DuPont Returns to Savannah River Site Contract Talks
Editorial argues for competition in bidding for SRS contracts with DuPont and Fluor as potential bidders. It notes DuPont's historic role at the Savannah River Plant, shifts in operations over 16 years, and the need for DOE to choose bids that best serve the site and the public while acknowledging nostalgia versus current realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuPont
Savannah River
Wilmington
Del
Aiken
SRS
Fluor Corporation
Department of Energy
DOE
Federal Machine
Free speech clash over Ludacris at Freedom Hall
Editorial argues Johnson City should defend First Amendment rights even when opposing a local homecoming concert. It recalls 1996 White Zombie ban and notes Ludacris rang NASDAQ bell as controversy grows. The piece urges upholding free speech despite disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Chris “Ludacris
Bridges
Freedom Hall
East Tennessee State University
White Zombie
New York
Local Newspaper Staff Directory Listing
The Aiken Standard lists staffers including Editor Jeffrey B Wallace Business Manager Ellen C Priest Managing Editor Timothy E O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates Circulation Director Scot Newcom Systems Manager J David Boyd and Customer Service Manager Letitia Jefferson with contact lines for newsroom operations and management.
Hastings Wise on the death penalty delays and fairness
Hastings Wise argues lengthy appeals delay justice but are needed to prevent wrongful convictions. He says the process protects constitutional rights rather than serving victims, and sees no remedy to speed it up beyond maintaining safeguards.
Reader Warns Powderhouse Road Faces Bypass Pressure
A resident argues Powderhouse Road is unsuitable for heavy bypass traffic citing curves narrow paving and deep ditches. He urges upgrades including wider roadbed thicker asphalt widened shoulders and safety signage to protect families along the southern extension.
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Powderhouse Road
Whiskey Road
Southside
Aiken City
Pine Log Road
Oppose TIF funding for private development in Aiken County
A letter argues against using tax increment financing to subsidize private builders. It cites misaligned goals of TIF laws, tax hikes from growth, lack of lasting jobs, traffic strain from 4000 to 5000 new homes, out of state bias, and fairness to local builders, urging no public funds for private enterprise.
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County Council
Aiken
Aiken County
Fine Deering
Texas
No TIF project for Aiken County
Dennis Troutman of Aiken argues against a TIF subsidy for Fine Deering Development claiming the private project is financially viable without public funds and would divert tax revenue from essential services. He warns against setting a precedent for future subsidies and questions potential job impacts and equity across the county.
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Ing
Fine
Aiken
Council Should reject TIF
Aiken County residents face the Sage Creek Trolley Run Station TIF proposed as a 65 million capital investment. The column argues the plan raises taxes and shifts risk to taxpayers, benefits developers, and may harm homeowners and builders, urging council to reject the initiative.
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Aiken County
Sage Creek
Valley Public Service Authority
TIF
Gary Bunker
Weldon Wyatt
Fine Deering Group
S.C. General Assembly
Eddie Butler
County Council
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