Kroger seeks up to 100 new staff for Sideside store opening
Kroger plans to hire 70 to 100 employees for a 70,000 square foot Southside location opening April 28. A no fuel center opens April 13 ahead of the move from the current Jes site, with stock moved from a closing store April 27. The new Kroger near Whiskey Road and Pine Log Road will feature a drive through pharmacy and expanded departments.
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Kroger
Southside
Glynn Jenkins
Jes
Jenkins
Whiskey Road
Pine Log Road
Home Depot
Dillard’s
Pawnee Drive
Two South Carolina bridges rank among worst in state
AAA Carolinas places two Aiken County spans on its 2004 substandard bridges list. The U.S. Highway 1 crossings at Graniteville Horse Creek and North Augusta Savannah River overflow rank 58th and 79th respectively as 23 percent of state bridges are deemed substandard.
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Aiken County
Travel Association
AAA
Carolinas
Horse Creek
Graniteville
North Augusta
Savannah River
AAA Carolina
South Carolina
Bridge Creek
Aiken
David Parsons
Parsons
GOP split over private school tax credit letter to donors
Some Republicans in Columbia express fury over a Swatzel letter urging caution with donations to candidates. The missive warns national GOP groups that South Carolina lawmakers are not united on Gov. Mark Sanford’s private school tax credit proposal. The controversy highlights intra party divides and the stance of South Carolinians for Responsible Government.
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Columbia
Mark Sanford
Swatzel
GOP
U.S. Senate
Tom Swatzel
South Carolinians For
South Carolina
Tailgaters Line Up Early For Aiken Trials Tailgate Sale
Crowds began forming at 2 30 p m at the Aiken Steeplechase office for railside tailgate spaces to watch the Aiken Trials on March 19 and the Aiken Spring Steeplechase on March 26. Railside spaces start at 75 dollars for the Trials and 150 dollars for the Steeplechase. Last year lines formed at dawn and organizers note record early interest.
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Aiken
Tailgate spaces at Aiken Steeplechase on sale
Steeplechase tailgate spaces go on sale at 9 30 a m Saturday through the Aiken Steeplechase Association. Sixteen railside spaces and 35 second row spaces are available, with infield reserved spots also open for picnics as Georgianna Conger notes. By Friday afternoon two groups had already arranged tailgating.
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Aiken Steeplechase Association
Steeplechase Association Board
Georgianna Conger
Conger
Ford Conger
Young horses gain March Madness jumper chance in Aiken
The March Madness Horse Shows at Highfields Show Grounds in Aiken run today and March 13 with more than $30,000 in prize money. Riders of all ages compete in a calm, challenging environment to develop confidence. the feature is a $1,500 Jumper Challenge Sunday at 2 p.m. Progres sive Show Jumping Inc. president Richard Cram manages the event.
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Aiken
Highfields
Barnwell Avenue
Cynthia Cubbage
Richard Cram
Progressive Show Jumping, Inc
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Chalk Bed Road
Associated Press
Abby Nation
Frances Oliver Green
Decatur
Patricia A. Pepper
Aikenstandard.com
Lee
Ginny
Highfields Show Grounds
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