Redevelopment Hopes Rise For Aiken Big Box Sites
LeDuc says interest is strong from firms for the old Dillard and Kmart sites on Richland Avenue amid a slow big box market since 9/11. Some success stories include the Food Max site now housing Fred's and Goodwill, and Lowe's becoming Hobby Lobby on Whiskey Road. He notes noncompetitive clauses in former leases hinder new tenants. city plans to curb such clauses face steps ahead.
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Gas price trends rebound as drivers prepare for holidays
Crude oil and wholesale gasoline costs rise ahead of holiday travel as refiners run at higher summer capacity. July oil ends Friday at 29.16 on NYMEX after a 12 year high of 39.99 set Feb. 27. OPEC meets June 11 to discuss cuts, while Iraq sanctions relief could alter exports but likely have limited summer impact.
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North Augusta Memorial Day Service Honors Veterans
Memorial Day events at Jade Hampton Veterans Park and V.E.W. Post 5877 honor fallen service members. Guest speaker North Augusta Councilman Jimmy Adams, NJROTC presence, and a firing salute accompany Cream of the Crop choir. Inclement weather plan moves ceremony to Legion Post. Contact details provided.
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Georgia Avenue
Legion Post
East Spring Grove Avenue
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North Augusta
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Adams
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Njrotc
V.E W. Post
S.C. Highway 19
Donald Bridges
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Lanny Nesmith
Explosion and fire kill crew on SS Norway cruise ship
A boiler room explosion and ensuing fire aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line ship SS Norway in Miami killed at least four crew members and injured more than 15, with 2,135 passengers and 911 crew aboard. Police say the blast likely came from a steam leak and the ship had just docked after a Caribbean cruise.
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Norwegian
Norway
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami Dade
Charles Towsley
Miami-Dade
Carlos Alvarez
Families honor Vietnam victims on Memorial Day
Aubrey Adams recalls the loss of his brother Dwayne a gunner who died January 14 1969 in Vietnam and earned five medals before his Purple Heart. Eleanor Kenney mourns her son Charles Kenney Jr a military police officer killed in Germany. Relatives value Memorial Day rituals and dedications honoring those who gave their lives.
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Dwayne ‘Adams
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Charles Kenney Jr
Germany
Kenney
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Aiken
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