Community concerns mix veteran support and city planning needs
Aiken officials seek Navy Engineering Command services for master planning to update a defunct local plan. The discussion touches on volunteer military support, respect for elders, and political remarks about Governor Haley and approval ratings.
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Dougherty Road plans and transit concerns prompt reader feedback
Readers discuss a proposed road parallel to Whiskey Road from Dougherty to Wal-Mart, traffic relief, and adding 60 apartments. They praise a gluten free crepe cafe coming to Aiken and urge civic action, with call and email options for feedback. Lottery numbers follow.
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Aquinas students show service during National School Choice Week
Aquinas High School students volunteer to help the hungry and seniors in the community as part of a day of service. Deacon Kelley Culver notes service and citizenship align with the school’s Catholic, college‑prep mission. The event spans sophomores at Golden Harvest in Aiken and freshmen at the Augusta site with juniors at a Lake Thurmond campsite.
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God It Made Ranch breaks ground near Aiken for equine therapy site
The nonprofit God It Made Ranch held a groundbreaking on New Holland Road near Aiken for a 96 by 50 foot pole barn and indoor arena on a 20 acre site. Founders Dan and Jan White plan equine therapy programs and job training, with volunteers invited to help and repay time to the community.
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Local firm earns FAA drone exemption for CSRA work
North Augusta based Sellers Imaging owner Justin Sellers says the FAA approved a Section 333 exemption allowing unmanned aircraft photography and videography for real estate weddings and emergencies. The exemption, one of the first 3,000 in the US, took six months and moves the company into safer compliant operation in the National Airspace System.
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