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.
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Gregg-Graniteville Center
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Aiken Road
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Aiken Housing Authority
Pixie Baxter
Aiken County
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Mrs. Anderson
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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.
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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.
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