Bike cops boost policing edge in Aiken PACT teams
Aiken Public Safety expands PACT to community with bike patrols in Smith Hazel area. Corporal Karl Odenthal cites easier engagement and tips from locals, including fire case that led to arrests. Programs fund helmets, beach trips for underprivileged youth, with Lowe’s and McDonald’s contributions. PACT earns national notice for prenatal advice program Moms and Cops. Club meeting details included.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
PACT
Public Safety and Community Together
Karl Odenthal
Aiken Sertoma Club
Tve
Aiken
Odenthal
Smith-Hazel
Lowe's
McDonald's
Aiken Public Safety
Army Military Police
US Border Patrol
Canadian Mounted Police
Bernie Kane
Newberry Hall
Aiken Municipal Airport gains new FBO and plans hangars
Frances Thomas guides Rotary members through Aiken Municipal Airport history from the 1,200 acre 50 year old land purchase to current use. The city operates the airport with 38 planes based there and 3,200 annual operations. Future plans include a TS hangar for 10 planes and a corporate hangar. State funds supported runway development. Economic impact study cites 1.755 million locally each year and 36 local jobs with 566 thousand in payroll.
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Ment
Aiken
Ms. Thomas
County Council District 1 race to pick Warner replacement
In South Carolina County Council District 1 voters decide today between Republican Robert Goldman and Democrat Kathy Rawls to fill the vacancy left by Judith Warner who departed in December after becoming Registrar of Mesne Conveyance. Polls stay open until 7 pm at precincts Monetta 21 through Couchton 56 in listed areas. The Aiken County Disabilities Board receives a 51165 traffic safety grant to fund a three year program via the Tri Development Center focusing on teen driving, car seat loans, and bicycle helmet education as part of a national 1883669 grant to South Carolina.
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Judith Warner
Mesne
Robert Goldman
Kathy Rawls
Monetta
Montmorenci
New Holland
Oak Grove
Perry
Salley
Disabilities Board
Aiken County
S.C
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Avondale Textile chief Felker drives growth to 1.1 billion
Felker expanded Avondale Inc from 500 million in annual sales to over 1.1 billion after purchasing Graniteville Company in 1996. He chairs the Cotton Committee and directs the National Cotton Council and American Textile Manufacturers Institute. He holds directorships at Georgia Textile Manufacturers, Oneita Industries, and Wachovia Bank of Georgia while pursuing art, farming, polo, and flight interests.
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Avondale Inc
Felker
Graniteville Company
Aiken County
Avondale
American Textile Manufacturers Institute Inc
National Cotton Council
Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association
Oneita Industries Inc
Wachovia Bank of Georgia
Merce
High Shoals
Aiken Polo Club
Christine Klekner Felker
George Stephen Felker Jr
Emily Tichenor Felker
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Lynne Katonak
Aiken Municipal
Y Thomas Smith
Frances Thomas
Aiken Municipal Airport
Thomas
Shaw's Fork
Shiloh
Tabernacle
Wagoner
Ward
White Pond
Windsor
Couchton
Margaret L Parrish
South Aiken
Whiskey Fd
Millbrook Ave
Westside Bowery
Rone
Bowery
Newnerry
Yey
Advertising Department
Usca Tram
Aiken Center For the Arts
John S. Krok
Krok
Guild
USC Aiken
Etherredge
Virginia Episcopal School
Signal Thread Company
N.C. Textile Manufacturers Association
Alabama Safety Council
National Association of Manufacturers
Institute of Textile Technology
George Walton Academy Board of Trustees
Georgia Textile Education Foundation
Walton County Chamber of Com
Best Chance Network
Free Main Carolina
Kng
Mastercard
Visa & American Express
Mom
Brad
Mous
Aileen
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