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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1981

Page

2

New Hope Redevelopment Transforms Former Bugerboo Neighborhood

In Graniteville area New Hope redevelops 225 lots housing 850 residents with HUD grants of 1.9 million for rehab and 1.2 million for new duplexes. The project, led by Aiken County Planning Commission, targets aging homes, new sewers, paved streets, and relocation by 1982 with construction by Quattlebaum Construction.

U.S. 1 Aiken Augusta Gregg-Graniteville Center Mountain Laurel Motel Graniteville Railroad Valley Fair Baptist Church New Hope Railroad Street Samuels Street Aiken Road Dosier Street Mays Avenue Aiken County Planning Commission Aiken Housing Authority Pixie Baxter Aiken County Bugerboo Mrs. Anderson Quattlebaum Construction Company Elbert Hewitt Baxter

There’s No Place Like Home for Jerome Harper

Jerome Harper recalls three options for Black people in his youth and says he chose to leave. He lived in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles before teaching in West Africa, then returned to Graniteville’s New Hope in 1970 to witness change and advocate for ordinances and safety. He raises rabbits for a Harlem Georgia meat plant and cherishes life back home.

Jerome Harper New Hope Harper Aiken County Pittsburgh Los Angeles Frank Wiggin L.A California West Africa Europe Graniteville Company Harlem

Aiken Standard hires Rebecca Roberts as new staff writer

Rebecca Roberts, daughter of Mr and Mrs John B Roberts of Aiken, grew up in Aiken and Montana. A University of Chicago English graduate, she has worked in Montana and Florida newspapers and joined the Aiken Standard in December.

Rebecca Roberts John B. Roberts Aiken Montana University of Chicago Florida Aiken Standard

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