Beautification debate mixes risk and memorials in Aiken
Readers critique street beautification in Aiken for obstructed views at stop signs especially on Abbeville Ave and Laurens Street. They warn of danger to drivers and cite memorial events for Jessica Carpenter in Crosland Park. Comments also cover channel notices and Portraits of the Past feature.
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Aiken
Abbeville Ave
Laurens Street
Newberry Street
Barnwell Avenue
Richland
Crosland Park
Jessica Carpenter
City of Aiken
Ms. Carpenter
New York
Aikenstandard
Hotel loan guarantees decision due next week
Aiken Hospitality Group seeks about 4.955 million in federal loan guarantees for a 100 room hotel and 12000 square foot conference center near Hunters Glen. Local opposition includes Aiken City Council members and Rep. Charles Sharpe with drought relief spending cited as an issue.
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Southside
Aiken Hospitality Group
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Omega Burgess
Department
Bansi Patel
USDA
Burgess
Hunters Glen
Funding Clearinghouse
Aiken
Jane Vaughters
Diane Giddings
Charles Sharpe
R Wagener
S.C. House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee
Sharpe
South Carolina
Patel
Aiken Mayor Receives Orvieto Lithograph Gift
Visiting Italian students presented Mayor Fred Cavanaugh with a 1877 lithograph by Gordeax Kaden as part of a six year sister city exchange between Aiken and Orvieto Italy. The gift may join the Orvieto display at City Hall.
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Patel
Whiskey Road
City of Aiken
New Ellenton
Ginny Southworth
Giorgio Mancinelli
Fred Cavanaugh
Orvieto
Aiken
Italy
Gordeax Kaden
Cavanaugh
Lynn Pope
Charleston
Atlanta
New York City
Protests Over Breezy Hill 50 Polling Place Move
Aiken County Republican primary controversy centers on relocating Breezy Hill 50 from Christian Heritage Church to a nearby home without notice. Napier claims neutrality was compromised and seeks return to Byrd Elementary or move to National Guard Armory. The election commission will review the site change before the November general election.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
Fellowship Hall
Napier
Commission
Aiken
National Guard
Bettis Academy Road
Byrd Elementary School
Moses Myers
Byrd Elementary
Bedenbaugh
Bond Reduced in Aiken Animal Cruelty Case
Circuit Judge William Keesley cut the bond of Katherine Marie Humes from 100000 to 25000 after authorities found and took into custody more than 175 dogs at a Salley property. Five counts of ill treatment of animals were filed. Humes later surrendered.
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William Keesley
Aiken County
Katherine Marie Humes
Salley
Humes
Ben Moore
John
Chip) Livingston
Aiken County Judicial Center
Ani
Mals
Animal
Moore
Silver Bluff Road store robbed at gunpoint
A Silver Bluff Road convenience store clerk was robbed at gunpoint early this morning at Depot Foods 702 Silver Bluff Road. A dark skinned male 5 feet 10 inches tall 140 pounds wore a black loose shirt black pants and a red hood and fled after taking cash and cigarettes. The Aiken Bloodhound Team tracked the suspect but no arrest was made.
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Silver Bluff Road
Depot Foods
Department of Public Safety
Aiken Bloodhound
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