Navigating Aiken’s downtown traffic circles
Longtime Aiken residents navigate four busy intersections where Richland Avenue meets Laurens and York streets and Park Avenue with Laurens and Chesterfield. Chief Busbee explains left turn yield rules and notes newcomers find the circles confusing but manageable with care. No current plans for new circles, though a fifth at Laurens and Hampton has been discussed.
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Aiken
Hitchcock Woods
Richland Avenue
Laurens Street
York
Treet
Park Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Carrol Busbee
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Busbee
Hampton Avenue
Circular Intersections Allow Turns by Yielding
Carrol Busbee notes round intersections permit left turns through lights by yielding. He mentions more possibilities ahead. Downtown features circular and square intersections with medians splitting avenues and streets due to parkway design.
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Carrol Busbee
Busbee
Insurance proof now required in South Carolina
South Carolina Gov. David Beasley signed a sweeping insurance bill changing the system to reduce rates. Immediate proof of auto insurance is required. drivers without it face fines or license suspension, with a three to four week window to obtain verification and eventual recurring suspensions if proof is not maintained.
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Columbia
South Carolina
David Beasley
Beasley
Harry Cato
R-Travelers
Cato
Highway Patrol
Eddie Gunn
Public Safety Department
Gunn
Miss Southern 500 Captures South Carolina Title
Janet Powers, Miss Southern 500, was named Miss South Carolina and will represent the state in the Miss America Pageant. The Florence Darlington Technical College and Coker College alumna earns a $17,000 scholarship. First runner-up Frances Jordan, followed by Donna Evans and Shannon Willis, with Keirh Minnis as fourth runner-up, completed the finalists.
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Spartanburg
Janet Powers
South Carolina
Powers
Florence Darlington Technical College
Coker College
Frances Jordan
Florence
Jordan
Evans
Willis Keirh Minnis
Queen of Roses
Obituary notices list several local residents
Death notices for Ruby Slayton Thompson of Graniteville Reggie L Hamilton of Aiken Annie Mae Nicholson of Edgefield Edna Mae Grimes of North Augusta Blanchard Bullard of Jackson and John Henry West of Johnston appear on page 8A along with a Georgia Lotto drawing and cash amount.
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Ruby Slayton
Thompson
Graniteville
Reggie L. Hamilton
Aiken
Annie Mae Nicholson
Edgefield
Edna Mae Grimes
North Augusta
Blanchard Bullard
Jackson
John Henry West
Johnston
Commanding Officers Join Aiken Salvation Army Leadership
Captains Timothy and Donna Carter become co commanding officers of the Aiken Salvation Army. Both come from long lines of officers and recall turning points in 1978 and 1985. They aim to grow the congregation and, in time, open a separate building for the Boys and Girls Club, while focusing on family oriented ministry and youth service in the community.
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Salvation Army
Aiken
Timothy
Donna Carter
Aiken Salvation Army
Carters
United States
Newfoundland
Canada
Mexico
Texas
Salvation Army of
Boys and Girls Club
Timothy Carter
Sta
Scott Webster
Donna
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Byn
Ichael W. Gibbons
Donna Evans
Golden Strip
Shannon Willis
Columbia Northeast
Index
Briage
Crossword
Dear Abby
Anny
Georgia Lotto
Soaen
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