Phase three plan to expand Aiken County Animal Shelter
The Aiken County Animal Shelter seeks a 5,000 square foot expansion funded by a $1 million allocation from round three of the 1-cent capital projects sales tax. The facility now houses up to 200 animals with 100 capacity and faces daily intake of over 500 animals. Sixteen kennels hold adoptable dogs, but overcrowding persists with three dogs per kennel common. The cat area expanded this year, yet cages fill remaining rooms. Euthanasia rates remain high at 86 percent, prompting calls for a larger shelter and new surgery room.
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Haley Hughes
Aiken County
Aiken County Animal Shelter
Nan Es Comerce
Ann- Arthurs
Aiken County explores drag strip noise exemption
Aiken County will hold a public hearing on an amended ordinance to recognize facilities like Carolina Dragway in Jackson, allowing noises from sanctioned events. Residents urge enforcement of current rules, while officials seek a balance to keep the drag strip operating. The meeting also covers a 2 a.m. alcohol closing rule and will take place at 7 p.m. in 736 Richland Ave.
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Aiken County
Carolina Dragway
Jackson
Paul Stallings
Stallings
Todd Glover
Scott Singer
Jeff Miles
IHRA
Aiken
William E. Willis Dies. Rites Set in Aiken
William E Willis known as Bill Willis died at age 72 in Aiken South Carolina. Funeral services are scheduled at First United Methodist Church with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery. He served in the local fire department and owned Willis Hardware. He is survived by his wife Mary and two daughters.
Center of the Arts Show Highlights Local Talent in Aiken
In downtown Aiken the Center of the Arts hosts two music groups South Boundary and the Harmony River Chorus practicing for a Saturday show. The writer tours the exhibition, notes Suzy Schultz’s atmospheric paintings and a spiritual moment captured in her brushwork as part of the center’s imagery and performance scene.
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Center of the Arts
Aiken
Aiken Center For the Arts
South Boundary
Harmony River Chorus
Suzy Schultz
Atlanta
Schultz
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Jennifer Miller
Jackson Drag Strip
Junior Steed and Family
William E. “Bill” Willis
Purple
Carolina
Clemson
Aiken Standard
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