City adopts 6 to 1 plan for Aiken voting districts
Aiken County Democratic Party Chair Harold Crawford Jr. defends a 6-to-1 redistricting plan as fulfilling one person one vote for the City of Aiken. He says new districts will ensure residents are represented by locals who know key issues. Councilman Dick Dewar opposed the referendum citing reduced voting power with fewer at large seats. Dewar sought re election in District 3 but faced no opponent.
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Aiken County
Democratic Party
Harold Crawford Jr
Aiken
Crawford
Dick Dewar
Dewar
Opposi
Aiken City Council gains Diggs to District 1 seat
Gail Diggs wins District 1 for Aiken City Council replacing Beverly Clyburn who served 20 plus years. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh sails to a sixth term after an uncontested race. In Wagener and Perry, open seats fill with Joseph Black 66 votes and George A. Smith 90 votes in Wagener, Mary Thompson 31 Denise Scott Kenner 24 Jennell Gilbert 32 in Perry, with incumbents mostly unseated.
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Diggs
Fred Cavanaugh
Jet Beckum
Cavanaugh
Wagener
Joseph Black
George A. Smith
David Heffron
Perry
Mary Thompson
Denise Scott-Kenner
Jennell Gilbert
A.L. Brodie Jr
SRR plans voluntary and involuntary layoffs with severance
SRR aims to reduce its workforce by 100 employees this year after previously eliminating 99 volunteers. Voluntary separations would take effect on Nov 30 with potential extended stays to finish projects, while involuntary layoffs would occur in December. Separated employees receive one week of pay per year of service up to 26 weeks plus possible medical coverage. A transition center in downtown Aiken will assist the 100 departing workers.
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SRR
Sved
Rick Kelley
Kelley
SRS
Department of Displaced Workers
Olson
Aiken
Obelisk marker on Newberry Street noted in Aiken crash report
Aiken Public Safety spokesperson Jake Mahoney said Teague Street in Aiken was the street when he made an improper mid block turn and drove through a parking area. The driver was alone in the car and his girlfriend attempted to file a collision report. Witnesses identified the subject. The marker was added to the Newberry Street landscape in 2000.
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Aiken Public Safety
Jake Mahoney
Mahoney
Newberry Street
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