Callers urge action on crime and policy in Aiken area
The TalkBack column features reader comments criticizing Gov. Nikki Haley’s Medicare stance, local drug dealing on Cooley Road, plans for free clinics, gas prices, food temperature checks, and requests to close the Sunshine Club in New Ellenton. Comments invite more input via hotline or email.
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New Ellenton
Correction notice clarifies a misspelling in Portraits of the Past
The Aiken Standard corrects Seymour Knox’s name misprint from the Portraits of the Past outline on page 30 of Monday’s edition. The paper states its commitment to accurate reporting for Aiken County and beyond and invites readers to report factual errors to Melissa Hanna via phone or email.
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Seymour Knox
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Aiken County
South Carolina
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Dupont home project: 44 rentals planned near Dupont Drive
Aiken City Council approved an $8 million plan to build 44 detached single family rental homes on land owned by Second Baptist Church south of Dupont Drive. The project, by Dupont Landing LLC, involves a 15 year rental then potential purchase with equity from rent. The second reading is set for December 9.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Teague Street
Columbia Avenue
Harvey Ramseur
Dupont Landing
Northside
Ramseur
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Whiskey Road
Rotary grants aid Midland Valley High and four groups
The Aiken Rotary Club awarded four thousand five hundred dollars across five grants to Midland Valley High School and four nonprofits including ACTS Hitchcock Health care SPCA Albrecht Center and Community Medical Clinic. Funds support a school food pantry warmers pet services and senior fitness.
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Midland Valley High
Liz Stewart
Sharon Worley
Midland Valley
Rotary Club
Worley
Stewart
Community Medical Clinic
ACTS
Hitchcock Healthcare
Spca Albrecht Center For Animal Welfare
Center
Marc Funderburk
Midland Valley High School
Mallory Holley
Barbara Nelson
SPCA
Karen Bowles
Vicki Bukovitz
East Aiken Hosts American Education Week Music Series
East Aiken School of the Arts welcomed families and the public as the American Education Week events featured the bluegrass band One Step Ahead and several school music staff. Students and parents shared lunches amid performances by instrumentalists and the USC Aiken jazz combo, with teachers and volunteers contributing throughout the week to emphasize audience skills and diverse genres.
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Roger Abernathy
Megan Jensen
East Aiken
Johnell Williams
Jeff Pruitt
Cedar Creek
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Antonio Scott
Linda Walker
Kim Entzminger
Jensen
Travis Jenkins
Abernathy
Aiken
Mickey Joyner
Ronnie Davis
Steve Smith
Tony Joe White
Adam Rozovich
Audrey
East Aiken School
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