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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2007
Page
1
A local developer plans to build four homes in a proposed Laurens Street subdivision. The application will be heard by the Alien Design Review Board on Tuesday.
Obituary notices list several local residents with brief funeral details. Names include Robert Elwood Carr Simon, Lola Bodie Piper, Mary Louise Sharpton, Bernadine M Wesner, Albert Henry Willis, and Herat Jr. Beaver Falls Pennsylvania and Aiken South Carolina locations referenced.
Voters in Aiken and surrounding counties head to the polls for the Senate District 25 Republican runoff between Bill Hixon and Shane Massey from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The winner faces Democrat Bill Clyburn in November. Only about 2,300 of 26,000 registered voters in the county participated in the primary, and officials expect a low turnout again.
City manager Roger LeDuc met Monday with Cynthia Vaughn at a Hampton Avenue service station to hear concerns from Northside residents. She highlighted unsafe walkways, littered lots, overgrown shrubs, and a perceived lack of attention compared with the Southside, urging action within the city limits.
Families gather in Columbia to honor victims like Nicole McKiee read on the State House steps during a Silent Witness ceremony. McKiee was killed in 2006 after a dispute with her ex boyfriend, Jeffery Scott Jr., who was later convicted and is serving a 430 year sentence.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc confirms the new 203,000 square foot Aiken Supercenter at the Shoppes at Richland will host its grand opening on Wednesday Oct 24 at 8 AM. The store at University Parkway and Richland Avenue includes an automotive center pharmacy one hour photo lab garden center nail and hair salon a Subway and Woodforest National Bank in its first SC branch.
A cryptic note references expanding a roadway to five lanes with figures like 20.44 percent and mentions Ce meg Ruy and ELS. The fragmentary text suggests an infrastructure project but lacks clear details on location dates or responsible bodies.
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