Willow Run spec building seeks buyer as interest grows
The 30,000 square foot Willow Run Industrial Park building in Aiken, built in 2003 and unused, is listed by owner Aiken Corporation for about 700000. Interest from an unnamed group and past talks with the National Guard are noted, with hopes to recoup investment and create jobs. Economic conditions and zoning limit heavy manufacturing.
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Willow Run
Beaufort Street
Wade Brodie
Aiken Corporation
Brodie
National Guard
City of Aiken Board of Zoning and Appeals
Ing
Fred Humes
Economic Development Partnership of
Aiken
Edgefield Counties
Humes
Ventures
Highway 1
Roger LeDue
South Carolina Metal Products
LeDuce
April Bailey
Abailey
Aikenstandard
Schofield earns first Green Steps School mark in county
Schofield Middle School is named the Aiken County School Districts first Green Steps School after three years of recycling driven by students and staff. The program, coordinated with state environmental groups, recognizes expanding student involvement and community outreach across projects from paper to aluminum can reuse and garden initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schofield
Aiken County
Green Steps
Carol Roach
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Midlands Beautiful
Sonoco
S.C
Roach
Michelle Ashley
Ashley
South Aiken High School
Aiken High
Briana Rice
Nathaniel Freymeyer
Megan Tietze
Sandra Wren
Carolina
Wren
Sarah Herring
City of
Aiken
South Aiken
Rob Novit
Schofield Middle School
Pine Lawn Cemetery cleanup invites volunteers for Sept 2 to 4
Pine Lawn Cemetery Committee seeks volunteers from local churches and civic groups to tidy the historic site on September 2 to 4 from 9 am to 1 pm daily. Bring gardening tools. site along Hampton Street at Florence Avenue. Family Days follow Sept 5–7 with hours and activities to document loved ones and view headstones from a local artisan. Call Roscoe Stanley or Coleen Reed to participate.
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Pine Lawn
Hampton Street
Florence Avenue
Aiken Colored Cemetery
James Purvis
Second Baptist Church
Friendship Baptist Church
Cumberland Ame Church
Wesley United Methodist Church
Roscoe Stanley
Coleen Reed
Labor Day cookoff aids United Way in Aiken
Labor Day weekend barbecue event in Downtown Aiken features 12 teams competing for charity. Proceeds from ticket sales and food will support United Way of Aiken County programs. Advance tickets cost 12 dollars, with 15 dollars at the gate. children six and under enter for five. Newberry Street closes for the festival and parking rules vary.
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Aiken
Richard Pearce
United Way of
Aiken County
United Way
Eddie George
Pearce
George
Newberry Street
Tim Carlton
Ane
Sharon Rodgers
Carolina First Bank
Whiskey Road
Holly Tractor
Richland Ave
Barnwell Ave
Park Ave
Call Pearce
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Green Steps School
Ily
Hallie Holland
Robert Ryan
Pine Lawn Cemetery
Porky Bradberry
Rae
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