Laurel Course sale at Houndslake sparks closing fears
An email from Laurel Course HOA president says club owner Weldon Wyatt offered to sell Laurel for 1.2 million to prevent closure next January. Residents weighed options to buy, develop eight lots for sale, or hand green space to city or county while preserving Azalea and Dogwood courses.
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Laurel
Houndslake
Peter Seaha
Laurel Course
Weldon Wyatt
Seaha
Wyatt
Dick Dewar Wyatt
Aiken High Triumphs Over White Knoll In Rain
Aiken High tops White Knoll in wet conditions as fans relive the Hornets homecoming. The night features a video look from the Aiken Standard on Atlantic Broadband channel 95 at 7 p.m. plus news that the Rays clinched the pennant in a seven game nailbiter and prepare for the World Series against Philadelphia.
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White Knoll
Atlantic Broadband
Aiken Standard
Madonna and Guy Ritchie divorce after nearly eight years
Madonna files for divorce from Guy Ritchie after eight year marriage amid unresolved settlement talks. The singer, born in 1958 in Bay City Michigan as Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, built a fortune around 545 million with hits like Like a Virgin and Material Girl, earning seven Grammys and a Golden Globe.
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Guy Ritchie
Bay City
Michigan
U.S
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Locals aid after Ike as disaster spreads to Texas
Red Cross volunteers Rusty Hutson and Becky Fitzpatrick returned from a 19 day mission to Texas after Hurricane Ike. They joined church groups and Salvation Army volunteers to assist displaced residents and clean up debris in affected areas.
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Red Cross
Aiken County
Hutson
Becky Fitzpatrick
Aiken
Texas
Lone Star
Fitzpatrick
Salvation Army
Red Cross Faces Funding Gap After Disasters
Over the past year disaster relief costs outpaced contributions, depleting national reserves. Since September 2007 the Red Cross has spent hundreds of millions while raising only 63 million, leaving about 100 million needed from donors with all chapters involved. For gifts visit www beeeneck ERESORY or call the Aiken County chapter at 641-4152.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Beeeneck Eresory
Aiken County
League of Women Voters questions voting machines
South Carolina’s League of Women Voters argues electronic voting systems are flawed. Eleanor Hills of Clemson Area SWY cites machine trust and possible vote loss or creation, noting problems may stem from humans or hardware. The system uses iVotronics, Unity, and optical scan readers.
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League of Women Voters
Eleanor Hills
Clemson
Swy
Hills
Aiken native honored with pioneer designation and building dedication
Howard Brotherton, Aiken High School class of 1963 graduate, is celebrated as a pioneer in satellite technology. Retired from GE Aerospace Lockheed Martin, he now resides in Kimberton Pennsylvania and holds a building naming at Lockheed Martin as well as a National Reconnaissance Office Pioneer honor earned September 11.
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Howard Brotherton
Millbrook
Kennedy Junior
Aiken High
University of South Carolina
Brotherton
GE Aerospace
Lockheed Martin
Kimberton
Building
National Reconnaissance Office
NRO
Chantily
CIA
Department of Defense
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