Traffic and roads spur local debate in Aiken
Readers discuss traffic stops viewpoints, voter ID impact, road repaving needs, and the Hitchcock Parkway widening. They praise Sam's Club expansion for regional access and urge better street maintenance, urging community input via the TalkBack line and email.
Corrections Notice From Aiken Standard Editorial Page
The Aiken Standard issues corrections for a July 4 letter misattribution and an erroneous stocks graphic from Saturday’s edition. The poem It is the Veteran has an unknown author and a corrected graphic appears in today’s issue on page 15A.
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Pickin on Barnwell Draws Bluegrass Lovers on Saturday
About 20 spectators gathered at the Barnwell Avenue Laurens Street intersection to enjoy bluegrass tunes by Pat Reidy Jeff Myers Steve Willis and Jim Teale on fiddle guitar banjo and harmonica. The event began as Pickin on Park and invites acoustic players to join the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Upcoming events at local venues July schedule highlights
Poetry in the Park July 13 at Kennedy Colony Park 1402 Redd St NE 7 to 8 30 p m. DuPont Planetarium shows Explorers of Mauna Kea at 8 p m and Digistar Laser Fantasy at 9 p m on July 13 20 and 27. USC Aiken faculty staff and students get discounts. Aiken Community Playhouse opens Cemetery Club July 19 at 8 p m with shows July 20 26 27 and July 21 at 3 p m. Anchor Health and Rehab hosts July Friday FYI sessions. Email events to editorial at aikenstandard com.
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HorseTrailerMonitor expands to Aiken with safety gear for trailers
HorseTrailerMonitor com relocates from New York to Barbie Ladd's Deerwood Stables on Whiskey Road in Aiken. Christine Jolicoeur-Smith says the firm offers camera tire pressure and humidity monitoring systems for horse trailers with day and night views and installation via local dealers. The division of Paradise Ranch LLC aims at shows and events with booths and partnerships to reach equestrian clients.
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