MTU Detroit Diesel Set to Open Plant in Aiken County
MTU Detroit Diesel plans a 45 million capital project at the Sage Mill site near Graniteville, relocating from Detroit to North America engine manufacturing hub in Aiken County. The facility will start with 2000 and 4000 engine series assembly, expect 250 new jobs over four years, first engines due in October, with potential expansion to manufacture components.
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Anniversary Walking Tour Draws 1700 Across Historic Aiken
Letter notes strong public interest in local history as the 175th Anniversary Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Aiken drew over 1,700 participants. Thanks are extended to Celebrate Aiken Tour Committee members and area hosts including Aiken Preparatory School and multiple churches and landmarks for welcoming guests and to City staff and 200 volunteers for support.
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Marshall Cain
Jane Crayton Davis
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Pete Peters
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Aiken Standard Staff Directory Listing
The Aiken Standard announces staff roles including Publisher Scott B Hunter Editor Jeffrey B Wallace News Director Timothy E OBriant Circulation Director Scot Newcom Business Manager Terri Cheek Managing Editor Michael W Gibbons Classified Advertising Manager Letitia Jefferson and Advertising Director Arthur T Zappa in internal masthead.
South Carolina’s Marine Mammal Act and its lasting impact
Janice Jennings highlights Gov. Campbell’s 1992 Marine Mammal Protection Act, banning whale and dolphin displays in South Carolina. The piece traces the rationale from trainer fatalities to life expectancy gaps in captivity, citing witness accounts, Sea World data, and Cousteau remarks, and notes ongoing national issues. Jennings recalls legislative battles and praises protections, recounting her time in the Campbell administration.
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Jean-Michel Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau
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Sea World
Carolina Snowball
St. Helena Sound
Miami Seaquarium
Guy, Campbell
Letters to the Editor guidance from Aiken Standard
Community readers are invited to share opinions on issues of concern. Submissions may be sent by mail to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 by email to letters aikenstandard com or by fax to 6486052.
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Downtown traffic signals in Aiken spark citizen backlash
A reader, Philip Burke of Aiken, argues new downtown traffic signals will fail to control traffic. He claims drivers will avoid the area and pedestrians will face exhaust fumes as backups form, calling it bureaucratic overreach.
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Downtown traffic lights spark community protest
Judith L B Hoover MD voices objection to new downtown traffic lights citing wasted 350000 taxpayer funds. She warns of impacts on labor delivery access, teachers, and local merchants as the city center suffers and schools face cuts.
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Return old traffic signals downtown
Aiken resident Robert Stack criticizes replacing the downtown signal system. He argues the old “Classic” signals worked, questions the cost and delay, and suggests speed reductions and accident analysis as better options.
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Aiken Women’s Heart Board Delivers Stellar Show
Community praise floods the Aiken anniversary season for the Heart Board production Aiken’s Most Excellent Adventure. The show earns high marks for singing band and script and is reportedly sold out with calls for extra performances.
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Aiken
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Anthony J. DiStefano
Pentagon gunman shoots at officers near subway entrance
Richard Keevill, chief of Pentagon police, describes a gunman who drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire, wounding two Pentagon police officers at the Defense Department headquarters subway entrance.
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