St Mary Church Wins OK to Tear Down 99-Year-Old Duches Building
The Aiken Design Review Board approved demolition of the Duches Building on Fairfield Street built in 1908 a former building and lumber supply site. Demolition cited cost to renovate at 375000 for structural changes and 800000 to 1 million for full upgrade with a roof collapse and cracked walls. Church plans to leave two outbuildings and convert the site to green space for parish use.
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Aiken Design Review Board
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Begley
St. Mary Help of Christians Church
Sumter Street
Art Apprentices teach color mixing at Aiken Center for the Arts
Kathy Nowlin leads after school Art Apprentices classes at the Aiken Center for the Arts each Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for ages 6 to 13. The $65 fee covers supplies as students mix colors and learn technique guided by Nowlin.
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Kathy Nowlin
Nowlin
Aiken Center For the Arts
Ansleigh Eaves
Aiken Prep
Aiken Center of the Arts
Cash Advance Robbery Narrowly Misses Injury at Whiskey Road
Police investigate a robbery at First America Cash Advance on Whiskey Road where a Black male about 5 feet 9 inches tall robbed the clerk at gunpoint around 2 p.m. The suspect fled toward nearby businesses. no injuries reported and no surveillance video recovered. The case may be linked to other recent payday lender robberies. The Aiken Bloodhound Tracking Team searched the area but found no evidence. Detective Marty Sawyer notes possible connections are being explored.
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First America
Whiskey Road
Aiken
Aiken Public Safety
Marty Sawyer
Sawyer
Karen Daily
Aiken Bloodhound
First America Cash Advance
Man Arrested After Explosives Found In North Augusta Home
Police and federal agents found five improvised explosive devices and marijuana at Melody Lane home in North Augusta. Henry Shultz Jr., 52, faces simple possession charges for the marijuana. explosives charges require grand jury indictment. Devices called crickets are CO2 and gunpowder with a wick. officials warned they remain dangerous. The Aiken County Sheriff's Office led the probe with ATF and SLED. explosives disposed at a nearby site.
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Melody Lane
North Augusta
Henry Shultz Jr
Aiken County
Pat
Dumais
AFT
Local events in brief Aiken and Jackson March 10
Several community activities are planned for March 10 in Aiken and Jackson. A Family Affair Gala and Fashion Show at Fermata Club costs 10 dollars with dinner. a Silver Bluff Center Trail Ride charges 25 dollars with lunch. an African American Men and Boys Health Conference at Smith Hazel Recreation Center offers free entry and lunch. Membership drive for Greater Aiken Estates runs 9 am to noon at multiple locations. the First Steps Partnership Board meeting is rescheduled for March 12 at Aiken County Library.
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Aiken/Barnwell
Fermata Club
Teresa Patterson
Shadie W. Hall
Silver Bluff Road
Jackson
Silver Bluff
Aiken Health and Wellness Consortium
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Greater Aiken Estates
Aiken County
First Steps Partnership Board
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Phillip Lockard
First Steps Board
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