Local Firms Back Keystone Pipeline Amid Political Stalemate
Local companies Micheline Tire and MTV America in Aiken County back the Keystone Pipeline as support from congressional allies narrows to five votes short of overriding a veto. Obama vetoed the $8 billion project on February 24 after House and Senate approval in January. MTU’s Graniteville plant notes anticipated jobs and regional business benefits amid ongoing dialogue on emissions and efficiency.
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Aiken County
Barack Obama
Canada
Gulf Coast
House
Senate
Keystone
MTU
Graniteville
Area Deaths in Aiken Reflect Local Community Loss
Sandra A Walters Ivy L Miller Kenneth Eugene Keaton Ora Mae Settles among area deaths announced in Aiken. Funeral notices listed with service details and local obituaries summarize local community losses.
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Kenneth Eugene Keaton
Aiken
Ora Mae Settles
Kids enjoy Free Tennis Play Day in Aiken
More than 100 young players aged 6 to 16 joined the Free Tennis Play Day hosted by the Aiken Area Community Tennis Association and the City of Aiken. About 150 signed up for the Saturday clinic, with pros teaching forehands backhands and volleys to small groups. Local families noted the event as a healthy outdoors activity and a potential long term boost for area tennis participation.
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Aiken Area Community Tennis Association
City of
CTA
U.S. Tennis Association
South Carolina
Calvert
Gracya Rutland
Rutland
Shannon
Michael Walcott
Nick Lombardi
Aiken
Aiken Council weighs revoking Marlboro Station license
The Aiken City Council will hear whether to permanently revoke Marlboro Station's business license amid ongoing violence. Public Safety records show gunshot injuries at the nightclub on January 23 and February 22, prompting license suspension and a Monday council hearing at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers.
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Council
Marlboro
Aiken
Brian Pitts
W Ton
Public Safety
Roger LeDuc
Richland Avenue
TNT
Campbell
Pitts
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Aiken Civic Ballet Presents
Sandra A. Walters, Aiken
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Aikenstandard.com
Teddy Kulmala
Lauren Hofstetter
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
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