Sno Cone venture sparks zoning and legality questions in Aiken
A reader questions if a RC zoned single family lot hosting a sno cone stand with a beauty shop is legal and whether a child runs it full time with adult support. The letter criticizes media coverage and argues about rules, privacy, and community reactions to the bustling situation.
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Expired Tags on Aiken Streets Prompt Reader Feedback
Aiken County and City streets show many expired license tags according to readers. Examples include tags expired in March 2003 on Whiskey and Daughtery Roads and November 2002 on Whiskey Road by the Mall. Call the Talkback hotline or email editorial input.
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Aiken County raid nets drugs guns animals and arrests
Sheriff deputies and state officers raided a home at 190 McKenzie Lane and seized 5 grams of cocaine 251 grams of marijuana 2000 in cash a .22 caliber handgun with ammunition and a 2001 Chevrolet. Marion Mayes and Deneen Mayes 38 face trafficking cocaine distribution near a school and marijuana charges with intent to distribute. Animal control removed seven pigs three dogs and a horse with unknown condition.
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Grant does not sway Wagener firefighters’ leadership stance
A $76,605 federal grant to Wagener's fire department will fund training and gear but former Chief Mark Redd says it does not change his stance or the officers’ vacancies. Mayor Steve Carver says council plans to meet with the department to discuss grant requests and ordering decisions while noting a required 10 percent match.
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Williams Cemetery central to Aiken history neighborly tale
Deedee and BauerVaughters live beside Aiken’s oldest cemetery on Magnolia Street. The plot holds founder William White Williams and family graves, with Williams’s 1845 death and the railroad’s arrival shaping the town. Judith Burgess notes the cemetery sits on former plantation land connected to China Berry house. The Williams-Dexter romance links the railroad’s path to downtown Aiken. Dexter and Sarah Williams are buried in Montgomery. The_neighbors view the graveyard as a historical neighbor with a touch of spook.
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Lawmaker honored by school leaders for funding efforts
Clearwater senator Tommy Moore was honored by 200 school district leaders for boosting base per pupil funding to 1701 dollars and for pushing a sales tax plan that would have raised 900 million dollars. Moore defended education budgets and urged lawmakers to face realities amid upcoming cuts.
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