore says the appropriations bill goes to the Senate Finance Committee and then the full Senate in roughly two weeks. Delegation members note Aiken trails state averages and discuss redirecting facility funds while preserving classroom support.
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Aiken County
Ly) Jones
D-Clearwater
Charleston
Robert H
Bob) Slay
Huff
Fire Departments Seek Help as Closures Loom in Aiken County
Aiken County officials heard that several volunteer fire departments may close due to rising insurance costs and equipment expenses. County leaders discussed amending state franchise laws to allow service fees funded via property tax bills, with revenue distributed to departments under county standards.
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Aiken County
District 3
LaVana McKenzie
Jones To Be Featured on ETV Capitol View Show
State Rep William H Jones of Clearwater will appear on SC Educational Television new public affairs series Capitol View. The half hour program features two one on one interviews with SC General Assembly members and airs Saturdays at 5 pm with Sunday repeats at 11 pm on channels 14 38 and 35.
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William H
Billy) Jones
Clearwater
Sheila Chaney
South Carolina Educational Television
Capitol View
S.C
WEBA
WNEH
WRLK
S.C. Gener
al Assembly
S.C. Etv
S.C. General Assembly
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Midland Valley High School
Ken Goad
Betty Christensen
Jim McKinney
Mike Brisson
Robert S
Skipper
Republican Party
Henry Jordan
3Rd Congressional District
Butler C. Derrick
Aiken Rebirth
Ginny Southworth
By Phil Jones
Senate
Clark
Slay
Nancy Smith
W. Scott Barnes
Barnes
County Council
Judicial and Public Safety Committee
Lower Savannah Council of Governments
Richard Johnson
Beech Island
David Cunningham
Bath
Greg Bailey
Couchton
Ricky Butts
Donald Fulmer
Centre
Johnson
Jones
ETV
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