Aiken area weather eases as schools reopen for delay
Quiet night in Aiken area with a fallen tree limb cleared on Hampton Avenue and a leaning tree in Evans Road area deemed living and recoverable. Salting and sanding on city roads kept incidents low while officials anticipated possible weather disruptions Friday into the weekend.
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Aiken Estates
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Aiken Technical College
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City of Aiken
Jury selection moved for Westbrook murder case
Officials refused to explain why children were placed in foster care or if any victims worked on Hill's case. A Riddle relatives lawsuit tied Riddle a child protection worker to Hill via a prior case, but the suit was dismissed. Jury selection moved to this district after intense pretrial publicity from the 1996 shootings.
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Hill
Riddle
Westbrook
Aiken County
Aiken praised for leading regional economic development effort
City Manager Roger LeDue credited Aiken officials and partners including the Economic Development Partnership Aiken County the Aiken Corporation and utilities for attracting jobs and investment through Aiken 20/20 which raised 3.5 million to fund infrastructure and growth. The piece notes Fujifilm Sumter Diebold Federal Mogul Caterpillar plants and praised three South Carolina communities named in Palmetto Power as dynamic sites for capital investment and job creation.
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Aiken County
Aiken Corporation
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Sumter
Black River
al Parks
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Orlando
Dallas
Southern Business
Mike Randle
Georgia
North Carolina
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Palmetto Economic Development Corp
S.C
Public Power Consortium
Snowy Day Signals Mixed Town Slowdown and Purchases
A light snowfall blankets Laurens Street as Chris Lydle at Chris Camera Center notes a calm mood with merchants closing early. Public safety officer Kirk Owens reports no problems and downtown Pub lix grows busier with Nina Maxwell citing rising demand for milk soup cold cuts toilet paper and disposable cameras for snowy scenes.
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Chris Lydleid
Kirk Owens
Laurens Street
Publix
Nina Maxwell
Aiken Council reviews election rule ambiguity and memorial road
Council members discussed unintentional ambiguities in city election rules and the need for clarifying changes. Mayor Cavanaugh said a letter will be sent to commissioners, and a state statute may be rewritten per legislature wishes. The meeting also approved naming US 1 access road A B Miles Drive in honor of Dr. A B Miles and considered festival site wiring with tree-cut concerns.
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Fred Cavanaugh
Jim Hendrix
State Election Commission
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Singer
Perry
Mac
City of
Aiken
Ventures
A.B. Miles
Roger LeDuc
Lessie Price
US 1
Newberry Street
Richland
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