Hotel Aiken legacy and ghost lore endure in town landmark
Holley family hosted Hotel Aiken from 1929 to 2001 expanding to 65 rooms and adding the Polo Tavern bar popular with locals. After sale to Kishan Shah the site retained its two star rating, claims of hauntings linger about Rooms 225 and 302, and the building touts the oldest manually operated elevator in South Carolina.
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Wells planned loan repayment after news shifts on Compass case
Wells said he would repay the loan but did not contact the Attorney General's office or Sherri Lydon, the Compass Academy receiver, until after a late September news story about the receiver ship closing. Brooks received 15 years in prison and probation, with restitution to about 70 victims overseen by Probation and Parole. Teddy Kulmala covers the crime and courts beat for the Aiken Standard.
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Downtown Aiken eyes higher building height and new parking deck
City official LeDuc says downtown height could rise from 50 to 65 70 feet to suit newer ladder trucks. The project includes a $2.5–3 million public parking deck on Bee Lane with free public parking and a potential 1 percent hospitality tax to fund tourism and the garage, plus reviews by the Planning Commission and council readings scheduled for April.
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