Aiken Wins Municipal Award For Northside Revitalization
The City of Aiken received the Municipal Award for Economic Development at the South Carolina Municipal Association 66th Annual Meeting in Hilton Head Island. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh credited staff and citizens for transforming Toole Hill and Edgewood, with 40 lots purchased and homes built through public private partnership, aided by housing authority offices and low interest loans. Wagener also earned a Municipal Cup in the 11 000 population category for its “Providing a Service Because We Care” program assisting seniors, with police visiting homes to check on the aging. The awards highlight local government innovations across 26 municipalities, and the Aiken project is expected to reach a $16 million impact.
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Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken
S.C. Municipal Association
Elouise James
Clemson
Municipal Association
Hilton Head
City of Aiken
Hilton Head Island
Fred ‘Cavanaugh
Northside
Toole Hill
Edgewood
Sai
Aiken Housing Authority
Aiken Corporation
Cavanaugh
Fedeal
Howard Duvall
Jets
Morgan Street
Wagener
S.C
Aiken City horticulturist spearheads downtown landscaping effort
City Horticulturist Tom Rapp heads a 15-member full time crew with inmate help to keep Aiken's parkways and public spaces looking attractive. The city partners with SCE&G to raise main transmission lines above trees on South Boundary Avenue to prevent storm damage. Plans include Morgan Street work and potential planting strips along Richland Avenue, with Hayne Avenue as a dream project.
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Aiken
Tom Rapp
City of
Rapp
Rotary Club of
Greg Paschal
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
South Boundary Avenue
Roger LeDue
Sce&g
LeDue
Morgan Street
Pine Lawn Cemetery
Richland Avenue
Kalmia Hill
Hayne Avenue
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard
Will County weighs control of water sewer amid growth
Will County debates taking over water and sewer duties to support a construction boom in Aiken County. The proposal would have the county partner with local districts on large projects, with voters asked to approve in the November ballot. Council members warn the wording is confusing but back the simplified explanation at polling places. Local chambers to participate in public relations outreach ahead of the vote.
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Tts
Aiken County
Chuck Smith
Water and Sewer District
LaVana McKenzie
Stite Supreme Court
Eddie Butler
Greater Aiken
Death of Rottweiler on Old Barnwell Road Prompts Theft Inquiry
County sheriff reports a weekend incident on Old Barnwell Road where a trespasser removed a large Rottweiler from a front yard pen, damaged fencing, and left the dog dead in a ditch with no clear trauma. Police also arrested 41 year old Stanley James Mooay for disorderly conduct and cocaine possession after a foot chase, with a 0.7 gram powder seized and a strong alcohol odor noted.
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County Sherift’s
Old Barnwell Road
Stanley James Mooay
Dry Branch Road
Batesburg man charged after stabbing with scissors
Batesburg resident John Anthony Griffin, 26, of Huckleberry Finn Road, was arrested after a confrontation on Friday night in which he allegedly pulled a pair of scissors and stabbed an 18 year old. The victim pressed charges while Griffin was taken to the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Batesburg
Anthony Griffin
Huckleberry Finn Road
Aiken County
Griffin
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