Area Deaths List Names Local Residents
Obituary notices list Clarence Jack Rogers of Aiken Doris Campbell Croft of Long Branch Florence G. Schuten of Pelion John Henry Jack Krebs of Aiken Lisa Anderson Tucker of Warrenville Polie Glover of Williston and Robert Penn of Aiken in the 6A Deaths and Funerals section.
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Clarence Jack Rogers
Aiken
Doris Campbell Croft
Long Branch
Florence G. Schuten
Pelion
John Henry
Jack” Krebs
Lisa Anderson Tucker
Warrenville
Polie Glover
Williston
Mortgage Burning Honors Local Habitat Families
Aiken County Habitat for Humanity held a Mortgage Burning Ceremony under a picnic shelter honoring the Halls, Schoultz, and the Corbetts for paying off their homes. Alesia Hall urged her husband not to extinguish the flames as their mortgage turned to ashes, marking the couple’s August 1995 completion and July 2023 payoff. Habitat, celebrating 25 years, has built 92 local homes and is working on a 93rd as seven mortgages have been paid off.
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Alesia Hall
Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Michael
Halls
Habitat House
Habitat
Warren Ridge
Warrenville
Alesia
Fannie Mae Schoultz
Schoultz
Pernell
Carolyn Corbett
Richard Church
Dirt roads in Aiken County spark safety debate
County residents weigh the benefits and hazards of unpaved routes as funds and rights of way enable paving efforts. Some see historic value, while others cite maintenance costs and safety concerns amid a push to convert dirt roads to paved surfaces.
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Aiken
Kathy Petty
Petty
Aiken County
Grace Avenue
City of
County Paves Dirt Roads Trimmed By Tax Dollars
County Public Works Director John Dyches says 637 unpaved roads remain as of August, down from about 660 in 2010. He credits sales tax funding for progress. Duches notes about a 4 million dollar annual operation handling payroll fuel and equipment maintenance.
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John Dyches
Aiken County parks plan eyed after Clemson review
Assistant County Administrator Brian Sanders welcomes a Clemson University report with recommendations for the Aiken County Parks Recreation and Tourism Department. It urges focusing investments on quality facilities and branding, with consideration of partnerships with North Augusta and Aiken, and mentions possibly reducing the number of parks from decades of growth.
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Aiken County
Clemson University
Brian Sanders
Sanders
Ers
Bob Brookover
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Council
Parks and Recreation Department
North Augusta
Aiken
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