City to remove two large yellow traffic signs in downtown Aiken
City Manager Richard Pearce announced that the South Carolina Department of Transportation will remove two of the large yellow traffic signs placed downtown. The signs at Richland Avenue eastbound and Whiskey Road south of South Boundary will be taken down after a review sparked by Rep. Tom Young. SCDOT will continue the review of signage while remaining alert for Do Not Enter signs near the courthouse.
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Aiken
Richard Pearce
South Carolina Department of Trans
SCDOT
Tom Young
Chamber of Commerce
Richland Avenue
Whiskey Road
South Boundary
Pearce
Young
Dewar
Park Avenue
Orangeburg
Artist uses garden art to urge against school tax hike
Aiken homeowner Siva Aiken displays provocative garden sculptures opposing the Aiken County School Board operations and facilities tax increases including teacher pay raises. Debates center on education funding with Jane Page Thompson and Debbie Nix responding to the art and urging support for teachers. Local reactions praise creative expression while some remain skeptical about funding raises amid budget constraints.
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Siva Aiken
Orion
Aiken County Board of Education
Jane Page Thompson
We the People
Debbie Nix
Nixond
Edgefield Avenue
Aiken
Page
Nix
Liva
Thompson
Rob Novit
Liva Aiken
Aiken County School Board
Area deaths list includes Simmons Wilson and Guyton names
A brief obituary notice notes the deaths of Angela Simmons and Ethel D Wilson in Aiken Clearwater, with James A Guyton also listed among the recent deaths. The notice records local residents and offers formal acknowledgments from community sources.
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Angela Simmons, Ethel D. Wilson, Aiken
Drop in gas prices eases pressure on local drivers
Area gas prices have fallen about 50 cents in the past month, easing pump costs for residents in Aiken and across the country. Analysts say the trend may continue as oil hovers near $100 a barrel amid global demand concerns and reports of Saudi Arabia boosting output to 10 million barrels per day.
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Aiken
Greece
Europe
Saudi Arabia
Associated Press
Gas prices in Aiken low at 3.23 a gallon
Man on the street interviews note gas prices amid a nascent economic recovery. The AP says price decline aims to ease supply concerns. In Aiken Monday the lowest price per gallon was 3.23, with state average 3.42. The figure is 30 cents lower than a month ago but nearly a dollar higher than last year. See GAS page 13A.
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Associated Press
Aiken
GasBuddy.com
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