Lawmakers and DOT discuss downtown signal upgrades
A local lawmaker and DOT head met Monday to review downtown traffic signal upgrades. No final outcome was announced. DOT plans to add backplates and louvered shades to reduce driver confusion and may revert to the old timing system if the new operation proves unfeasible. Carol Jones oversaw the project.
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Department of Transportation
DOT
Tiated
Limehouse
Aiken
Ryberg
Transportation Department
Carol Jones
Jones
Chick Days Arrive at Tractor Supply with 150 Chicks
About 150 chicks and 50 ducklings arrived Monday at Tractor Supply on Whiskey Road signaling Chick Days. The sale runs until April 11 with minimum purchases of six chicks or two ducklings and prices around 1.99 per chick and 4.29 per mallard duck.
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Tractor Supply Co
Whiskey Road
Jeremy Wright
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
U.S. Poultry and Egg Association
Deaths and Funerals: Obituaries Highlight Local Residents
Frances Louise Calabro Aiken Jacqueline Dorsey Donovan Langley Elizabeth Findlay Girdler George Griffin Wagener Alexis Al Holston Joseph Joe Scott Salley are commemorated with brief notices. The page lists multiple local residents and family details reflecting community mourning and services.
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Frances Louise Calabro
Aiken
Jacqueline Dorsey Donovan
Langley Elizabeth Findlay Girdler
George Griffin
Wagener
Alexis “al” Holston
Joseph
Joe” Scott, Salley
Man who called 911 charged with murder and arson
Dashawn Sanders, 31, of Sharon Lane, is charged with murder and arson after investigators say he beat 57 year old George Griffin to death Saturday and set fire to Griffin’s Buckboard Road mobile home to destroy evidence. Griffin died from blunt force trauma.
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Wagoner
Dashawn Sanders
Sharon Lane
George Griffin
Buckboard Road
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Carlton
Sunny skies for Aiken Spring Steeplechase weekend events
The forecast calls for a sunny Friday night gala at Ford Conger Field with a 42 degree low and 125 dollar tickets for The Great Gatsby event benefiting Public Education Partners. Saturday warms to 72 with clear skies. evening clouds bring a 30 percent shower chance. General admission is 10 dollars in advance or 15 at the gate, with outlets listed for purchases. Gates open 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ford Conger Field on Audubon Drive. Call 648-9641 or visit aik ensteeplechase.com for details.
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Aiken
National Weather Service
Ford Conger Field
Sylvia
Ford Conger
Audubon Drive
Two Notch Road
Powderhouse Road
Aikensteeplechase.com
Floyd and Green
Ingate Professional Pharmacy
Leminick Pharmacy
H. Odell Weeks
North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
Plum Pudding
Southern Bank and Trust
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Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Tony Chapman
Chapman
Buck Limehouse
Wright
Haley Hughes
Onge
Aike
South Boundary Avenue
Marlboro Street
Pine Log Road
Blue Gate
Boundary
Onowderhouse Road
Aiken Training Track
House Polo
John A. Nicholson
Aiken Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center
Centre South Blvd
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