City seeks authority to address stalled construction in codes
Aiken City Council aims to amend property maintenance and international building codes to empower officials to act on nuisances including stalled construction projects. The measures would allow building and property maintenance enforcement, potential inspection fees, and summons to ensure properties meet minimal standards and quickly resolve long unfinished projects.
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Aiken
Roger LeDuc
Ben Moore
LeDuc
Richard Pearce
Pearce
Rize
Amy Banton
Abanton
Aikenstandard.com
Inn Renovations Complete at General Elliott Inn
The General Elliott Inn at 939 New Bridge Road finishes a major refurbishment. Kay General and Steve Elliott report new roofing, exterior paint, back porch, kitchen upgrades, and refreshed hardwood floors. They plan to finish hallways and vestibule by Labor Day and invite guests to visit the inn and restaurant.
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General Elliott Inn
TLC
Kay General
Steve Elliott
Elliott
New Bridge Road
General
Generalelliottinn
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard.com
Aiken Arts Alive Summer Shindig with bluegrass theme
The Aiken Center for the Arts hosts its fifth annual Aiken Arts Alive Summer Shindig in downtown Aiken on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Activities include children's crafts mural painting face painting and live music from the Aiken Singers Carolina Hayride Southern Thunder Cloggers Savannah River String Band and Carolina Squares with a silent auction of hand painted hog watering cans raising funds for the arts center.
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Aiken
Aiken Center For the Arts
Aiken Arts Alive
Aiken Singers
Southern Thunder
Savannah River String Band
Carolina Squares
ACA
South Carolina State Museum
South Carolina Watermedia Society
Aikencenterforthearts.org
Fluor Corp to lead Portsmouth cleanup in Pike County Ohio
The U S Department of Energy selects Fluor Corp for the next phase of cleanup at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County Ohio with an estimated 2.1 billion dollar contract over 10 years. Fluor will manage a project aimed at reducing environmental risks and boosting local jobs. Bruce Stanski of Fluor notes strong DOE experience and readiness to begin.
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Fluor Corp
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
Portsmouth
Pike County
Ohio
Fluor
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC
Savannah River
Bruce Stanski
Hanford
Fernald
DOR
Music education program expands job options for graduates
At USC Aiken the music education degree, established in 2004 through a joint effort of the USDA School of Education and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, offers K 12 certification and broad job prospects. Students like Karlton Timmerman and Daniel Burkett joined after freshman orientation, drawn by band experiences and mentors such as Ryan Westberry and Dr. Richard Maltz, with 26 active majors this year.
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USC Aiken
Karlton Timmerman
Daniel Burkett
Aiken High
Timmerman
Midland Valley High
Burkett
USCA
Ryan) Westberry
Usda School of Education
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Richard Maltz
School of Education
Maltz
Joel Scraper
Lauren Meccia
Scraper
Meccia
Voices of Praise
Jeff Priest
Rob Novit
USC Aiken Department of Visual and Performing Arts
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