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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 2006
Page
1
Aiken announces Dippin Dots will open in the Target shopping center later this month bringing icy treats to the area. The notice also highlights a three legged dog named Kickstand seeking a loving home and notes a presidential veto against stem cell research funding.
The Aiken Standard dedicates daily space to spark discussions about literature. Names such as Jack Harrington Stuart Woods Anthony Ferrara and others appear as contributors or readers in the discussion feature with notices of deaths and funerals for local figures.
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Aiken County Council approved funds to acquire 32 acres near Langley Pond while ACOLT buys 64 acres to lease for 99 years. Plans include a boat house grandstand viewing area and parking to attract multi day international rowing events with potential major economic impact and shoreline buffering from US Route 1. Dr Harry Shealy says the land remains pristine and will support forest management with county cooperation.
The Aiken County Public Library hosted a live animal program with Sean Poppy of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Outreach. He presented twice to children in grades 1-5, showing animals studied to gauge environmental health and noting many can be found near homes.
Aiken remains the hottest inland housing market in South Carolina through mid-2006 with 920 homes sold in the Aiken MLS region by July 11, up 28.77 percent from 2005. The median price for residential properties reached 148000, while Hilton Head median stood at 378000. Greenwood, Piedmont, and Cherokee County show double-digit gains as statewide sales rise slowly.
The Whiskey Silver Bluff committee approved a design revision moving the planned connector to reconnect two parcels owned by Sidewood Development LLC, creating a straighter longer route. County Council member Scott Singer says the move improves the project despite a land ownership hurdle.
Details of the home invasion that led Aiken Public Safety officers to a gruesome discovery of a small deceased dog trapped in a hot oven last year emerged as the trial opened for a 17 year old accused of burglary and torturing two family pets. Nolan Kerry Grant faces two counts of ill treatment of animals one count of second degree burglary and one count of grand larceny. Carissa Matthews testified that on Nov 9 2005 she returned home to a smoky scene and a ravaged house with ransacked crime areas and dumped Christmas presents.
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