City urges downtown focus for county complex incentives eyed
Aiken City officials press County Council to keep the new County Complex downtown. In a Dec 11 letter Mayor Fred Cavanaugh proposes sites on Richland Avenue West Kalmia Shopping Center or Richland at Beaufort Street with possible city incentives. City cites downtown vitality and asks County to consider rebuilding or other downtown options, while stressing ongoing good relations.
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Aiken
County Council
Fred Cavanaugh
Ronnie Young
Cavanaugh
Richland Avenue
Kalmia
Richland
Beaufort Street
Roger LeDuc
Clay Killian
Lessie Price
Beverly Clyburn
Cre
Vaughters
South Carolina
April Bailey
Abailey
Aikenstandard.com
Trucker Charged After Windsor Spill Closes Roads
A tractor trailer overturned on S C 781 278 near Windsor causing a non hazardous spill of diesel and hydraulic fluid totaling about 15 to 20 gallons of diesel and 35 to 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid. Salt absorbed most of the liquid and cleanup used absorbent bags. Traffic rerouted for about five hours and 30 minutes. Reginald Sweat of Cordova was charged with disregarding a stop sign and a license violation.
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Windsor
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Windsor Fire Department
Ronnie Graham
Ricky Mundy
DHEC
S.C
S.C. 278
Lance Cpl
Bob Beres
Beres
Alabama man sentenced after two Aiken County robberies
Michael Dillard, 28, received 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery and one count of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. The June theft in Richland Avenue Food Lion parking lot ended when a victim jumped into the back of his truck, aiding police by providing a truck description and license plate.
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Alabama
Aiken
Michael Dillard
Dillard
Richland Avenue
Aiken Public Safety
University Parkway
Josh Voorhees
Jvoorhees
Aikenstandara.com
Aiken County Education Association Retired Luncheon
Aiken County Education Association Retired plans a noon Friday luncheon at Houndslake Country Club. Attendees should bring a home baked item. luncheon cost $16 was due to Betty Hostetler by Tuesday. For details, call President Bledsoe at 663-3596. Loco band performs Friday 8 p.m. to midnight at VFW Post 5877 on Highway 19 in Aiken.
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Aiken County Education Association
Houndslake Country Club
Betty Hostetler
Bledsoe
Loco
VFW
Highway 19
Aiken
Homeless man in Langley charged in counterfeit check scheme
Perry W. Mitchell 46, homeless from Charlotte, is jailed in Aiken County after allegedly cashing a counterfeit check for two unidentified men at Security Federal Bank in Langley. He faces entering a bank with intent to steal, with investigators seeking the two suspects named Ray and James and offering rewards for tips.
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Charlotte
N.C
Aiken County
Langley
Perry W. Mitchell
North College Street
Security Federal Bank
Augusta Road
Mitchell
Ray
James
Frank
Augusta
Viktoria Lagger
Aiken County Sheriff’s Office
Midlands
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