Aiken scraps traffic experiment reverts to originals
The State Department of Transportation returns downtown signals to prior settings after a three week trial. Officials admit the unique light setup and traffic patterns failed to work as hoped. Pedestrian lights cameras loops and turning arrows stay except for turning arrows. The sensors aim to ease red lights when no traffic exists.
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Aiken
State Department of Transportation
Tom Young
DOT
Young
Roger LeDuc
Aiken Standard Seeks Detailed Breakdowns of Traffic Light Costs
The Aiken Standard requests a line by line breakdown of the $320,000 from federal funds and the process behind traffic light changes. It seeks all communications between city officials and SCDOT and the City of Aiken and asks for documents within 15 business days.
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SC Dopement of Transportation
Aiken Standard
Aiken
SCDOT
Anes
Tesusee Ae
Siind Geahenaliahs
Ben Cones
Chen Manesing
Deaths and Funerals: Beech Island and Aiken
Obituaries note the deaths of Mattie Gertrude Carson DeWitt of Beech Island and Jacqueline Craig Godwin of Aiken along with Charles Wilson Spence of Travelers Rest. Funeral arrangements and service details appear in the Aiken Standard notices.
Aiken Steeplechase Gates Open Early for Racing Day
Aiken Public Safety urges steeplechase spectators to arrive early for the 44th running of the Aiken Spring Steeplechase. Gates open at 9:30 a.m. with color-coded entry and strict traffic directions. A carriage parade precedes racing on Saturday and Sunday, ending around 1:15 p.m. Each day the parade departs Green Boundary Club at 10:30 a.m. and travels through Hitchcock Woods before returning.
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Aiken
Wendell Hall
Aiken Public Safety
Green Boundary Club
Whiskey Road Club
Whiskey Road Club, the Carriages Will Drive Through the City of Aiken
Ford Conger Field
Green
Hitchcock Woods
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Rally attendees oppose health care bill in South Carolina
Debbie Nix organized a local rally opposing a health care reform measure drawing about 150 participants. She warned of 1700 new programs and 150 new bureaucracies costing $500 billion with Medicare losing the same amount. Supporters urged broader activism and dialogue.
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Debbie Nix
Aiken
Nix
Harry
Cal System
Columbia
Washington
Marilyn Doremus
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