Lost Tales Of Past Fire And Police Told In Aiken Book
Aiken Public Safety Director Pete Frommer and Capt. Richard Abney compile photographs and narratives tracing the city’s fire and police roots to the 1840s. The book covers early town marshals, the first police chief’s 1892 murder, and how insurance firms funded early fire brigades, with publication planned for mid to late summer.
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Aiken Public Safety
Pete Frommer
Richard Abney
Aiken
Frommer
Aiken County
George Robert Gaston
Laurens Street
T.G. Lamar
Gaston
Aiken County Board Eyes Oversight Panel for Bond funds
The Aiken County School Board would appoint a community oversight committee if a May bond referendum passes to monitor construction spending. The panel would include non district employees, likely one resident from each of five attendance areas, and review plans and bids against budgets.
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Board
Aiken County
David Caver
Caver
Deli grills outdoors in downtown market debut
Ryan's Downtown Market and Deli owners Cutter and Hayes Mitch ell cooked on a charcoal grill outside the restaurant Tuesday attracting positive feedback from customers. Patrons like the new outdoor cookout noting it adds flavor and a summertime feel and may become a seasonal routine.
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Cutter
Hayes Mitchell
Hayes
Nancy Snider
Joseph Drye
Travis Hubbard
Hubbard
Amy Banton
Abanton
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Amy Banton Hayes Mitchell
Ryan
Circling the Savannah author to speak at Aiken meeting
USC Aiken professor Dr. Tom Mack brings his book Circling the Savannah to the Aiken County Historical Society Spring Meeting. The event Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Aiken County Historical Museum is open to the public with a book signing, and copies cost 20 dollars. Tim Simmons of Security Federal Bank will discuss the Aiken Railroad Depot project, with Ola Hitt possibly attending later.
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USC Aiken
Tom Mack
Historical Society
Allen Riddick
Riddick
Tim Simmons
Security Federal Bank
Aiken
Ola Hitt
Aiken County Historical Society Meekings Meeting
The Aiken County Historical Society invites members to a Sunday 3 p.m. gathering at the Aiken Museum to sign copies of My Home In Aiken if possible. Hitt's book is sold in the museum gift shop for 12 dollars.
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Hitt
Aiken County Historical Society
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Ruddickyat
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
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Rob Novit
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Palmetto Pediatric Center
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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