Citizens critique local governance and park issues in letters to the editor
A reader blasts demolition costs for the K-Area Cooling Tower and questions fiscal waste. The letter rails at missing road signs at Rogers Cemetery Road and Red River Road and calls for action on barking dogs and neighbor disputes. The writer urges authorities to explain police blotter items and invites public input via the Talkback hotline.
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Rogers Cemetery Road
Red River Road
Perry
Who Should Set Tax Rate for Aiken County Schools
Aiken Standard web poll shows 61.82 percent favor state legislators setting the tax rate and 38.18 percent favor the school board. Readers are invited to vote on the site about the rivalry Carolina vs Clemson, with results published each Monday.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken County
School Board of State
Aikenstandard.com
Carolina
Clemson
Aikens Takin It Off ends weight loss drive whole
The six week program finished Sunday at Odell Weeks with hundreds reporting a total 2203 pound loss falling short of the ton goal by six teams still to report. Organizers praised collective effort and plan community education on healthy holidays while considering an annual event.
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Aiken
Odell
Arkenites
Pat Samuel
Kara Flanders
Hitchcock Healthcare
Shirley Abney
Samuel
Hitchcock
Jeremy Schoolfield
Jschoolfield
Aikenstandard
Plans begin for 11th Cedar Creek Turkey Trot race
The 11th annual Cedar Creek Turkey Trot on Sunday November 23 at Cedar Creek Golf Community features a 5K road race at 2 30 p m with early registration through November 19. Runners and walkers of all ages can enter a half mile and one mile fun run plus a 5K fitness walk with kit including T shirts and water.
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Cedar Creek
Tony Littles
Aiken County
Littles
Palmetto Grand Prix
National Wild Turkey Federation
Jakes
John Moore
Jmoore
Aikenstandard.com
Reptile and Amphibian Show Visits North Augusta Elementary
Savannah River Ecology Lab biologist Tony Mills brought native South Carolina reptiles and amphibians to NAE gym for a hands on show and tell. Students touched baby alligators and snakes under Mills supervision while the tree frog performed a wall climb.
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North Augusta
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Tony Mills
NAE
Mills
Suzanne Stone
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 43 Fish Fry
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 43 hosts a fish fry on November 21 from 3 to 7 p.m. at The Chapter Home 2194 Columbia Hwy N. Tickets are $6 at the door or from any chapter member. Parkinson’s group meets November 20 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Aiken Regional Medical Centers Dining Room B with lunch available. For details call 649-6111 or 641-9106.
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Disabled American Veterans Chapter
Columbia Hwy. N
Aiken Area
Parkinson’s
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
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Sayok Pula
Thomas Kelly
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