Winn-Dixie to Close 326 Stores Affected Southern States
Aiken and North Augusta areas will lose a Winn-Dixie as the chain announces closure of 326 of its 913 stores after filing for bankruptcy. The Aiken location on York Street and Hwy 118 will employ 50 to 60 people, with other sites in Tennessee Virginia North Carolina and multiple southern states also slated for shutdown. Local residents lament higher prices and reduced convenience while neighboring businesses anticipate a drop in traffic.
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Winn-Dixie
South Carolina
Aiken Winn-Dixie
York Street
Hwy. 118
North Augusta
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
Aikenstandard.com
Blitz: Effort seeks to save lives on roads
South Carolina troopers warn that vacationers and out-of-state travelers push crash risk higher on highways. In Aiken, DOT traffic control narrows I 20 eastbound near mile marker 26 to a single lane. Officials reiterate the dangers of rear end collisions and urge drivers to keep two seconds of stopping distance.
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S.C. Highway Patrol
South Carolina
Aiken
DOT
Karen
Winn-Dixie foreclosure: plan to close over 500 stores urged
Aging director Flickinger says Winn-Dixie must close more than 500 locations to survive amid competition from Publix and Wal-Mart. Market watchers note store closings may cut overhead and move toward profitability after bankruptcy filing that listed assets at 2.2 billion and liabilities at 1.9 billion.
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Strategic Resources Group
New York
Winn- Dixie
Publix Super Markets Inc
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Flickinger
Mark Hamstra
Supermarket News
Hamstra
Winn-Dixie
Publix
Runaway Bride Wilbanks Searched for Escape to Austin
FBI and Georgia Bureau of Investigation records reveal Jen nifer Wilbanks, 32, fled to vanish fearing she could not be the perfect wife. She chose Austin, Texas after seeing Matthew McConaughey on TV and funded the trip by cashing a cell phone rebate check and emptying an old bank account. The files describe her as naive and say her mother handled banking.
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Lawrenceville
Jennifer Wilbanks
Austin
Texas
Matthew McConaughey
FBI
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Wilbanks
NBC
Aiken County Budget Passes With Slight Millage Increase
Aiken County council approved the budget after a months long process with cuts and rising costs. The millage rate is expected to rise in September to fund essential services amid population growth and higher fuel costs.
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Ronnie Young
Aiken County Council
Aiken County
Bunker
Clay Killian
Sheriff's Office
Charles Barton
Kathy Rawls
Council
Michael Hunt
Sheriff’s Office
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