Height increase vote fails in Aiken city council
Aiken City Council unanimously rejected a plan to raise downtown height limits from 50 to 75 feet, ending a 6 to 1 Planning Commission push for a 25 foot increase that would have allowed Neel Shah to add a six story hotel addition to Hotel Aiken. Shah scaled back designs to 53 feet after withdrawal, while council urged the project move forward without more height.
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Aiken
Planning Commission
Neel Shah
Hotel
Hotel Aiken
Shah
Gail Diggs
Aiken County Wins $7 Million Teen Pregnancy Grant
Aiken County will share a $7 million federal grant over five years with Anderson and Orangeburg counties to fund teen pregnancy prevention programs. About $250,000 annually will go directly to youth organizations in Aiken County to hire staff and buy materials for evidence based programs. The grant aims to improve local youth programming and reduce teen birth rates, which stood at 32.1 per 1000 among 15 to 19 year olds in 2013, higher than the state and national rates.
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Aiken County
Anderson
Orangeburg
Forrest Alton
South Carolina
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Adolescent Health
Alton
United States
Weather forecast calls for possible storms and heat
The region may see scattered storms with a hot spell. Highs near 97 degrees and nightly lows around 74 as officials urge caution during peak sun hours.
Deaths and Funerals Area Obituaries 6A
Ethel Graham Holloway of Aiken Steve Craig Dominick of Graniteville and Timothy Tim Wilson Ray of Beech Island are among the area deaths noted in the 6A obituary column. The notices list upcoming funeral details and surviving family lines.
Lessie Price launching bid for Aiken mayor in Democrat bid
Long-time Aiken City Council member Lessie Price announced her candidacy for mayor, filing as a Democrat. Price emphasized economic growth, infrastructure, public safety resources, and attracting younger families, aiming to shape the city with public-private partnerships and renewal over the next four years.
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Aiken
Lessie Price
Democratic Party
Price
H. Odell Weeks
Weeks
Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken Department of Public Safety
AECOM
URS
Municipal Association of South Carolina
Aiken County
Rick Osbon
Brent Cline
Republican Party
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Ethel Graham Holloway, Aiken
Steve Craig Dominick
Graniteville
Timothy
Tim” Wilson Ray
Sipe Repues
Suse Ars Lines
SEA Aiken Center Fomthesrts.org
Osbon
Dabakarov
Windsor Pine
Jewelers
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