Editorial readers question WIPP waste handling and taxes
The letter questions SRS shipments to WIPP and packaging of transuranic waste. It calls for un-packaging moves, critiques tax proposals including a 14 percent sales tax increase and county tax, and questions Lindsey Graham and state politics. Readers are invited to comment via TalkBack.
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Design changes OK'd for new church facility
Aiken's Design Review Board approved minor revisions to the St. John's United Methodist Church Chesterfield Street project. The changes move the worship center entrance to the drop off area away from the street as demolition of the former home of Ola Hitt proceeds. The plan includes handicap parking and arrival adaptations with an eye to completing the project by year end.
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Designer preps for annual Horse Show in the Woods
Aiken event director and course designer Matt Collins explains plans for the Horse Show in the Woods. The three day event runs Friday through Sunday starting at 9 a.m. daily and allows limited vehicle access into the woods for parking.
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Collins
Aiken
Aiken Horse Show in the Woods Returns to Hitchcock Woods
The Aiken Horse Show in the Woods runs Friday through Sunday starting at 9am in Hitchcock Woods. Foxhunters and show riders will compete across diverse classes including a new 2 foot division as Ben Baugh covers equine events for the Aiken Standard. The event supports Hitchcock Woods and draws enthusiasts from a broad equestrian community.
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Drug arrests follow Plunkett Avenue license check
Aiken Public Safety reports two drug arrests after a Tuesday checkpoint on Plunkett Avenue. A 35 year old man, Jesse Goodman, was cited for marijuana and methamphetamine possession and paraphernalia, while 52 year old Gregory Stevens was charged with cocaine possession after a neon sat at the intersection.
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Two Vehicle Crashes Send Multiple People to Hospital
Two single vehicle crashes Tuesday sent several people to area hospitals. A 1999 Jeep Cherokee overturned on Drag Strip Road injuring four occupants ages 15 to 18. one passenger was ejected with serious injuries while the driver and two others sustained serious but non life threatening injuries. A 1994 Ford Explorer overturned on Anderson Pond Road after running off the road while towing a trailer. the 52 year old driver was ejected and hospitalized at Georgia Regents Medical Center.
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Aiken man jailed on drug charges after traffic stop
A 21 year old Akia Jordan from Sonora Court was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop on Maurice Terrace. Officers found multiple bags of marijuana and a scale in a Spider-Man backpack during the search. No charges were filed against a 19 year old neighbor accused of watching a couple inside a Remington Place home.
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