Residents tackle curbside trash and street space issues
A reader calls for enforcing curb clutter rules and preventing neighbors from placing trash on other streets. They note slow city pickups, a mysterious cell tower lease sign near Silver Bluff and Town Creek Road, and an uneven enforcement of an abandoned auto ordinance affecting local residents but not a nearby business. The piece includes community opinions on alcohol sales, traffic light timing on Banks Mill Road, and a reader’s note about a local KFC and a Talkback line.
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Silver Bluff
Town Creek Road
Baptist Church
New Ellenton
Smith Avenue
Jesus
Local Crafts Shine at Aiken's Makin' Festival Preview
Mary O'Hare Boscia works late preparing for the 26th Annual Aiken's Makin' Festival hosted by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce. She beads hundreds of jewelry pieces from Czech, German, and U.S. materials to sell at the two day event with 250 crafters and 30 food vendors. The festival runs September 13 and 14 from 10 am to 6 pm, with opening ceremonies Friday at 9:45 am in the Regions Operation Center parking lot.
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Mary O'Hare
Boscia
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Czech Republic
Germany
United States
Kingman
Arizona
Aiken
Dren
Aiken's Makin
NCLB Draws Mixed Feelings From Aiken Officials
Aiken County educators and officials critique No Child Left Behind, calling it mammoth and unclear while praising goals and warning about funding gaps. Local superintendent Linda Eldridge and retired principal Tom Goforth question feasibility and potential effects on school choice and standards. The group notes major long term targets for 2014 and worries about subgroup accountability and resource adequacy.
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Nobony
Tom Goforth
Aiken County
State Department of Education
NCLB
Ellen Still
State Department
Eldridge
Goforth
South Carolina
Inez Tenenbaum
Tenenbaum
Sutherland presses bid for school board seat
Former gubernatorial candidate Rebekah Sutherland and parent Valerie Towles enter District seats as Aiken County moves toward five open posts. Incumbents Murphy Yaun English Goforth face challengers Cartin Sanders and Jones amid petitions certification and district rivalries.
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Rebekah Sutherland
Valerie Towles
Aiken County
Rosemary English
Tom Goforth
Aiken County Election Commission
Murphy
Jones
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Mullins Pathology and Cytology Lab
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Graniteville Company
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