Augusta seeks railroad relocation to move street running
Augusta officials press North Augusta to study moving Norfolk Southern tracks away from downtown and Hamburg area toward the Bobby Jones Expressway plan. The proposal aims to remove rail traffic from downtown while considering impact on SC businesses like TTX Hamburg. The North Augusta council accepts the information and will act at the next meeting.
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Augusta
Steve Shepherd
Augusta/ Richmond County
Bob Young
North Augusta City
Norfolk and Southern
Savannah River
Sixth Street
Shepherd
South Carolina
Hamburg
Ridge
Horse Creek
Lark Jones
North ‘Augusta
North Augusta
TTX
Charles Taylor
Andy Cheek
Mprove Augusta
Mprove North Augusta
Aiken Hopelands Summer Concert Opens 2002 Series
The Aiken Community Band opened the 2002 Hopelands Summer Concert Series with an American classics program in Hopelands Gardens drawing many locals. Tim Simmons performed in two roles as tenor saxophonist and Security Federal Bank chair. The crowd enjoyed a Bugs Bunny salute to sponsor Security Federal Bank and a piccolo solo by Kacee Poppy.
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Tim Simmons
Security Federal Bank
Warner Brothers
Ballards
Clark
Kacee Poppy
Poppy
South Aiken High School
William E. Clark
Nathan Lamb
Tremika Finney
Lin
Meeting set to discuss historic homes near Leavelle McCampbell
Representatives from the Horse Creek Historical Society will meet with an Aiken County School District attorney on Wednesday at 4 30 p m to consider options for two early 20th century residences vacated by the district near Leavelle McCampbell Middle School. The district rented the homes to staff until the mid 1990s and has sought bids to sell or demolish them amid required extensive renovations.
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The
Horse Creek Historical Society
Aiken County
Varius
Leavelle McCampbell
Bill Gallman
Diane Gunter
Mayor touts progress in Aiken State of the City address
Mayor Fred Cavanaugh told the chamber of commerce and city staff that Aiken continues to grow with 25 percent population rise in a decade. He cited strong finances, no property tax millage increase in 12 years, potential water and stormwater fee hikes, safety gains including sharp drops in assaults and burglaries, and ongoing projects like connector roads and the new airport terminal as evidence of steady change and improved city living.
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Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken
Cavanaugh
Aiken Public Safety
Newberry Street
City expands water supply with third well in three years
City of Aiken advances a new well project off Silver Bluff Road near Hidden Haven to meet rising demand from city and county customers. From Shiloh Springs to Town Creek, four treatment plants feed the grid as Pine Log, Shaw’s Creek and others are scaled up to provide residents with expanded water access.
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Aiken
Larry Morris
Public Works
Silver Bluff Road
Hidden Haven
Morris
Town Creek
Shiloh Springs
Shaw’s Creek
Pine Log Road
Pine Log
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Phyllis
Hopelands
Evans High School
Masterworks Chamber Ensemble
Etherredge Center
Acapella Choi
Aiken Civic Ballet Company
Augusta Clogging Co
Harcourt E Wailer i
Maureen ‘Simpson
Fort Gordon Amy
Parris Island Marine Band
Carolina Rebels
Sandhill Bluegrass Band
Chris Mangelly
Crossroads
Bobby Tuba
New Orleans Dixieland Band
Aiken Brass
Aiken Community Band
Nea Hopkins
Rebekah Morris
USCA
CeCe Reynolds
Steve Peterson
John McMahon
City of
Red Brick Road
Hopelands Gardens
Karen Daily
Ladro
Floyd(Greene
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