Readers react on flags and snakes letters to Aiken Standard
Call our TalkBack hotline at 803 644 2384 or email editorial aikenstandard.com with comments on public flags at the Statehouse and cottonmouth snakes. Readers urge removal of Confederate symbols and share experiences with venomous snakes, noting strong opinions and safety concerns.
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Correction to Music with the Mutts and Kitties session times
A correction appears for two upcoming Music with the Mutts and Kitties sessions at the Aiken County Animal Shelter. The Saturday session runs noon to 1 p.m. and July 17 session runs 2 to 3 30 p.m. The Aiken Standard apologizes and invites readers to report factual errors.
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Women Build member to aid Nepal housing project
Whitson, a former USC Aiken nursing program head and Habitat for Humanity Women Build volunteer, will join Habitat for Humanity International’s Carter Work Project in Pokhara Nepal from November 1 to 6. She aims to raise 5000 dollars, bringing skills learned locally to construct 100 homes for earthquake survivors alongside Kin and Beth Purvis.
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Council to discuss Aiken airport finances at 5 p.m.
Aiken City officials plan a 5 p.m. work session in room 204 to review the airport's finances and future improvements. The city, owning the airport since the 1940s, seeks FAA funds of about 1.6 to 2 million with a 5 percent state match for a long planned terminal apron expansion to enable a larger facility.
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City Council to discuss airport project funding at work session
Aiken officials convene at 5 p.m. Thursday in Room 204 of the Aiken Municipal Building to review a plan requiring the city to contribute five percent of about 130000 for peak period aircraft parking. The session also covers the airport’s recent revenues and expenditures.
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Area students benefit from Dollars for Scholars program
Area students gain scholarships through the Dollars for Scholars program as community volunteers raise funds and local schools note how awards support higher education opportunities for graduates and seniors across 4A districts.
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