Talkback readers urge addressing traffic and inclusivity
A Talkback letter from Aiken urges four lane bypass, sidewalk questions, and fair wages while criticizing political responses and traffic growth on Hitchcock Parkway. The writer argues for widening roads to handle increasing traffic and calls for reducing racist comments amid local debates.
Kindness Returned cellphone sparks praise in Aiken
A reader thanks the person who found a cellphone in a parking lot and turned it in to police. The officer who located the owner is also praised. The note highlights community goodness in Aiken and invites comments via TalkBack.
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Mental Health America Aiken County hosts Santa lunch
Kennedy Craft helps serve a Christmas meal and assist with toiletry and clothing donations at the Operation Santa event. Local students, advisers, and volunteers join to share music and celebrate with Santa, emphasizing social connection and stigma reduction.
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Jean Gorthy
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CAB raises storage concerns over HEU at Savannah River Site
Citizens Advisory Board members grill DOE over storing highly enriched uranium at SRS amid incoming shipments from Canada and Germany. The panel questions space, processing options at H Canyon, and DOE openness while debating CAB jurisdiction and Yucca Mountain relevance.
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Second reading passes ordinance restricting relatives on boards
Aiken County Council advanced a proposal to bar immediate family members of elected officials and top staff from serving on quasi judicial boards. The measure passed 7 2 with Rawls and Hightower opposing. it is not retroactive.
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Willar Hightower
Chuck Smith
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Lynette Barton
Aiken
Charles Barton
Hightower
P.K
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