Eustis Park funding short for senior youth center
City of Aiken faces a two million shortfall to complete the Eustis Park Senior Youth Center as part of a 5.4 million project. CPST funds earmarked total 3.4 million, with decisions looming on project size and land expansion to 14 acres from 9. City Manager John Klimm urges swift choices to advance multiple projects over 12 to 18 months.
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Aiken
Eustis Park
Capital Projects
CPST
Joy Gillespie
John Klimm
Council
Klimm
Aiken County Public Schools
Robert Gordon Hass obituary obituary notice
Robert Gordon Hass is named in a death notice in Aiken region records. The obituary lists dates and funeral arrangements pending at Hass family services with details to follow in the local notices.
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Robert Gordon Hass
Aiken
Weather Forecast Brief
Chance of rain noted with a high near 86 and a low around 69. Five day outlook summarized with typical warm conditions and periods of showers possible.
Veterans honor fallen at Memorial Day ceremony
Veterans family and friends gathered at Aiken Memorial Park on Richland Avenue for the annual Memorial Day ceremony organized by the Marine Corps League James L. Hammons Detachment No. 939. Commandant Larry Frelin spoke about honoring those who did not return home and the courage and dedication of Marines.
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Aiken Memorial Park
Richland Avenue
Marine Corps League
James L. Hammons
Larry Frelin
Frelin
Memorial Day ceremony keynote honors veterans at wall of 155 names
South Carolina State Rep. Bill Taylor spoke at a Memorial Day ceremony in Aiken praising veterans for preserving freedoms. He noted today’s rush for fame contrasts with veterans who quietly serve and are remembered, pointing to a memorial wall displaying 155 etched names.
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Congress
Frelin
South Carolina
Bill Taylor
Raiken
Taylor
Windsor farmers seek closure of two unpaved roads
Farmers in Windsor filed a civil action in the Court of Common Pleas on March 10 seeking permanent closure and abandonment of two county maintained unpaved roads along their property in Aiken County. Plaintiffs Canadian River Farms Ltd., Colt Farms Inc., B C Farms of South Carolina Inc., and Outback Farms Ltd. argue vandalism and speeding justify the action, while a resident warns closure would burden nearby residents. Defendants include Becky Gonshorowksi, the South Carolina Department of Transportation, and Aiken County. A hearing before the Master in Equity is set for 10 a.m. today at the master’s Park Avenue office, with a non-jury trial requested.
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Windsor
Aiken County
Court
Common Pleas
Canadian River Farms Ltd
Colt Farms Inc
B C Farms Inc
B C Farms of
South Carolina
Gonshorowksi
Dot
Rently
Oak Ridge Club Road
Charleston
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