Aiken County Tax Privilege Debate Surfaces Again
Letters to the editor urge revoking the right to raise taxes in Aiken County and criticize repeated tax proposals. Other readers discuss church burial fees, work locations for Columbia residents, Wagener dogs, speeding tickets on the Aiken Augu sta corridor, and praise for troopers enforcing speed limits near Hatcher Funeral Home and Clearwater.
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Thankful patrons praise aid from Red Lobster cook
Aiken County resident credits a Red Lobster head cook for helping with car trouble. After his shift ended, the cook cleaned the battery, tightened the cable and connector, and started the car. The grateful patron notes there are still gentlemen alive and kicking.
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Rain Fuels City Water Price Critique and Calls for Change
Resident reports heavy rain and sprinkler use, noting water price increase. Criticizes current city council and mayor for perceived inaction and lack of planning amid uptown sprinkler system outages. Calls for new leadership to address utilities and infrastructure.
Baseball caps at restaurants trigger town dress debate
In Aiken residents debate dining attire after complaints about customers wearing caps. The letter criticizes casual farmwear in public eateries while noting students looked fine. Call the Talkback hotline or email to share views. commenters’ names are not required.
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Peter Jennings
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Jaycees Fireworks Show Faces Possible Cancellation
The Aiken Jaycees seek about 10 000 more dollars to run this year’s Fireworks Extravaganza and keep it free to the public. Director Mike Fanning says sponsors are tightening budgets, though talks with potential backers continue. A final decision rests on Tuesday with local businesses urged to contact Fanning at 649 5431.
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CSRA Live talent show raises funds for Help Line in Aiken
Aiken County Help Line hosted CSRA Live at USC Aiken Etherredge Center drawing 24 contestants across three age groups. Winners were Cole Busby 5 group Jason Eisenmann 11th grade Robbie Daying college adult. Silent art auction complemented the fundraiser with judges including Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and Michael Williamson.
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Furman University
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Shaw Fork Baptist Church
Barbara Scott
Silver Bluff High School
Sam Lilly
Solicitor's Office
David Chico” Nieves
Ashley Johnson
Sandy NeSmith
Two South Carolina men plead guilty in license fraud case
Two South Carolina men pleaded guilty to crimes tied to obtaining South Carolina driver licenses with false social security numbers. Torina Coleman, 30, admitted giving a false SSN to obtain a license at the Shop Road DMV in Columbia. Marlon Pauling, 25, a former DMV employee, admitted conspiring to produce IDs and issue licenses using false names and SSNs. Judge Cameron Currie will set sentences after probation investigations.
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Man indicted for intercepting meeting in federal case
A Moneta man John Gibson, 40, was indicted in federal court for using a commercial business to intercept a private union meeting on February 7 between a union vice president and a member. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The case, investigated by the US Postal Inspection Service, will be prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Marshall Prince. The report also notes free produce coupons for seniors in Aiken provided by the Aiken Area Council on Aging beginning May 19 at 159 Morgan St and Friendship Baptist Church on May 19 from 9 a.m. to noon through May 22.
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Jaime Ortiz-Patino Golf Classic to Aid Aiken Prep
International golf figure Jaime Ortiz-Patino hosts the inaugural Jaime Ortiz-Patino Golf Classic at Aiken Golf Club to benefit Aiken Preparatory School. The event funds a two-flight format with prizes around 300 dollars in the Ortiz-Patino flight and about 200 dollars in the Harrington flight, directed by Sean Daly.
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Rainy delays hit SRP branch opening in North Augusta
SRP Federal Credit Union delays its new 6800 square foot headquarters on East Pine Log Road due to ongoing rains. A soft opening is planned for June after two to three weeks of dry weather to finish paving. The old site will become a Millbrook Baptist Church sanctuary as SRP builds a six lane express facility on Martintown Road to alleviate West Martintown Road crowding.
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