Pipeline and eminent domain clash over Palmetto Project
Attorney General Alan Wilson says Kinder Morgan and other oil firms can use eminent domain to condemn land in South Carolina, but landowners may have a legitimate case in court if the matter goes to trial. The Palmetto Project faces local debate from environmentalists and property owners who resist granting land for the $1 billion pipeline expansion.
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Alan Wilson
Kinder Morgan
South Carolina
Severe thunderstorm knocks out power across Aiken area
A storm knocked out power for more than 1,600 residents in Aiken County on Thursday. By 9 p.m. most homes had power restored, but about 100 in Aiken and Edgefield counties remained without electricity. Reports of downed trees led to dispatch reroutes to state patrol along Vaucluse Road, Hitchcock Parkway, Highway 1, Fifth Street Bridge, Woodland Drive, Atomic Road, North Augusta and I-20 corridors.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Edgefield County
Sheriff’s Dispatch
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Vaucluse Road
Graniteville Highway
Hitchcock Parkway
Fifth Street
Woodland Drive
Thompson Avenue
Atomic Road
North Augusta
I-20
Aiken City and County Offices Closed for Independence Day
Aiken City and County offices and facilities are closed today in observance of Independence Day. Trash and recycling collection remains unaffected. Normal schedules resume Monday. visit city and county websites for details.
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Aiken City
Aiken
Cityofaikensc.gov
Aiken County
Agnes Irene Chavous of Martinez Georgia
Agnes Irene Chavous of Martinez Georgia has died. Funeral arrangements are being coordinated by Deaths and Funerals 6A with services planned in the area. Local residents recall her years of community involvement and family ties.
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Agnes Irene Chavous
Martinez
Georgia
Gateway students perform in Tribute to America program
Gateway Arts summer program at Kennedy Middle School showcased 12A participants from Gateway, Gifted And Talented Education With Artistic Youth, in a multimedia performance. Over 400 family members attended as drama dance music and visual arts students sang danced acted and played instruments during a four week showcase sponsored by Aiken County Public Schools.
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Lementary School
Gateway
America
Aiken County Public Schools
Kennedy Middle School
Aiken Standard Sells DVDs of Gateway Performances
The Aiken Standard will offer DVDs of Gateway performances for ten dollars each. DVDs may be ordered at performances or online at aikenstandard.com ASTV. Email James Grigsby at Jgrigsby ai kenstandard.com or call 803 644 2368 for more information.
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Aiken
Aikenstandard.com
ASTV
James Grigsby
Igrigsby
Firework sales surge as Georgia legalizes imports
Fireworks now legal in Georgia ignites cross-border shopping to North Augusta and Martinez as residents plan annual trips for big rockets. Store owners expect rising sales despite new rules while shoppers, like Ben and Shannon Reddick with their son Waylon, cross I-20 to buy from Wacky Wayne’s and other outlets off Exit 1. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed the law in May, with sales allowed at permanent shops and seasonal stands starting July 1, expanding a region where all states except North Carolina permit fireworks use and sales.
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Savannah River
Augusta
Ben Reddick
Exit 1
North Augusta
Reddick
Shannon
Waylon
Nathan Deal
Peach State
Southeastern
North Carolina
Danny Phillips
Martinez
Wayne
Martintown Road
Danny
Andrew
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