Plant fires expose long vacant textile site history
The longtime empty textile plant at the corner of 126 and US 1 suffered a large fire that damaged the structure but found little valuable inside. The building has been vacant since 1988 after bankruptcy and repeated closures, with $366,000 in overdue taxes. In March the EPA agreed to assist demolition and partial renovation as Systems Inc. purchase proceeds. A May 1997 fire in the rear complex, likely started by workers using a torch, prompted seven fire districts to respond. volunteers credited disciplined action for an early, effective stop.
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Lamb
Barton Color and Chemical
Environmental Protection Agency
Clearwater
Adam Mestres
Town Christmas Tree Lighting Brings Cheer and Thanks
Carolers open the season as a girl greets Santa and asks what she is thankful for. Children share blessings for family God pets and Christmas. The crowd counts down to light a tree decorated with ribbons by volunteers white ornaments from St Mary Help of Christian Church and bird seed covered pretzels by Aiken Preparatory School students.
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Santa
Cavanaugh
England
St. Mary Help of Christian Church
Aiken Preparatory School
Salley Hosts Chitlin Strut Festival Today
Visitors from across the United States attend the Chitlin Strut festival in Salley with campers in town for the event. Mayor Bob Salley highlights bands, a dog calling contest, dance, crafts, a souvenir shop, garden club activities, and food stands plus the Salley museum open for the day. Directions to Salley from Aiken are provided via S.C. 902, S.C. 4, and S.C. 394.
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United States
Bob Salley
Country Kickers
Carolina Stampede
Buffalo Barfield
Salley
Aiken
S.C
Kitchings ‘Mill
Aiken stores report brisk holiday season shopping
Cathy Bland at 1a Cathy Bland calls the day gangbusters as business outpaces last year with Crabtree and Evelyn soaps gifts and creative invitations. At The Artists Parlor Cindy Reuber says swamped with customers buying 20 to 25 items for friends. Tia O'Brien of The Loft at Laurens notes strong traffic and friendly greetings from longtime customers, highlighting downtown small business value.
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Cathy Bland
Bland
Evelyn
Cindy Reuber
Tia O'Brien
Laurens
Aiken
South Carolina shoppers flock to Target for Pokemon launch
Hundreds line Garners Ferry Road at 7 am for a free Pokemon door hanger as Target runs a two day sale. Store manager Mike Autry notes strong shopper momentum while Deborah Fowler of the University of South Carolina cites a projected 8 percent holiday retail rise in the state and a national average of 5 percent. Fowler also notes a $960 per person holiday spend forecast and a 42 percent unemployment rate in South Carolina that pushes retailers to offer incentives to attract workers.
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Garners Ferry Road
Target
Mike Autry
South Carolina
Deborah Fowler
University of South Carolina
Fowler
South
Carolina
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