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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 2003
Page
1
The Capitol buzzed with Halloween lore as guards closed the House after a security camera spotted what looked like a firearm in a Capitol office building. It proved to be a toy from a Halloween costume, underscoring the building's haunted legend.
Aiken County residents formed the Aiken County Taxpayers Association to demand accountability after a 19.2 mill tax rise. The first meeting is set for Thursday November 6 at 6 p.m. in the Aiken County Council Chambers at 736 Richland Ave. Organizer Frances Bell said talks began about a year ago and monitoring the council and school board is a long term goal.
Officials investigate three fires at Aiken High School causing evacuations and smoke in the annex. Firefighters responded to a 9 am restroom blaze, a 10 am toilet paper roll fire, and a 2 pm third fire possibly reignited from the earlier incident.
Daniel and Dan Robinson run Palmetto Overhead Door on Laurel Lakes Drive for ten years and face relocation if I 520 phase two proceeds. More than 100 residents attended a D C Transportation public hearing as nine homes and five businesses could be displaced. The Robinsons remain hopeful about moving and maintaining visibility.
A Census Bureau report shows 680,000 Blacks and older moved to the South from other regions between 1995 and 2000, with 333,000 leaving, signaling a historic reversal of the Great Migration. Experts cite a strong economy and improved race relations as drivers.
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