Pups benefit from new larger dog run at county shelter
Friends of the Animal Shelter expands facilities with a 4,000 square foot dog run linked to the old enclosure and two new picnic tables. Volunteers praise the improved space as healthier for animals and better for socialization, aiding adoption efforts in Aiken County.
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Friends of the Animal Shelter
FOTAS
Aiken County
Bobby Arthurs
Boyd Fencing
Jennifer Miller
Fotas Board
Aiken County Animal Shelter
Aiken Coun
Ty’s
Arthurs
Caroline Simonson
Denise Tarangelo
Simonson
Rachel Johnson
Rose
Roxy
Lucky
Woman discovers Craigslist rental occupied by tenants
A Greer woman found her Aiken rental home occupied after seeing a car and light inside. Police learned a Georgia couple had moved in four days earlier after sending a $700 deposit from the United Kingdom. They believed the owner overseas would send the lease.
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Greer
Craigslist
Lynn Marcantoni
Marcantoni
Georgia
Crosland Park
United Kingdom
Henna fights to keep Aiken Chevrolet Cadillac franchise
Henna Chevrolet Cadillac in Aiken joins 600 plus dealerships seeking to renew franchises via arbitration after GM and Chrysler restructurings. A federal act assigns the American Arbitration Association to handle claims with arbitrations set in South Carolina and concluded by June 14. Over 2,000 signatures on petitions support Henna, aiming for broader backing as dealer and manufacturer share costs.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Aiken
Henna Chevrolet Cadillac
American Arbitration Association
Henna
Jimmy Scott
Chevrolet
Cadillac
South Carolina
Scott
Henna Chevrolet
Deaths and Funerals 6 7A
Obituary notices list individuals Lillian Runelle Blakewood Rockow Barbara Chavis Jackson Richard Serra Sr Edith Drakeford Melton Dolphin John Alien Hattie Taylor Parker and Jerry R Hughes with memorial details referenced in the Augusta Graniteville and Philadelphia areas.
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Lillian Runelle Blakewood Rockow
Anderson
Barbara “Cookie
Chavis Jackson
Aiken
Richard Serra Sr
Edith Drakeford Melton
Graniteville Dolphin
John Alien
Philadelphia
Hattie Taylor Parker
Augusta
Jerry R. Hughes
Orangeburg
Darley plans racing facility in Montmorenci for Sheikh
Darley Stable owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum advances a 352 acre Montmorenci site. Aiken Training Track treasurer Bernadette Clayton cites 120 to 130 horses to be broken there with 64 already in training locally. Construction will be overseen by NYRA official Joe King and Horsesmen’s Track and Equipment president Steven Greene, with a Kentucky architect and local engineers guiding plans.
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Montmorenci
Darley Stable
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Montmorenci Road
Aiken
Bernadette Clayton
Greater Aiken
Ing Center
Clayton
New York Racing Association
Joe King
Horsemen
Steven Greene
Darley USA
Jimmy Bell
Aiken County
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Abby
Nation
Sheikh’s
Bernadette
Clayton Aiken Training
Moncada
Williston
Fla
Robert F. Scanlon
Darley
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