Aiken Tops Boomer Retreats as Retirees Flock to Small Town
Retirees like Robert and Beth Stack move to Aiken drawn by affordable housing mild climate and local charm. Cited studies and a HuffPost list highlight Aiken among top U S towns for baby boomers with a median age of 45 and a $52 000 median household income. Economic factors including proximity to Charlotte Atlanta and the mountains reinforce appeal while Bridgestone and Savannah River Site influence local employment.
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Will Williams
Economic Development Partnership
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Bridgestone Americas
Sage Mill
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Golden Harvest gives out 19000 pounds of food at Yule Get Food
Golden Harvest Food Bank in Aiken hosted its first Yule Get Food event with 19 000 pounds of food distributed to 1 285 people. More than 50 volunteers helped, while children received gifts from Santa.
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Aiken
Golden Harvest
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Travis McNeal
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McNeal
Joe Stanford
George Sullivan
Sullivan
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Carl
Ryan
James Barrow
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Friends of the Edisto challenge Walther Farms water permit
The group files a contested case petition with the Administrative Law Court arguing SCDHEC approved a Walther Farms surface water withdrawal of up to 805 million gallons monthly from the South Edisto River. They seek reversal or safeguards citing federal and state environmental laws and river public trust.
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S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
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Administrative Law Court
Walther
South Carolina
Tim Rogers
Rogers
Fred
Aiken Standard
Walther Farm
Michigan
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