City Debates Fee Cap Targeting R&H Maxxon HQs
City council discusses a fee cap to curb high license costs with suggestions that expanding to at least 10 new locations would push out mom and pop shops. Beverly Clyburn warns large chains could appear to be favored while considering up to five year exemptions for HQ locations with a five year residency condition. R&H Maxxon operates convenience stores in Ak en Augusta area.
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Beverly Clyburn
R&h Maxxon
Aiken-Augusta
Clyburn
Aiken
Lilly
Educators Brace for Accountability Standards in Aiken County
Hadden warns the proposed standards would leave no local schools meeting all criteria, risking substandard designation and loss of state funding. Smith explains the bill aims to prove school effectiveness as legislators seek more funding, with accountability measures central to Columbia discussions.
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Hadden
Aiken County
Smith
Columbia
Students Plant Longleaf Pines For Outdoor Lab Near Savannah River Site
Ridge Spring Monetta High School students planted five acres of indigenous longleaf pines near the USDA Forest Service station at the Savannah River Site. The project, part of a partnership among the Forest Service the DOE and educators, provides a hands on outdoor lab linking science, math and engineering to real reforestation. Students surveyed mapped and replanted the area while testing fertilizer mulching and mixed hardwood planting. The effort aims to support red cockaded woodpecker habitat and teach practical skills for future employment in forestry.
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Savannah River
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Usda Forest Service
Natural Resources Science
Forest Service
Department of Energy
Education
Allen Rodgers
Saluda
The
Rodgers
Roger Mann
Mann
Steve Lenzo
Jonathan Oakman
Ridge Spring
Rebels Pull Off Ride West to Strike Mills and Works
Union forces were routed despite superior numbers after Gen Joseph Wheeler set a trap in Aiken. The Wheeler victory credited with saving the Graniteville textile mill and the Augusta arsenal from Confederate destruction.
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Horse Creek Valley
Augusta
Joseph (Fightin
Joe) Wheeler
Aiken
White Pond
Wheeler
Graniteville Texile
News Staff Wins Awards From SCPA
Members of The Nen Standard news staff were honored at the South Carolina Press Association awards banquet in Columbia. The paper won first in Spot News Coverage for the Williston downtown fire by Carl Langley and Kathie Byrne, with Scott Webster earning first in Sports Action Photography and, with Ginny Southworth, second in feature photo. Webster also placed second in the feature photo category. The Aiken Standard earned second in Best Special Section for "3996 Triple Crown." Copy editor Kelly Greene received an AP Cooperation award for sharing news, sports, and photos with other AP members.
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Nen Standard
South Carolina Press Association
Columbia
Williston
Carl Langley
Kathie Byrne
Scott Webster
Acton
Ginny Southworth
Webster
Tewors
South Carolina
Aiken Standard
Kelly Greene
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Aiken Center For Alcohol and Drug Services
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Alvarez
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Ibanez
Salt A&m
CSRA
Mi Corp
Pine Log Road
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