Old meets new in downtown Aiken readers note charm
Editorial lauds downtown renewal in Aiken South Carolina where brick facades and preserved old structures blend with modern shops. Holley Building renovations retain brick walls tin ceilings and hardwood floors while four new shops open downstairs and upstairs awaits tenants. The piece lauds central business district as an envy of Southeast cities.
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Aiken
Horse Country
Park Avenue
Laurens Street
Holley
No Threat From Tritium in Groundwater, Officials Say
Mal McKibben executive director of NTA states that the tritium issue arose 30 years ago and was corrected. Information has long been known to SCD HEC and stakeholders. Daily water usage remains unaffected, with radiation exposure at 20 percent of the safe limit and no public access until dilution in the Savannah River.
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Scdhec
Savannah River
Mal McKibben
NTA
Editor and staff contacts at Aiken Standard
Contact details list editors and advertising director for the Aiken Standard, including names Jeffrey B Wallace Timothy O Briant Arthur Trappa and Phillip Yates with email handles and roles. Also notes circulation director Scot Newcom and business manager Stephen A Bailey with addresses and titles.
Work with honor and honor your work in Labor Day reflection
The columnist urges labor as a calling not just a paycheck, citing Browning and Elton Trueblood. All service ranks with God, and vocation defines character. Workers should seek fulfilling contribution, responsibility, and moral growth beyond mere economic gain, with the pastor of Aiken's First Baptist Church endorsing the message.
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Pippa
Robert Browning
God's Labor Union
Elton Trueblood
Herscllus
Letters to the Editor Urge Road Safety and Quiet on Silver Bluff Road
Readers urge preserving Silver Bluff Road’s trees past Centre South, oppose a five lane expansion, and warn funds should go to safety projects like Dougherty Road and Hitchcock Park. They reference past editorials and express desire for PF Chang’s or a seafood restaurant at Pine Log Plaza.
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Centre South
Woodside
Eden Gardens
Srech
Dougherty Road
Hitchcock Park
Gem Lakes
Pine Log Plaza
Chang’s
Questioning road funding in Aiken and Augusta region
City officials and the Augusta Regional study allegedly shifted funds from Hitchcock Parkway to widen Silver Bluff Road from 13 miles of two lanes to five. The writer asks if money should instead target Hitchcock Parkway or Dougherty Road to ease congestion and crashes, citing road utilization rates.
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Aiken City
Augusta
Hitchcock Parkway
Silver Bluff
Dougherty Road
Bill Busser Oe
Vote for Dewar for City Council in Aiken District 3
Aiken voters are urged to support Dick Dewar Lt Col USAF Ret in District 3. The candidate touts military and public security experience, community service, and a push to improve Whiskey Road traffic while ensuring wise use of tax money and responsive council engagement. Ed Giobbe, Aiken.
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Aiken
District 3
Dick Dewar
USAF
Ed Giobbe
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