City cancels Horizons Retreat in February
Aiken City Council will not hold the Horizons Retreat in February. Instead, council and staff will meet in separate work sessions to review the mid year finances and department needs. Interim City Manager Roger LeDuc will continue as interim at 65 dollars an hour for up to 34 hours weekly.
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Aiken
Rye Patch
Council
Roger LeDuc
Richard Pearce
LeDuc
County Council
Aiken City
Belvedere House Blaze Displaces Family. All Safe
Firefighters responded to a Belvedere home on Swathmore Drive behind Belvedere Elementary School. The blaze started in the carport or utility room with 80 percent of the structure damaged. Mark Rogers noticed the fire and evacuated his family as responders from multiple departments assisted. The home, heavily smoke and water damaged, left the family needing temporary shelter with aid from Covenant Presbyterian and the school principal.
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Belvedere
Mark
Laurie Rogers
Swathmore Drive
Jason Todd
Todd
Covenant Presbyterian
Augusta
Amy McClure
McCrosby
Wet Christmas Expected With Rain In Aiken County
The National Weather Service in Columbia issues a soggy forecast for Christmas Week with 1.5 to 2 inches of rainfall, 70 percent odds today and 90 percent on Wednesday. Temperatures range from mid 60s to low 70s, with sunnier Christmas Day and a cooler front coming Saturday night. Weather official Hunter Coleman notes no snow is expected, keeping temperatures in the 60s through the weekend.
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Aiken
National Weather Service
Columbia
Hunter Coleman
Coleman
Leopard and Romein Reel In Spot-Tail Bass Catches
Bill Leopard of Aiken and his son-in-law David Romein of Goose Creek fished behind Isle of Palms catching multiple spot-tail bass. Leopard released two 25 and 27 to 28 inch fish across two trips, keeping four within the slot limit while releasing others. Romein added two 25 inchers a 27 incher and a 28 incher, with several more bass released.
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Bill Leopard
Aiken
Isle of Palms
Leopard
David Romein
Goose Creek
Romein
Bill Leppard
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Slavin Management Consultants
Georgia
Slavin Management Consul
Maayan Schechter
Aiken Standard
MaayanSchechter
Belvedere House
North Augusta
Midland Valley
Merriwether
Aiken County
John McCrosky
T.J. Lundeen
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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