Aiken County Repeals Blue Laws Allowing Sunday Shopping
Local retailers opened early on Sunday after a majority vote by Aiken County Council to repeal blue laws enacted in August. The move ends pre 1:30 p.m. Sunday sale restrictions on items like clothes and housewares. The Greater Aiken Chamber and North Augusta Chamber backed the repeal, arguing lost sales tax revenue harmed public schools as shoppers crossed the Savannah River to shop before 1:30 p.m.
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Large EF-3 Tornado Impacts Aiken County Area
An EF-3 tornado tracked 35 miles from Grovetown through Augusta to near New Ellenton along Highway 278 causing extensive damage. Beech Island to New Ellenton and Petticoat Junction to Woodcrest suffered the hardest hits, with over 25 injured and one local man killed.
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Car dealer reshuffle hits Aiken firms
The car dealership scene in Aiken suffered as Henna Chevrolet Cadillac lost its new car franchise under GM restructuring and became a used car lot. Nearby Dick Smith Chrysler Jeep closed entirely with its sign removed in July amid the industry shakeup.
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GVW Water Woes Bring Rate Surprises to Valley Towns
In July Valley residents faced swift water rate spikes for mill town collection with some hikes up by hundreds of percent. Avondale’s loss on the system prompted a new rate setup, but locals were unaware. Legal wrangling followed, suspensions then reinstatements. Valley Public Service plans to take over in 2010.
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University Hospital project in Aiken faces council opposition
Aiken Regional Medical Centers and Southside residents protested in January against University Hospital plans for a small medical complex on Silver Bluff Road over concerns of unfair competition and traffic. The city council denied the request, then approved a scaled-down plan, and years of talks on a county office complex appear abandoned.
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MLK Memorial Highway designation and local police chief tragedy
The Aiken City Council unanimously named a highway segment the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway on Jan. 12. A marker was unveiled near Hampton Avenue and Laurens Street the prior weekend. New Ellenton Police Chief Johnny Hamilton died Jan. 28 in a two vehicle crash after failing to stop at Walker and Poole roads.
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