Local stores offer $20 deals to draw shoppers this week
Kay Dillon of Just Breathe Studio on Whiskey Road offers new clients four classes for $20, down from $48, while Peach Tree at Centre South on Silver Bluff Road promotes any large Yankee Candle for $20, regularly $24.99, in a continued shopping event.
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Kay Dillon
Just Breathe Studio
Whiskey Road
Dillon
Centre South
Silver Bluff Road
Sarah Fath
Old Aiken Market to close soon despite long run
The Old Aiken Market at 224 Park Ave. S.W. announces hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with all nonperishables including furniture and fixtures on sale. Heidi Sklizovic notes the store and Davor's are not both closing but the market will end before month’s end, thanking loyal customers for support.
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Old Aiken Market
Heidi
Davor’s
Aiken Market
Aiken
Park Ave. S.W
Bass Pro on Hold In Augusta Amid Negotiations
Reports of a project delay due to the economy were denied by developers. Sydney Townsend of MG Herring Group said Augusta Bass Pro Shops are still negotiating a complex financial deal, with the site listed as under construction in Augusta. Bass Pro Shops, founded in Missouri in 1972, operates many outlets with outdoor education and themed regional stores offering boats, campers, gear and apparel.
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MG Herring Groug
Augusta
Bass Pro Shops
Missouri
South Carolina Still Has Nation’s Cheapest Gas
Gas demand for heating oil has risen but South Carolina holds the lowest state average. AAA reports a national fuel average near 2.56 per gallon while Aiken averages about 2.38. Prices are down nearly 50 cents from last October’s 2.86 state average. Local stations show lows around 2.29 and experts expect prices to stabilize as demand remains down.
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South Carolina
AAA
Aiken
York Street
Palmetto
Edgefield Highway
Three Way
Silver Bluff Road
Byrnes
Masks Rule Tightens at County Fair Amid Halloween Edict
State law bans anyone over 16 from wearing masks in public and forbids masked persons from gaining entry or presence on others premises. Store clerks gain protection and local notices may bar masked customers. Sheriff Hunt cites the family oriented safe fair, with deputies on duty as gates open Thursday at 5 p.m. through October 31.
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Myers
Michael Hunt
Aiken Jaycees
South Carolina
Fair week lineup features rides shows and exhibits
The fair offers Gates and exhibit buildings opening at 5 PM with multiple shows. Balster Magic Show appears at 3 6 and 8 PM, a noon to 5 PM antique tractor show runs, and Circle C Petting Farm is available from 5 PM. A $20 Pay One Price Ride Stamp covers rides with additional events later in the evening.
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Circle C Petting Farm
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