Police seek help locating missing mom and son in Aiken
Investigators with Aiken Public Safety ask the public for information to locate 48-year-old Angela and her 2-year-old son Brody who have not been heard from since Wednesday morning. Family reported Angela did not drop Brody at the babysitter or appear at work after meeting her husband Owen Pirkle around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday.
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Aiken Public Safety
Owen Pirkle
Angela
Brody
Pirkle
Carmen Landy outlines ways to improve Aiken County
Carmen Landy continues in the Aiken Standard Helping Hands series outlining community improvement ideas for Aiken County. The column offers practical steps for residents, organizations, and local leaders to collaborate for stronger neighborhood ties and civic progress.
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Carmen Landy
Aiken Standard
Helping Hands
Aiken County
Downtown jewelry owner named marketing committee chair
The owner of M B Jewelry and Reads on Laurens Street will chair the Aiken Downtown Development Association marketing committee. She aims to dispel the belief that downtown shopping is too pricey.
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M.B. Jewelry and Reads
Laurens Street
Aiken
Aiken Spring Steeplechase Prep Ahead of 46th Run
Aiken residents finalize plans for the 46th Aiken Spring Steeplechase the second leg of the Triple Crown and a major one day event. Tickets remain at various local vendors with general admission 15 in advance 20 at gate and free for children. Gates open 9 30 a m vendor shops 10 a m Garantor Tent Party 11 a m call to post 1 p m first race carriage parade follows.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken Drug
Aiken Saddlery
Floyd & Green Jewelers
Ingate Professional Pharmacy
J.M. Greene Fine Jewelry
Leminick Pharmacy
North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
Plum Pudding
Southern Bank & Trust
Southern Saddlery
Byana Deli
Unique Expressions
Inside Village of Vendor Shops feature tease
A brief internal note directs readers to page 4A for a look inside the Village of Vendor Shops and to page 7A for a map on parking, signaling a guide section inside the newspaper.
Aiken Spring Steeplechase Event Details
Gates open at 9 30 a m on Saturday at Ford Conger Field 528 Two Notch Road S E Guarantor Tent Party starts 11 a m Call to post 1 p m first race Carriage parade 1 15 p m General admission 15 dollars Youth admitted free Information line 648 9641 or www aikensteeplechase com
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Aiken
Ford Conger
Aikensteeplechase.com
Sertoma Club Runs Steeplechase Fundraiser in Aiken
Sertoma Club members prepare the Aiken Spring Steeplechase the second leg of the Triple Crown arriving Saturday. The club, involved since 1976, will park 2,000 cars in Ford Conger lot, direct traffic, sell tickets, and guide spectators for an event expected to draw 30,000 to 35,000. Proceeds fund Camp Sertoma and aid disadvantaged children.
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Aiken Sertoma Club
Aiken
Don Bartelmay
Aiken County
Sertoma
Bob Clark
Federal courthouse in Aiken eyed for possible closure
The Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Courthouse on Park Avenue in Aiken is among 60 nationwide considered for permanent closure to cut costs. The 1935 building, now sparsely used, may be among the likeliest to close as a February memo urges nonresident facilities to be reviewed for usage and economic viability.
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Aiken
Charles E. Simons Jr
Aiken County
South Carolina
Georgia
U.S. Federal Courts
Dick Carelli
Circuit
Carelli
Federal Judiciary
Michael Gibbons
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Aikén Sertoma Club
Harry Rogers
Sertoma Club
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Charles E. Simons, JR
Federal Court House
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