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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 2015
Page
1
The Great American Lobster Race in downtown Aiken is canceled this year and planned to return bigger in 2016 on Saturday May 7 to coincide with Kentucky Derby festivities. Organizer Todd Stilp says the event will race lobsters after the Derby and may include big-screen TVs, with the aim to come back stronger next year.
South Carolina Rep. Chris Corley opposed House Bill 3191, saying it imposes unnecessary time constraints on government responses. Sheriff Michael Hunt argued the compromise party concerns justify stricter limits as inmates face FOIA cuts, with the measure aiming to speed resolutions and tighten deadlines from 15 to 10 days.
Recleim unveils a 40.6 million de-manufacturing plant at 118 Hard St in Graniteville. Gov. Nikki Haley and lawmakers attend the grand opening. The facility will employ about 70 workers now, rising to 200 by year end, processing appliances and electronics into plastics, metals, and foam pellets for reuse, claiming 95 percent recovery. Haley touts environmental impact, noting freezer recycling as removing two cars from the road for a year.
Brenda Worsham Carole Anne Ouimet Charles Torquato David G Karraker James Bechtold Roland Olcott Vaughn Rhinehart William Scott are named in Aiken area deaths. The notice lists multiple individuals with obituary notices under Deaths and Funerals GA. The forecast notes mostly cloudy weather with a high near 46 and a low around 34 for the period.
A compact notice lists sections including Dear Abby Health Movies Television and general offices. It outlines the paper’s page categories and reader services in a brief navigational line.
Clemson tops USC 11 to 4 on the baseball diamond as three area basketball teams advance to the semifinals in a day of tight regional action. The beat kept momentum for Clemson while nearby squads eye the next round.
Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club in North Augusta, owned by The Bank of Camden of Knoxville, Tennessee, will be managed by KemperSports after reopening in April following a February Chapter 11 filing. The bank acquired the club after its closure and KemperSports, noted as the top golf company for three years, aims to restore the course’s prominence.
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