Editor’s Letter Urges Tax Equity and Local Road Data
A letter criticizes a South Carolina education credit as shifting costs to taxpayers and questions road widening plans on Belvedere-Clearwater Road. The writer suggests transferring beavers to Langley Pond to fix a dam and requests DOT traffic figures to assess spending efficiency on local routes like the Aiken bypass Silver Bluff and Pine Log roads.
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Belvedere-Clearwater
Aiken Bypass
Silver Bluff
Pine Log
Observer confronts theft at Salvation Army donation stand
A Clearwater witness questions another person who sat in a restaurant watching donations for the Salvation Army be stolen. The speaker asks why no one acted or moved the donation receptacle, urging collective action to stop the theft.
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Clearwater
Salvation Army
Aiken City Council Annexation Questions and Future Planning
Resident concerns focus on fire protection for annexed Talatha Church Road area if only water and sewer are provided. Questions arise whether fire services would come from New Ellenton or the City of Aiken, plus broader long term plans for Whiskey Road and surrounding corridors.
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Aiken
Talatha Church Road
New Ellenton
City of
Aiken Residents Push Back Against Negative Views and Local Debate
A letter-writer defends Aiken against criticisms from Columbia locals and urges community pride. The author reports theft of a Trump campaign sign and voices frustration with a Talatha Oaks development proposal on Whiskey Road citing traffic sewer and school concerns.
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Channel 4
Talatha Oaks
Citizens’ and Taxpayers
Whiskey Road
Local blotter reports across Aiken County
A Warrenville man, 26, reported his car was taken from Augusta Road. Aiken man, 48, reported vandalism on Williams Circle after a window was broken at 1 a.m. He saw no one and nothing missing. Deputies responded to a fight on Bennett Farm Road, where a 56-year-old man allegedly shoved another man and caused coughing up blood. A Beech Island man, 33, said his child’s mother threatened to cut him during a Friday domestic dispute. she denied saying it but acknowledged arguing.
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Warrenville
Augusta Road
Williams Circle
Bennett Farm Road
Jackson
Trump to rally in North Augusta amid forum clash
The Trump campaign schedules a 2 p.m. rally at Riverview Park Activities Center in North Augusta on Tuesday, same day as The Last Word in the South Presidential Forum in Aiken. Forum runs 5:30 to 10 p.m. at USC Aiken Convocation Center with various ticket options.
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Donald Trump
North Augusta
Aiken Gop
Riverview Park Activities Center
Riverview Park Drive
Donald J. Trump
Trump
Aiken
Usc Aiken Convocation Center
Robert M. Bell Parkway
Eventbrite.com
Trump campaign rally heads to North Augusta venue
Donald Trump will headline a 2 p.m. Tuesday rally at Riverview Park Activities Center in North Augusta with Joe Wilson Matt Moore and Alan Wilson serving as moderators. The forum will feature each candidate on stage separately before a joint Q&A session. The event continues a 20 year Aiken tradition with past participants Ron Paul in 2008 and Newt Gingrich in 2012.
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South Boundary
Boardman
Fermata Club
Courthouse
Chesterfield
Joe Wilson
R-S.c
South Carolina
GOP
Matt Moore
Alan Wilson
Rep. Wilson
Aiken
Ron Paul
Newt Gingrich
Community events offer pageant film and safety seminars
Sugar and Spice hosts Miss Sugar and Spice pageant at 5 p.m. March 26 with 4 30 p.m. registration, theme Mommy and Daughter Magic, entry fee 45 dollars and child admission 5 dollars or 3 dollars for younger kids. Alzheimer's workshop Know the 10 Signs Feb 24 at Hitchcock Place RSVP with Renita Carroll. USC Aiken hosts Cache film Feb 23 24 25 as part of film festival in room 106 Penland Admin building. Beethoven program Feb 25 at First Baptist Church features Vadim Gluzman with 43 dollar admission. Home Firearms Safety seminar Feb 23 and Feb 27 at Cabela's. Dirt bike event and barbecue Feb 27 28 at Hollow Creek Fire Department. admission free.
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Sugar & Spice Children’s Spa
S. Aiken Lane No
The
Alzheimer’s Association
Hitchcock Place
Crepe Myrtle Court
Renita Carroll
Enlivant
Penland Administration
USC Aiken
University Parkway
Aiken Symphony Guild
Beethoven
Aiken
First Baptist Church
Chesterfield St. N
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Aikensymphonyguild.org
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Cabela Drive
Augusta
Cabelas. Com
Hollow Creek
Hollow Creek Road
Salley
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