Eyesore to become Village at Riverview in North Augusta
North Augusta City Council approved a land swap with Otis Crowell and rezoning to create Village at Riverview with 76 attached single family homes. The panel also accepted a $25,000 Sertoma Club donation for a picnic shelter at Creighton Living History Park, with conditions on size naming and access.
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North Augusta
Washington
Riverview
Otis Crowell
Louise Frazier
Lark Jones
Washington Homes
Riverview Park
Crowell and Company
R- 1
OSP
Sertoma Club of
Creighton Living History Park
Jones
Sertoma
Living History Park
Police Blotter Reports Break In and Theft Incidents
Two men with guns and badges assaulted residents on Limerick Drive on Monday then fled in a sports car. A cell phone was stolen from a vehicle in Aiken mall lot on Monday. A back bedroom window screen was found missing at a Nancy Lane home on Monday. Updated 5/22.
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Limerick Drive
Aiken Mall
Nancy Lane
Boy Found Wandering in Woods Near City
A 12-year-old boy, wearing only a T shirt and carrying a saw, was found wandering in the woods by Aiken County Sheriff’s deputies after a report by Jimmy Ray Sanford. The child, who defecated on himself, has guardianship with his mother and a babysitter. case referred to juvenile investigators and DSS. The note follows a church revival notice at Baptist Church 4000 Trolley Line Road through Thursday at 1 15 pm.
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Aiken County
Jimmy Ray Sanford
Sheriff’s Department
Sanford
DSS
Sent Baptist Church
Trolley Line Road
Aiken
Alfred Holmes
Mount Anna Baptist Church
James Jackson
New Beginning
Aiken educators tour local industries to link class work
Teachers from Aiken County public schools tour industries including SmithKline Beecham Automatic Switch Company Rieter Murray Biscuit ARMC UCB Chemicals and others to learn employer needs and how math and basic skills apply in real jobs. The program aims to show students why fractions and conversions matter in the workplace.
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Aiken County
Jean Gorthy
Aiken High
Aiken
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Rubenia Hammond
ARMC
SmithKline Beecham
the Automatic Switch Company
Rieter Corporation
Murray Biscuit Co
President
Bak
Speedy disposition sought in trooper robbery case
Newberry County authorities press for swift handling of an armed robbery charge against suspended South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper E J Fallen. Indicted by a grand jury after a May 8 heist, about $1400 was taken and remains unrecovered. DNA evidence from clothing found in a state park is anticipated to link Fallen to the crime.
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Newberry County
Lee Foster
Fallen
Newberry
Foster
Fallon
Cornex man: 81/00 permont 53.40 for 3 months
Advance payments may be made. Aiken Standard circulation policy lists delivery expectations and customer service hours. Readers are urged to call if the paper does not arrive by 3 p.m. on weekdays or 7 p.m. on weekends.
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Aiken
Pennies for the Park Parade funds Carolina Bay Reserve
The fourth annual Pennies for the Park Parade and Family Picnic raises money to acquire the Carolina Bay Nature Reserve for a passive recreation park north of Virginia Acres Park. The event July 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Price Avenue includes a raffle with a Dodge Durango grand prize. tickets via Aiken County Chamber members or Debbie Durkis at (803) 642-5492.
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Carolina Bay Nature Reserve
Aiken County
Carolina Bay
Price Avenue
Aiken native Maureen Simpson shines at Hopelands concert
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series drew about 400 as Aiken native Maureen Simpson delivered arias and Broadway selections on a grassy lawn. She rotated performances with Young-Boon Cantey, Tro bathian Johnson, and Misty Brinkley while Gabe Mangiante accompanied on piano.
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Hopeland Gardens
Ms. Simpson
Young-Boon Cantey
Trobathian
Tj) Johnson
Misty Brinkley
Gabe Mangiante
Charles Pagano
Scranton
Penn
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Eyesore
Phyllis Britt
Reginnine
Leigh
Bill Bengtson
SmithKline Beecham Facility
Aiken Business World
Scott B. Hunter
Nail
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
Alken
8.C
By Marcy Howley
Hopelands
Joanne Hart Rittenhouse
Ginny Southworth
Maureen Simpson
Hopeland
Mont Blanc
Windsor
Jewelers
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