Chamber Request Made Again Aiken chamber seeks downtown office space
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce plans a second ask before the Historic Preservation Commission to use downtown property for a new office. Robert Newburn says the commission will review the request in a work session with City Council at 5 30 p m and may reconsider only if a on the prevailing side makes a motion. If the panel votes against, the chamber can appeal to circuit court. Newburn notes the site borders the historic district and contributes little to its integrity.
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Aiken Chamber of
Com‘merce
The
Historic Preservation Commission
Robert Newburn
Historic
Aiken
Newburn
Circuit Court
Chamber
Obituary notices list five deaths on Page 4B
Death notices report Aurie McLane Cowan Wagoner Charlie C D DeLong Jr Ruffin Sadie Hubbard Hampton Va Doris Fulmer Sawyer Warrenville. Note: obituary notices appear on Page 4B.
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Aurie McLane Cowan
Wagoner Charlie
C.D.) DeLong Jr
Ruffin
Sadie Hubbard
Hampton
Doris Fulmer Sawyer
Warrenville
Triple Crown Closes With Harness Races
The 25th Aiken Harness Races, final jewel of the 1996 Ai ken Triple Crown, will be run at the Ai ken Mile Track on Banks Mill Road. Gates open at 10 am with post time at 1 pm. Tickets range from 3 to 6 dollars, with special Railside parking options and free admission for children under six. Proceeds support USC Aiken athletic programs and scholarships.
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Aiken
Aiken Mile Track
Banks Mill Road
Pacer Club
Athletic Booster
USC Aiken
Randy Warrick
USCA
Parkag
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Scott Webster
Kenneth Adams
Beech Island Kimberly Clark Announces 172 Million Expansion
Gov Beasley honors workers as Kimberly Clark confirms a 172 million investment at the Beech Island plant. The expansion adds 250 jobs now with 325,000 square feet of capacity housing a first of its kind US tissue machine using thin air dried tech to boost strength softness and absorbency. Freighted by local leaders the project is the county s largest private capital investment and underscores the plant s growth trajectory.
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Beech Island
Kimberly- Clark Corp
David Beasley
Beasley
Aiken County
Tim Dangerfield
Economic Development Partnership
Dangerfield
Thomas J. Faulk
North American Tissue
Pulp and Paper
United States
Faulk
Kimberly-Clark
Jim Taylor
Wagener Morning Quiet Amid Planned Protest Disruptions
In Wagener South Carolina a protest threat disrupts schooling with a heavy police presence. About 236 Busbee Elementary students 565 remained home. A.L. Corbett Middle School 157 of 429 absent and Wagener Salley High School 130 of 872 absent.
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Wagener
Johnny
Aiken County
Busbee
A.L. Corbett
Wagener Salley High School
Linda Eldridge
Lyndon Carey
Area 4
City to consider traffic signal at Laurens and Hampton
Aiken City Council may approve a traffic signal at Laurens Street and Hampton Avenue to replace confusing left turns. City Engineer Roger LeDuc notes plans mirror existing downtown circles but DOT has twice rejected similar schemes due to cost and preference for other layouts. If approved, project could take two to three years and cost under 50 thousand dollars.
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Aiken
Aiken City
Laurens Street
Hampton Avenue
Roger LeDuc
Richland Avenue
Park Avenue
York Street
Chesterfield Street
LeDuc
State Department of Transportation
Steve Thompson
DOT
Thompson
Transportation Department
LeDue
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Congress
Chasits Kirkland
Abby
Georgia Lottery
Warrick
Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Drug
Woodruff Drug
ORA
Savannah River
H. Odell ‘Weeks
By Chasiti Kirkland
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Myrtis Brightharp
Brightharp
Laurens
Transportation
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