NASCAR champion Benny Parsons dies at 65
Benny Parsons former NASCAR champion died Tuesday from complications of a short lung cancer battle his son Keith said He was 65 Sheriff seeks council approval to add deputies as Aiken County faces staffing needs In high school basketball Aiken High boys beat North Augusta 62 45 and Yellow Jackets girls beat Homets 40 29
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Benny Parsons
Keith
Council
Aiken County
Michael Hunt
Aiken High Boys
North Augusta
Lady Jackets
Lady Homets
What are you reading Meet today's book lover world
The Aiken Standard spotlights readers and reading with mentions of Tim LaHaye's Left Behind series. It lists local names such as Jim Arbaugh, Mattie Scott Bates, Walter Douglas Brown Jr. and Mary Pauline Moore Conklin among others in Aiken and Zirconia North Carolina.
Aiken County to issue stormwater refund batch next month
Aiken County Treasurer Linda Sharpe says the flood of tax filers has delayed refunds for about 2,500 taxpayers who paid the stormwater fee. The council altered the fee on Jan 9 to $24 for unfunded mandates, delaying processing further as a new computer program is built to print checks.
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Aiken County
Linda Sharpe
Sharpe
Cold air moves in with chances of freezing rain
National Weather Service forecaster Jeff Linton warns of a shift to wintry conditions this week as temperatures drop from the upper 40s to the 30s. Light precipitation is expected with freezing rain or sleet possible Thursday, mainly affecting elevated surfaces and bridges.
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Jeff Linton
National Weather Service Office
Columbia
Linton
Aiken
Palmetto Parkway last phase to begin in North Augusta
Officials plan the start of the second phase of the Palmetto Parkway at 10 30 a m Monday with a groundbreaking at the current end above U S 1. The event follows a Tuesday public meeting at the North Augusta Community Center where maps detailed the phase and project reps answered questions.
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Palmetto Parkway
U.S. 1
North Augusta
Robert Dickinson
S.C. Department of Transportation
Jason Whinghter
Ascanga Lake Road
Open space plan eyed to lift Aiken real estate and tourism
Consultants from Mayes Wilson & Associates urge a coordinated network of parks greenways and conservation easements around Aiken County. They say funded open space boosts property values and tourism, with 110 residents attending a public discussion and a task force defining open space criteria for future planning.
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Aiken County
Carol Harris Mayes
Sara B. Wilson
Mayes/ Wilson & Associates
Mayes
Huntersville
N.C
Aiken City Comprehensive
Planning Commission
Aiken
Roger LeDue
Mayes/Wilson & Associates
Wilson
Tony Baughman
Sara Wilson
Washington Center For the Performing Arts
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Tim LaHaye
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Walter Douglas Brown Jr
Mary Pauline Moore Conklin
Horace Earl Dill Jr
Zirconia, N.C
William D. Martin
Abby
John Moore
Jmoore
Aikenstandard.com
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Zach Moorer
Rudy Mason Parkway
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Phyllis Britt and
Bill Bengtson
North Augusta Bureat
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