County office debate over rehab vs new building
Readers weigh in on preserving the centrally located County office in Aiken, arguing against spending over 20 million on a new facility on the outskirts. The letter criticizes shifting costs to taxpayers and cites local sites and events including Beech Island Cemetery and Hitchcock Woods, with thanks to local workers and a wallet recovery story.
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Ity
Janet Vaughters
Aiken
Ben Baugh
Beech Island
Redcliffe Plantation
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach man linked to Columbia bank robbery arrested in Aiken
Jeffrey S. Emmer 37 of Myrtle Beach was tracked to an Abbeville Avenue home in Aiken after a BB and T bank robbery in Columbia. He faces charges of armed bank robbery and was turned over to Columbia police. Surveillance showed a heavy set man wearing a beige cap at the bank.
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Myrtle Beach
Columbia
Aiken
Abbeville Avenue
Jeffrey S. Emmer
North Ocean Boulevard
Cus County
Aiken County
Florence McCants
Columbia Police Department
Emmer
Sheriff's Office
Clearwater man jailed six months for role in 2008 shooting
Fornest A. Tucker, 23, of Second Avenue, was sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to three assault counts tied to a summer 2008 shooting in Aiken County. No one was hurt. deadly weapon use led to aggravated circumstances and a suspended three year term with probation.
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Clearwater
Fornest A. Tucker
Second Avenue
Uneasy Stans Tucker
Tucker
Noone
Hitchcock Woods Foundation to move Green House offices in historic building
The City of Aiken Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception for the Hitchcock Woods Foundation to use the Green House at 444 South Boundary Ave SW as its headquarters. The move is slated after renovations complete in November or December with the building serving as operations base and staff offices.
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Hitchcock Woods
South Boundary Ave
Doug Rabold
Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Rabold
Henry Krippner
BZA
Gion
Laissez Faire/Sotheby's International Realty
Laurens St. N.W
Powderhouse Road
Pendleton St. N.W
Agenda Packet
Krippner
Brady
Best Buys
Richland ‘Ave. E
Paradise Farm Horse Trials benefits set for Saturday
Paradise Farm in Aiken hosts the Paradise Farm Horse Trials this Saturday as an SPCA fundraiser. Leslie Ward notes Jumps West as title sponsor with premier dressage arenas. The event features three phases dressage show jumping and cross country beginning at 8 a.m. at 4069 Wagener Road with no on site stabling to ease parking.
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Jumps West
Laissez-Faire! Sotheby's International Realty
Meybol Realtors
Bam Book
Carolina Georgia
Leslie Ward
Jumps ‘West
Wagener Road
Pparadisefarmaiken.com
Ward
Buckleigh
Paradisefarmaiken
Calendar of Dates Reflected in Local Paper 2008
The fragment lists dates across months January to December 2008 including Jan 16 Feb 14 Mort Apr 3 8 Apr 14 May 29 June 14 July 384 Aug 6813 Sept 385 Nov 25 25 Dec 16 28 25.
Loyalty Wednesday Winning Numbers Report
Lottery results for October 1 show Pick 3 Midday 9-8-5 and 3 Evening 369. Pick 4 Midday 232-4 and Evening 72-9-2. Palmetto Cash 5 draws 2-28-38-12-31. Cash 3 Midday 445 and Evening 0-8-0. Cash 4 Midday 4-4-0-6 and Evening 6-3-5-9. Fantasy 5 and Win For Life numbers listed.
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Fantasy
Life
Foe Ball
Fiddler on the Roof benefit at USC Aiken Etherredge Center
The Aiken Kidney Benefit presents Fiddler on the Roof at the Etherredge Center on USC Aiken campus November 10 to 12 to aid dialysis patients in Aiken County. Shows include Friday and Saturday evenings at 8, matinees Saturday and Sunday at 3, with ticket info and sponsorship options. A separate fundraiser BBQ dinner is scheduled for November 11 from 11 am to 2 pm at Fox Creek High School with a $7 cost and pre sale tickets available.
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Aiken Kidney
Etherredge Center
USC Aiken
Aiken County
Aikenkidney
Tevye
Anatevka
Fox Cwex
Fox Creek High School
Karen Bugg
Joy Bryant
Maggie Duncan
Julie Walliams
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