Aiken Standard readers call for budget cuts and 24 hour drugstore
Letters urge Aiken County School Board to trim spending amid USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College budget cuts and complaint about no 24 hour drugstore. Readers praise local kindness and question jail inmate labor pay while critiquing media handling of trials and urging lottery funded schools.
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Mmlc Wrive
Aiken County School Board
Aiken County
Tommy Moore
USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
Women honored at eighth annual Houndslake luncheon and fashion show
Local administrative assistants and secretaries were celebrated at Houndslake Country Club with a luncheon and fashion show themed Women celebrate at work. Dr. Linda Johnston entertained attendees before a Dillard's fashion show. A silent auction funded Lions Club leader dog program and the Storm Eye Institute.
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Linda Johnston
Lions Club
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Dillard's
Storm Eye Institute
Ridge Spring murder suspect sought in Eastover weekend case
Police pursue Raymond Stevens Jr 33 of Granit eville on murder assault and battery with intent to kill and firearm charges. Investigators track a white 2002 Dodge Stratus with South Carolina tag 626 NLM and consider a car swap. McKie killed near her Columbia area home by a man with a 12 gauge shotgun. Stevens may flee to New York where relatives could aid.
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Raymond Stevens Jr
Whaley Pond Road
Graniteville
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Frank
Gloria McKie
Columbia Highway
Old Heyward Hill
Delverton Drive
Columbia
McKie
Stevens
New York
Guns Found by Prison Workers Near I 20
ASC Department of Corrections work detail found two handguns near the westbound lanes of Interstate 20. Capt. Michael Frank of the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office said a 22-caliber revolver and a 9mm Ruger were recovered near mile marker on Wednesday. Investigators noted an attempted serial number obliteration on the Ruger.
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ASC
Department of Corrections
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Aiken County Sets Five Year Plan For Priority Projects
County officials unveil a five year capital improvement plan prioritizing safety and regulatory needs. Top projects costing 18.1 million include a New Ellenton EMS substation, Sage Mill water trunk line, Graniteville pool replacement, animal shelter kennel expansion, new garbage drop off centers, and a Doris Gravat Detention Center expansion. Funding may come from general obligation bonds with 318.2 million in bonding capacity.
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Sage Mill
Graniteville Recreation Center
Aiken County Animal Shelter
Doris Gravat
Joan Donnelly
Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Brian Sanders
Breezy Hill Water & Sewer
Charles Hilton
Ascauga Lake
North Augusta
Hilton
Breezy Hilll
Ellenton Ems
Ellenton
Council
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