Community voices praise service members and local life in Aiken
A reader thanks two Air Force recruiters and other service members while praising Aiken and Jackson hometown pride. They call for cleaner industry and express concerns about water quality from SRS radiation. The note also comments on driving safety, school lunches, immigration policy, and downtown revitalization.
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Air Force
Aiken
U.S. Air Force Recruiters Office
CSRA
SRS
Fire minimal damage at Alderman Street residence
Lorraine Ward woke to smoke at 1111 Alderman Street as a lamp in her bedroom started a small fire. Firefighters from the Aiken Department of Public Safety found only the mattress and clothing damaged, with an estimated $2000 loss. Ward and a neighbor helped others evacuate safely.
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Crosland Park
Lorraine Ward
Aiken
David Turne
Ward
James Green
Turno
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Fairfield Inn & Suites Opens With Homey Vibe and 21 Suites
Neel Shah promotes Fairfield Inn & Suites on Colony Parkway as a four and a half million dollar facility offering a home like atmosphere. The hotel features 84 rooms including 21 suites, in room microwaves and refrigerators, high speed Internet, a continental breakfast with an Internet bar, a business library, pool, whirlpool and fitness facilities.افتتاح الشركة في أيلول 2 جذب حركة جيدة ويأملون أن يقل الاعتماد على Augusta للحجز.
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Neel Shah
Fairfield Inn & Suites
Marriott
Colony Parkway
Aiken
Shah
Carol Stewart
Augusta
Aiken Bloodhound Team Leads in Southeast Training
The Aiken Bloodhound Tracking Team hosts fourteen officers from South Carolina and Brunswick County North Carolina for a training session aimed at improving tracking and handling armed subjects. Barranco notes a 70 percent success rate last year and 30 percent of calls for missing persons.
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Aiken
Southeast
Brunswick
N.C
Charles Barranco
Aiken Public Safety
Barranco
North Augusta Public Safety Departments
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
David Price
Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office
Suc
Cess
Justice
Price
Scott Johnson
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
Johnson
USC Aiken top three in U S News survey despite budget woes
USC Aiken reports a top three finish in its category in a U S News ranking as Chancellor Tom Hallman warns of bleak state funding and multiple $2.7 million cuts plus a 1 percent later cut. Construction proceeds on a 311-bed on campus housing project for 2004 and a convocation center eyed for 2004 with potential completion 2005 2006. Freshmen enrollment reached 563 with 3 4 GPA, while retention efforts focus on student support and involvement in civic education programs.
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U.S. Department of Education
Hallman
USCA
USC Aiken
U.S. News & World Report
Aiken County Council
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