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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2015
Page
2
Aiken County Council will vote at 7 p.m. in the Government Center Council Chambers on a Hazard Mitigation Grant to reduce taxpayer costs for Langley Dam repairs. Five months after a leak was found, staff seek funding options without raising taxes.
The 7 p.m. meeting at the Aiken County Government Center focuses on a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program plan to retrofit Langley Dam. FEMA would cover 75 percent of eligible costs with a 25 percent county match. the county previously budgeted funds for dam assessment and repair and canceled Langley Pond events, including the Augusta Invitational Rowing Regatta, due to the ongoing investigation.
Street Fight, a Dogwood Stable steeplechase horse, returns to race in the Grade 3 Budweiser Imperial Cup at the 49th Aiken Spring Steeplechase. After an October return from stifle surgery, the bay gelding trains with Arch Kingsley in Camden, aiming to add to Dogwood’s celebrated history including Eclipse Award winner Inlander.
Gates open 9:30 a.m. and races start at 1 p.m. Saturday at Aiken Horse Park near Powderhouse Road and Audubon Drive. Advance tickets cost 25, gate 35, with free admission for children 10 and under. Tent Party seats 125 each or 475 for four. He has a runner-up in the breeders cup steeplechase handicap. Campbell notes some horses run flat to extend careers and enjoys the steeple ambience despite danger.
Ticket prices for the photo gallery are 25 dollars in advance or 35 dollars at the gate with free admission for children under ten. Guarantor Tent Party costs 125 dollars per person or 475 dollars for four when carpooling. Parking options include 15 dollars at Powderhouse Polo Field and 10 dollars at Aiken Training Track. railside and infield parking are sold out.
Aiken Police stopped a Honda on York Street for insurance cancellation when odor of marijuana arose. Keith Antonio Williams, 25, of Green Street, faces multiple charges including possession with intent to distribute marijuana near a school, unlawful carrying of a pistol, felon in possession of a firearm, suspended license, youth offender release violation, and a criminal domestic violence warrant. He is held at the Aiken County Detention Center. Officers recovered a 9 mm pistol with a round chambered, seven 9 mm bullets, two hand rolled marijuana cigarettes, a jar with 14 small bags of marijuana, another jar with a single bag, sandwich bags and scales.
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