Aiken planning denial blocks Blalock restaurant limit bid
Commissioners did not hear Kiki Blalock’s bid to curb restaurant activity in Aiken’s horse district because non residents cannot appeal city ordinances. She sought limited hours 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and no alcohol. The filing follows a Feb zoning decision that allowed Bruce McGhee’s McGhees’ Mile to serve alcohol. Blalock also seeks to landmark McGhees’ Mile. hearing set for June 4 before the Historic Preservation Commission.
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Aiken
Horse District
Commission
Ed Evans
Kiki Blalock
Blalock
Sion
McGhees
Mile
Bruce McGhee
Banks Mill Road
Maines’ Mile
Celebration Bus visits North Augusta center for cancer survivors
Dozens gather at the North Augusta Community Center as the American Cancer Society Celebration Bus arrives to honor survivors and promote the Relay for Life on the Hill tour. South Carolina ambassador Vivian Goldman reads a poem and volunteers perform a line dance amid cheers and signatures on the wrapped coach. Mayor Lark Jones signs the bus and reflects on cancer’s impact while survivor Patton Black recalls loss of her husband Donnie to kidney cancer. The seven month tour will visit 47 states before the national relay in Washington, with ambassadors from all 50 states meeting members of Congress at the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
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North Augusta
Aiken
Patton Black
American Cancer Society
Donnie
Black
New York City
Washington D.C
Congress
Capitol
South Carolina
Vivian Goldman
America
Davidson named Area 2 assistant superintendent in Aiken County
North Augusta Elementary Principal Dr Cecilia Davidson will become Area 2 assistant superintendent July 1, succeeding the retiring Dr Nancy Smith. Aiken County Board of Education also named Dr Angela Burkhalter to replace Davidson at North Augusta and Rod Greenway to lead Belvedere Elementary. Burkhalter, a 1964 North Augusta High graduate, and Greenway, a 1964 North Augusta alum, bring long district service.
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North Augusta
Cecilia Davidson
Area 2
Nancy Smith
Aiken
Hammond Hill
North Augusta Elementary
Burkhalter
North Augusta High
Winthrop University
University of South Carolina Aiken
University of South Carolina Columbia
Greenway
North Augusta Middle
Greendale Elementary
Belvedere
Cumberland Village residents help family after fire
Cumberland Village residents led by Jo Magee and Evelyn Morris organized aid for an Allendale family whose home burned in early March. Neighbors donated chairs bedding towels cookware and utensils while staff at the village front desk coordinated the relief effort and expressed admiration for Carolyn Butler and her daughter Sammy Williams.
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Cumberland Village
Magee
Morris
Carolyn Butler
Carolyn
Sammy Butler Williams
Frankie Williams
Condon Tackles Taxes in Aiken Campaign Speech
South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon campaigned for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Aiken focusing on property tax elimination and sales tax loophole reductions. He urged a constitutional amendment to secure tax cuts, citing potential savings and the need to protect essentials like food and medicine.
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Charlie Condon
Aiken
Condon
Cnaneston
South
Carolina
Budget and Control Board
South Carolina
Gox
John Engler
Michigan
Engler
James Madison
GOP
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Melissa
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Jones
Washington, Dc
Davidson
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Jo Magee
Evelyn Morris
Allendale
Sandy Nessa
Tammy Butler Williams
Balan
Floyd Greene
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