Kimberly-Clark expands Beech Island plant in Aiken County
The Beech Island Kimberly-Clark facility will become North America’s largest KC manufacturing site with a new line for Huggies diapers and Pull-Ups training pants. When finished the 3 million square foot plant will employ over 1,300 workers and add a tissue-making facility alongside existing lines.
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Aiken County
Kimberly-Clark
Beech Island
North America
K-C
Letters to the Editor on Conflict of Interest in Aiken councils
A reader endorses Dick Smith on conflicts of interest among Aiken County and City Council members. They question water rate hikes, claim developers pay only small impact fees, and urge unbiased officials with no ties to public projects. They call for halting new subdivisions until traffic flow is addressed.
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Dick Smith
Aiken
Aiken County
Angels of Mercy at Aiken Regional ICU and PCU
The family thanks the ICU and PCU nurses at Aiken Regional Medical Centers for 44 days of dedicated care for Mrs. Toni Miles. Mrs. Lori Robinson R.N. led a compassionate team regarded as angels of mercy blessing the family daily.
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Aiken Regional
ICU
PCU
Lori Robinson R.N
Angels of Mercy
Production and Circulation Staff Details At Aiken Standard
Production Director Phillip Yates, Circulation Director Scot Newcom, and Systems Manager J David Boyd are listed as staff contacts for Aiken Standard. The notes provide email addresses for each role, indicating internal contact points within the newspaper's operations.
From the Artist's Pen Critiques Gas Prices and Proposes Boycott Plan
A letter from Mrs. PJ. Causey of Aiken urges a nationwide backlash against oil companies over gas costs. She endorses targeted actions including avoiding Exxon, stopping Sunday purchases, cutting dining out, driving at slower speeds, carpooling, and walking when possible to compel price reductions.
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United States
France
England
Canada
Mexico
United States of America
Exxon
Bill O'Reilly
Aiken
PJ. Causey Aiken
Venting on smoke, burning waste and IRS contact frustrations
Readers voice concern about backyard smoke from burning garbage and odor affecting neighbors. A letter-writer recounts a frustrating IRS call where no human answered, forcing a trip to Augusta, and criticizes government customer service while stressing need for accessible help.
Kroger Fire Evacuation Praised by Customers and Staff
Employees helpful during Kroger fire thank Kroger staff for calm professional conduct Wednesday evening. They escorted customers from the building while public safety entered and explained the situation, praising the team for their handling of the incident.
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Kroger
Burning Worse Than Cigarettes Sparks Editorial Response
A letter argues that open burning by residents poses greater health and safety risks than secondhand smoke. Citing the April 28 editorial on dining room smoking, the writer notes laws fail to enforce and warns toxins from trash burning threaten homes, woodlands, and nearby properties. Public safety and environmental stakes are emphasized.
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S.C
Tattoo News Letters Spark Aiken Debate On Expression
A letter from Travis Yonce of Aiken blasts tattoo regulation efforts as hypocritical and demands change. The writer defends tattoos as art, supports parlor openings, and calls for voting incumbents out, urging legislators to listen to the people they represent.
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Aiken
Travis Yonce Aiken
Reply to Jet Beckum column on J Roberson piece of April 19
Roberson responds to Jet Beckum's April 22 publication. He honors Beckum’s views but disagrees, citing records and progress in public education in South Carolina led by educators like former Gov. Dick Riley and Roberson. He urges evaluation of the April 19 column as honorable and in the public interest.
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Jet Beckum
Jank Roberson
Beckum
South Carolina
Dick Riley
Roberson
Who Decides What Is Art and What Is Not
A rambling meditation argues against tattooing as art, claiming only cave wall tools express culture. It disparages modern media from pigments to digital inks and dismisses human skin as a medium, praising archaic arbiters of taste and cave shamans.
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George Edward Buggs Aiken
Aiken Paint and Body Shop Receives High Praise
Estella Stigler of Trenton thanks Aiken Paint & Body Shop Inc for exceptional service after an April 10 accident. She singles out Benjamin Miller, Dean Rosales, technician, and Janet Jeffery for guiding paperwork, keeping car on the road, and advocating with the insurer. She recommends the shop as first class for any paint and body work.
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Aiken Paint & Body Shop, Inc
Benjamin Miller
Dean Rosales
Janet Jeffery
Insurance Company
Aiken Paint ‘& Body Shop, Inc
Estella Stigler
Trenton
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