Aiken City Council Set For Night Meeting Actions
City council plans include an opinion poll on Whiskey Road improvements and Helping Hands complex plans. Public input on traffic options may occur via water bill inserts. bids on a knuckle boom loader and trailers will be considered. A choir from Blois France will perform a free concert.
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Helping Hands
Aiken
Park Avenue
la Cantoria
Blois
France
Planning and Zoning Commission
Aiken Planning Commission
Verenes Industrial Park Recreation Association
Redbud Lane
Willow Lake Road
Woodside Plantation
Pendleton Street
Barnwell Avenue
Hitchcock Plaza
Woodside
Silver Bluff Road
Cardinal Drive
Aiken Social Agencies Council Meets With Guest Speakers
The Aiken Council of Social Agencies and Community Service Leaders will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow at noon at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center 830 Laurens St North. Guest speakers Norman and Myrt Egbert directors of The King’s Kitchen will discuss the facility its operations and the people it serves.
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Aiken Council of Social Agencies
Mattie C. Hall
Laurens St. North
Norman and
Myrt Egbert
King’s Kitchen
Kim Kirk Assists UGA Gymnastics as Champion Team’s Trainer
Kim Kirk daughter of Dottie Kirk serves as assistant trainer for the University of Georgia women’s gymnastics team that won the NCAA championship in Provo Utah on Saturday. A graduate student who previously attended USC Aiken, Kirk is set to graduate in May.
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Kim Kirk
Dottie Kirk
University of Georgia
Provo
Utah
Kirk
USC Aiken
Election Date Correction for Jackson Vote
The May 5 election date for Jackson was misstated in yesterday's paper. The correct date is Tuesday May 5. The Aiken Standard apologizes for the error.
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Aiken Standard
To Plant or Not Aiken Farmers Weigh Gamble This Spring
Aiken County farmers face a volatile outlook after drought and low prices. Allen Bayles estimates soy at 4.80 a bushel in November with 20 bushels per acre yielding 96 dollars, while total costs reach 158 dollars per acre. Management guides suggest hedging, budgeting, and careful cost control to decide if planting is worth the risk.
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Aiken County
Allen Bayles
Aiken
Bayles
Down in South Carolina Rowcrops Diminish Amid Rainfall Delays
Aiken County extension chair Allen Bayles says soybean production will drop 27.5 percent, corn down 18 percent in SC, while cotton may rise 5 percent. Peanuts and soybeans delayed by heavy rain and sandy soil, with planting dates stretched toward May.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
Allen Bayles
Bayles
Aiken Board Eyes High School Merge and Bus Radios
The Aiken County Board of Education meets at Ridge Spring Monetta High School to discuss one high school in Area One, two way radios for kindergarten buses, bus conduct code revisions, Belvedere annex lease, a $140,988 stadium seating bid, and options on Aiken High renovations and possible district realignment.
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Aiken County
Arcane
Belvedere
Belvedere Elementary
Aiken
Aiken/Aiken High school
Aiken High School
Stroh's Lobster Race and Oyster Parade Weekend
The third annual event runs Saturday with an Oyster Parade at 11 a.m. on Newberry Street and lobster races at 1 p.m. at Lobster Downs. Prizes total 1300 dollars for best costumes and floats. Proceeds support programs for the mentally and physically handicapped.
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Newberry Street
Lobster Downs
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
American Video
WBBQ
Holiday Inn
Home Folks
North Augusta City Council election to decide three seats
Polls open at 7 a.m. with three council seats at stake. Democrats Ben Kinsey Donald Denney and Tommie Johnson face Republicans Ed Ergle Lark Jones and Jim Harris with Jones and Ergle incumbents. Voter turnout is expected to be low amid concerns over closed door decisions.
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North Augusta
Ben Kinsey
Donald Denney
Tommie Johnson
Ed Ergle
Lark Jones
Jim Harris
Jones
Ergle
Alexander A. Valois
GOP
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