Traffic signal changes planned for Richland Avenue
State transportation officials will modify the traffic signals on Richland Avenue in Aiken to allow eastbound and westbound traffic to flow simultaneously. The three phase plan keeps southbound and northbound traffic controlled while left turns gain extra time to clear intersections. Park Avenue remains as before.
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Richland Avenue
Aiken
Park Avenue
Roger LeDue
S.C. Department of Transportation
SCDOT
Traffic signals and right turn on red rules noted
Traffic guidance states pedestrians press buttons at intersections to activate pedestrian lights. Southbound traffic is held. See details on traffic page 12A.
Plan B left turn rules extend clearance at intersections
Plan B assigns right of way to east and westbound vehicles turning left for five to ten extra seconds to clear the intersection before the next phase. Northbound traffic proceeds while southbound and northbound flows are not simultaneous.
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Aiken
Pete Frommer
Richland Avenue
LeDuc
Downtown parking limits removed by Aiken officials
Aiken City Council unanimously lifted two hour parking limits in downtown after hearing from local merchants about the slow economy. The panel also added more handicap spaces and will start removing signs today. Business owners urged protection for downtown vitality and noted several shops have closed in recent months.
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Aiken
Roger LeDuc
Mike Enloe
Plum
Richland Avenue
Pendleton Street
Newberry Street
Laurens
Barwell Avenue
Park Avenue
Pendleton, Park, Newberry
Barnwell
Richland
Newberry
Enloe
Walmart
Kroger
Lisa Castles
York Street
Barbara Sue Brodie
Posal
Mary O” Hare
MB Jewelry and Beads
Tragic 17 Month Old Drowns In Windsor Pond
Aiken County coroner reports a 17 month old boy, Timothy Rogers, drowned after falling into a goldfish pond at a home in Windsor. The accident occurred around noon with family nearby. no foul play suspected and autopsy to confirm accidental drowning.
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Windsor
Aiken County
Timothy Rogers
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Tim Carlton
Carlton
Timothy
Deaths and Funerals 6A
Obituary notices list Shirley Thurmond Arbaugh Aiken and Sadie Golphin Bing Augusta Joseph H Farmer Aiken Earl Graham Easley Marshall Pope Jr Aiken among those remembered. Entries note their names and burial details in public notices.
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Shirley Thurmond Arbaugh
Aiken
Sadie Golphin Bing
Augusta Joseph H. Farmer
Earl Graham
Easley Marshall Pope Jr
Teen gets 28 years after armed robbery and kidnapping
Trayce Marshall, 19, of Aiken, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and armed robbery after July 13 at Northside Bait and Tackle. He was sentenced to 28 years as the victim described near death by duct tape and a countdown to her shooting. Three spectators were arrested in the courtroom riot.
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Trayce Marshall
Aiken
Marshall
Northside Bait and Tackle
York Street
Steve Rodman
Dovet A
Jack
Early
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Sonny Ford
Laurens Street
Ford
Parkin
Christian Carlisle
Plum Pudding
Abby
Quanenenenee
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