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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 2009
Page
1
The Aiken Standard invites readers to follow its breaking news updates on Twitter. Visit www.aikenstandard.com and click the Twitter link to receive real time alerts. The message emphasizes quick local news dissemination via social media.
Nashville police call the death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide and say his 20 year old girlfriend also died at the scene. They have not labeled the case a murder. The investigation continues as officials release few further details.
John C. Harris, once a local teen, pursued boat building as a craft and now creates boat kits for adventurous hobbyists. His transition from admirer of master builders to kit maker reflects a focused career in seaworthy craft and design.
Obituary brief listingNormalea Hatcher Harris Elliot P Houser Jr Leroy Samuel Laird Sr Luther Ray Lynch Sr Mary Walker Salley Mattie S Williams among individuals commemorated in the Deaths and Funerals column from Nitro Aiken New Ellenton Williston Blackville Wagener area service notices.
Hobby Lobby in Aiken County previews Christmas items as temperatures soar. Manager Jeff Walker says trees arrive from mid April to August and shelves reach full by late August. The May stocking allows crafters time to prepare decorations.
The store lists discounts on ribbons wreaths and ornaments. A customer can craft desired items for pennies on the dollar. The second week of August marks the first ornament sale with a wide ornament selection available.
City and Clemson University data point to erosion from downtown storm water runoff into Sand River. A $3.3 million federal grant funds a project with DHEC and DOT to install rain gardens bioswales and pervious pavement.
After a week of extreme heat, Sunday's storms offered relief with many trees reported down on roads but no major incidents by press time. Forecaster Hunter Coleman of the National Weather Service in Columbia says more rain is possible today with highs near 85 and 60 percent chances of showers, as Aiken’s heat peaks last week with triple digit readings. The week ahead may see upper 80s to low 90s.
The horse watering trough once behind the County courthouse will be moved to a new location near Banksia and will be restored for Aiken’s 175th anniversary in 2010. Billy Benton of Fox and Hound Realty notified Elliott Levy of the Historical Museum about the unused trough and its planned reuse.
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