Masters Week price hikes spark debate on costs and growth
A reader argues restaurant prices rise due to labor, rent, utilities, and food costs while hotels and motels also increase. The letter praises a local paper and notes rapid development behind a mall as row houses replace buffers, predicting concrete proliferation unless trees are saved.
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Arts funding doubts split Aiken County board
Aiken Standard readers weigh in on district arts support while praising national leadership. A parent questions the school board’s stance on arts funding amid broader praise for President and foreign policy achievements. Callers are invited to share opinions via Talkback.
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Aiken Artist Guild Spring Show Extended to May 25
Correction: The Aiken Artist Guild Spring Show will remain on display at the Aiken Center for the Arts through Wednesday May 25. The extension corrects prior reporting on display dates.
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Pawn shop owner charged in breach of trust case
North Augusta businessman Ernest Karl Wrenn 56 was arrested on a felony charge of filing a false police report over a breach of trust involving more than 110000 dollars in firearms and other items from Poor Man's Gun and Pawn on Atomic Road.
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Freedom Fund Banquet notes accomplishments
The 24th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet at Mt. Anna Baptist Church celebrated the Aiken NAACP branch’s progress on issues like Social Security privatization and voting rights. Honors were given to five Buffalo Room incident figures and two humanitarian award recipients, with remarks by Rev. Charles White Jr. and Rev. David Walker.
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Autopsy results awaited in Graniteville death case
Aiken County Coroner awaits microscopic tissue findings to determine if chlorine contributed to the death of 51 year old Leonard Mathis seen coughing in Graniteville during the January derailment. Forensic pathologist Dr Janice Ross will review toxicology and autopsy results next week.
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Memorial Walk Honored by Local Guard and Students
Silver Bluff High School seniors and faculty coordinate a Veterans Walk Memorial with the Army National Guard 678th Engineers from Summerville. About 150 engraved bricks six benches and five flagpoles will honor relatives who served. Community support and donations funded the project with completion aimed for next week.
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