Dillard’s Nears Closure At Aiken Mall
The Aiken Mall Dillard’s on Whiskey Road is closing with no set date. About 75 employees may transfer to Augusta or Columbia locations as the building is prepared for sale. A mall buyer remains unnamed and JLL Retail continues management. Belk’s status remains uncertain.
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Dillard’s
Aiken Mall
Aiken Standard
Whiskey Road
Julie Bull
Dillard’s Inc
Aiken Associates
Augusta
Colum
Bia
Bull
Jones Lang LaSalle Retail
Karie Chitwood
JLL
JLL Retail
Becky Campbell
Bath & Body Works
Aiken
Campbell
Belk
Jessica M. Graham
Belk Inc
McKenzie to retire from Aiken County Council after 32 years
LaVana McKenzie announces she will not seek re election to District 3 on Aiken County Council. After 32 years of service the 64 year old says the decision came after much prayer and thought and will allow others to consider running for public office.
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Aiken County
LaVana McKenzie
McKenzie
Aiken Standard
Savannah River
Beech Island
Phil Napier
LaVana
Ronnie Young
la Wana
Kathy Rawls
Area Deaths List Notable Local Figures
Area Deaths note the passing of Cathryn Ella Hallman McGee Aiken Landis Eaird Johnson Vaucluse Wendell Raynell Edwards Sr Houston Texas Wilburn F Edgar Aiken with funeral notices compiled in Deaths and Funerals 6A.
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Cathryn Ella Hallman McGee
Aiken Landis Eaird Johnson
Vaucluse
Wendell Raynell Edwards Sr
Houston, Texas
Wilburn F. Edgar
Aiken
Weather Update Mostly cloudy with mild temperatures
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high near 53 and a low around 44. A five day outlook shows gradually changing conditions and no significant precipitation expected.
Guns sales, questions rise after Obama action in Aiken
Aiken gun store owners report no sharp sales surge after President Obama’s executive action on gun violence. They note more customers seek education and ask how the plan affects private transfers and licensing, while vendors press for clarity on “business of selling firearms” definitions.
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Aiken
Barack Obama
United States
Mike Ludwikowski
Edgefield Highway
FBI
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
ATF
Associated Press
Ludwikowski
John Speer
Crescent Armory
Silver Bluff Road
Speer
Obama
ELAND
Progress on roads and education legislation in South Carolina
State leaders tout 21st century goals as infrastructure ethics and education draw focus. Speaker Jay Lucas and others note rural districts face shortages of resources and teachers while the Abbeville lawsuit looms over adequacy standards. Transportation funding remains a top reform priority.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
Jay Lucas
Senate
House Representatives
General Assembly
Lucas
Darlington
Palimetto
S.C
Brad Hutto
Orangeburg
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Abbeville
South Carolina Supreme Court
High Court
Cobb- Hunter
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