County considers 3 percent accommodations tax and tattoo–parlor rules
Aiken County Council plans a 7 p.m. meeting to weigh a 3 percent accommodations tax on room rates outside city limits to fund cultural and tourist projects. The measure, proposed by Kathy Rawls, could raise about $100,000 annually and funds may support the Aiken County Historical Museum and the proposed train depot and Center for African American History, Art and Culture. A separate ordinance would regulate tattoo parlor locations once legalized, restricting them to UD zones, 500 feet from homes, churches, schools, historic sites, or parks, and reviewed by the Planning Commission with action possible in August. Contact J C Lexow.
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Grace Brethren Church to send 25 missionaries to Mexico
Grace Brethren Church in Aiken will dispatch 25 members including 13 high school students four college students and eight adults to Nuevo Laredo Mexico for a mission trip with Mercy Mission. They will build a 20 by 30 foot home work on a mini vacation Bible school and distribute rice beans and shoes while staying in Laredo Texas. They plan to return June 26.
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Nuevo Laredo
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Kevin Collins
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Bob Hennings
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Mark Davis
Carrie Soule
Don Soule
Virginia Reagan
Molly Brewer
Kayla Gifford
Rebekah Giddings
Joe Siegmund
Cindy Soule
Becky Brewer
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Dylan Hence
David Matheny
Jonathan Matheny
Adam Soule
Alec Lord
Barry Brown
Iron Phillips
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Mercy Mission
Dylan Hennings
Byron Phillips
Hannah Taylor
Carolina Beach Blast funds Jackson fire truck effort
Jackson plans to raise 170000 for a new fire truck as the town hosts the Carolina Beach Blast at the Carolina Dragway featuring Shogtime The Tams and The Swingin Medallions with gates opening at 10 am VIP tickets 50 advance 13 and general admission 15 the event benefits the Jackson Fire Department and local grants are being sought for funding.
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Sutherland
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Todd Etheredge
Etheredge
Carolina Beach
Tixonline.com
SRP Federal Credit Union
Buckhead
Harmon Optical
Southgate Plaza
Augusta
Rotary talk highlights Savannah River Cancer Foundation work
John Cunningham, president of the Savannah River Cancer Foundation, spoke to the Rotary Club of Aiken about the foundation’s mission. He described helping patients with educational, emotional and medication support and recalled a patient unable to afford prescription refill. The group works from the Cancer Care Institute of Carolina at 111 Miracle Drive across from the USC Aiken campus.
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Juvenile Taken After Nail-Studded Wood Threat
A juvenile was taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice after an officer saw him try to strike a 44 year old man with a nail studded piece of wood. The man said the youth had threatened him after an earlier family dispute. A door was pried open at a Newberry business Sunday. investigators continue.
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Aiken Soldier Dies at Fort Lewis After Iraq Injury
Army Spc. Matthew Lott Willing 20 of Aiken died June 9 at Fort Lewis Washington while recovering from a back injury suffered in Mosul. He served five months in Iraq as a petroleum supply specialist with postings in Tikrit and Mosul. His father H Lee Willing recalls his son’s death as a reminder we are at war. Obituary details appear on page 6A.
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Skateboard Shop Expands from Augusta to North Augusta
A North Augusta family moves their skateboard business from Augusta into the North Augusta area, expanding storefronts and local reach. The business aims to serve riders with new gear and services while settling into a larger community hub.
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Augusta
City of Character Aiken celebrates Joyfulness for June
The column highlights Aiken's character trait for June as Joyfulness and lists Monday lottery draws including Pick 3 Midday 9 1 1 and Pick 4 Evening 1 2 6 2 among others, along with various Change Game codes.
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Aiken Standard Publication and Delivery Details
Information on office hours editorial contact publisher duties postal address and subscription rates for the Aiken Standard. Also notes delivery expectations and a customer service phone line with after hours hours.
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