Aiken Community Playhouse Adds Footloose Performance
Residents upset by booze sale proposals debate social impact and politics as Aiken Community Playhouse schedules an extra Footloose show. ACP publicity chair Angie Fitzgerald cites reservations confusion and aims to soothe season ticket holders with a Sunday 3 pm added performance.
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Wind sor seeks action after weekend drunk driving crash
In a Wind sor incident two friends remain hospitalized after a weekend wreck blamed on alcohol impaired driving. The town, facing speeding and untagged vehicles on back roads, calls for stricter road safety measures and harsher enforcement. Readers may submit brief comments via Talkback or email.
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Thurmond remembered in Aiken Standard special section
The Aiken Standard plans a Strom Thurmond life feature to mark his 100th birthday and 48 years as United States senator. Readers are invited to submit remembrances of the senator and his office by mailing to Strom Thurmond Recollection, Aiken Standard, P.O. Box 456, Aiken SC 29801 or emailing editorial@aikenstandard.com, or faxing 648-6052.
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SERRY Sale features handicrafts from around the world
In Aiken First Presbyterian Church hosts the SERRY Sale on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the fellowship hall with items from ratsticks to wooden nativity scenes priced from 1 to 100 dollars. The event supports SERRV, aiding 40 producer groups across 40 countries and up to 40,000 artisans, with proceeds returned to crafters.
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Robbery at Kenrick BP in Aiken prompts manhunt
Police search for two Black men in their early 20s after an armed robbery at Kenrick BP on Richland Ave. A teller reported a gun pointed at the cash register and a carton of cigarettes taken before the suspects fled. One wore a white head covering. the other a dark jacket and a Scream mask.
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Security Federal reports 43 percent earnings rise
Security Federal Corp, parent of Security Federal Bank, reports earnings up 43 percent to 814000 for the quarter ended Sept 30. Six month earnings rise 38 percent to 1.5 million or 92 cents per share as total assets reach 414.9 million and deposits grow to 332.6 million.
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Red Cross Wins Five Year Lease Extension in Aiken
The City of Aiken and the Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross agreed to a five year lease for the Laurens Street facility. The chapter seeks funds to expand due to rising disaster relief demand and is exploring land options if a longer lease is not approved. Hightower cites need for classrooms and offices and mentions a possible move if expansion is unaffordable.
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