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Fermata Club pool on track for early July opening
Fermata Club plans a late June to early July pool opening after delays. The L shaped facility features a 25 yard and 25 meter multi lane setup, a state of the art filtration system, new bathrooms, and heated swimming year round. Masters swim, water aerobics, and lap swimming are planned, with memberships available and the club on Whiskey Road in Aiken.
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Fermata Club
Paige Rabon
Rabon
DHEC
Wim
Carey Hanlin
Ming
Aiken
Hanlin
Whiskey Road
Krystin Merriweather
Merriweatherwalken
Rysta Mer
Defendants in McMillan suit file response
Defendants named in the lawsuit filed by former New Edenton Police Chief Van McMillan, who says his dismissal from the police department in 2004 was racially motivated, have filed a response in federal court. Attorney Vance Bettis said they are answering the allegations without elaboration.
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New Edenton
van McMillan
Federal Cour
Vance Bettis
Gignilliat
Savitz
Bettis
Incoming police chief named to replace early departed head
June 19 report from Mayor Vernon Dunbar states the incoming chief will replace Hugh Ray who left in early May for a Cedar Creek development position. Interim chief Alesha Parks previously served and indicated the role contains various defenses as part of the response. See LAWSUIT, page 144.
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Vernon Dunbar
Hugh Ray
Cedar Creek
Alesha Parks
Graniteville funds top issue at meeting
Graniteville residents packed an Aiken County Council meeting to oppose using 200000 from a state aid package for patrol cars. They pressed for 340000 to pay health screenings for those affected by the January 6 2005 Norfolk Southern derailment, urging Norfolk Southern cover the costs or use disaster relief funds.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Tina Bevington
Sue Grantham
S.C. General Assembly
Norfolk Souther
Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Charles Barton
Barton
Gary Allen
Candidates face off in Republican primary for House District 96
Voters in eastern Aiken County will pick among three Republican candidates in the June 13 primary for South Carolina House District 96. Incumbent Keneth Clark faces Dean Rawls and Kit Spires. The winner likely meets Democrat Sadie Wannamaker in November.
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Aiken County
S.C
Keneth Clark
Swansea
Lexington County
Dean Rawls
Wagoner
Kit Spires
Pelion
Sadie Wannamaker
Wagener
Salley
Perry
Clark Omedu
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T.nonna Terry
Roger Carr
Robert Anderson Babcocki, Wilanstury, Walt F Ward
Li Ty
Abby
W Pola
McMillan
Philip Lord Senior
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Clark
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