Aiken Considers 7 Percent Sewer Rate Rise
Aiken City Council approved the first of two votes on a proposed 7 percent sewer rate increase for 2016 17. The rate would rise from 2.25 to 2.41 per 100 cubic feet, adding about 1.28 dollars to the average monthly sewer bill of 29 dollars. The increase affects only sewer charges on the water bill.
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Aiken
Council
Kit Abney
Abney
Andrew Chavous
Aiken County
Public Service Authority
Barnwell Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 1 Man
Barnwell County coroner identifies John M. Loadholt 43 of Highway 64 as the victim in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on US 278 West. The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. Monday and both drivers wore seat belts. Charges not expected. toxicology pending.
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Barnwell County
John M. Loadholt
Highway 64
Barnwell
U.S. 278
Lloyd B. Ward
Ward
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Loadholt
Miles Loadholt
Ann
T-Brediston Hornets Rally In Final Moments
In a tense clash the T-Brediston Hornets pressed in the final minutes to edge their rivals. Elizabeth P. Shaw and Mary Dillman Burke led scoring runs while Samuel Anderson contributed key plays for the comeback. Deaths and Funerals notices follow in the 6A section.
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T-Brediston Hornets
Elizabeth P. Shaw
Trenton
Mary Dillman Burke
Aiken
Samuel Anderson
Williston
Traffic circles prove effective at reducing Aiken crashes
Aiken residents may resist roundabouts but SCDOT reports statewide a 74 percent drop in total crashes and 68 percent fewer injury crashes. Lt Odenthal notes two minor accidents since the Lince Mall roundabout opened and cites the Publix East Gate and Woodside Plantation approaches as the town’s current roundabout sites.
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Dan Brows
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Aiken
South Carolina
Aiken Mall
SCDOT
Karl Odenthal
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Publix
East Gate Drive
Woodside Plantation
Labor of Love DeVines win two historic homes
Jack and Peggy DeVine, now in Aiken since 2003 after careers in nuclear engineering and Philadelphia redevelopment, are celebrated for restoring historic houses. Their passion grew from projects in Lancaster, a Civil War era home, and an office building on Hayne Avenue.
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DeVines
Jack
Peggy DeVine
Aiken
California
Savannah River
Pennsylvania
Peggy
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Hayne Avenue
Ctv
Aiken Foundation
Sunnyside
York Street
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Chavous
P.S.A
Abby
Department of Public Safety
Joey Rid
Dle
David Yurman
Belmont
Windsor
Fe Aay
Zusta, GA
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