Aiken residents urged to share views on local issues
Letters discuss crisis aid after a breakdown in Staples parking lot, national guard shortages amid Bush policy, Gem Lakes annexation, family court cautions, and views on a capital projects sales tax with details on how to submit comments to the Aiken Standard.
Carroll departs delegation as trial looms
Mae Frances Carroll 55, office manager for the Aiken County Legislative Delegation, was placed on unpaid leave after a shoplifting arrest at Walmart on Whiskey Road. Charged with concealing items totaling about 30 dollars, the case remains active with no new court date set. Carroll’s position will be open to applicants starting July 26.
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Richard Pearce
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Woman leaves donation to museum in memory of Banksia owner
Cynthia Howe Armour, who died July 1, left a generous gift to the Aiken County Historical Museum. Armour, New York resident and granddaughter of Banksia’s builder William Howe, loved the house as a winter colony cottage later used as a boarding house and USC Aiken’s first home.
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Community events and clubs in Aiken area highlight weekly meetings
The listing covers SHAR E, Self Help Association Regarding Emotions, meeting Mondays at 7 pm near York Street, senior citizens arts and crafts on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Smith-Hazel Center, RSVP volunteer program for a Good Knight education, First Annual Planter's Pride Festival July 24 at Roy Warner Park, Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club weekly games, and a pictorial timeline book from Horse Creek Historical Society available for $15. Call numbers provided for details.
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Northgate
York Street
Senior Citizens Arts and Crafts Club
Smith-Hazel
Smith-Hazel Center
Kershaw Street
Parks and Recreation
Aiken County
Graniteville
Jean Boyd
Horse Creek
Police catch two suspects on the run
The Aiken Department of Public Safety arrested two men who fled during traffic stops. A 31 year old man was found at his Whiskey Road workplace after an initial escape. In a second case, a Springfield teenager fled a routine stop near Richland Avenue. the driver, a beginner permit holder, was charged with several offenses while the passenger remained at large.
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Pearce
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James Coleman
Karen Daily
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Richland Avenue
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Senior Apartments Planned at Villages at Horse Creek
A $275 000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta will fund 25 one bedroom senior apartments at the Villages at Horse Creek in Gloverville. CDIC and Aiken Housing Authority plan a three phase development alongside 34 existing single family homes with a community building for activities.
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Affordable
Community Development and Improvement Corporation
Horse Creek
Myrtle Street
Gloverville
Ivory Mathews
Cdic and Aiken Housing Authority
Mathews
South
Debbie Crawford
John Moore
Imoore
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