Church honors public servants for time tending to community
South Aiken Church of God honored active and retired public servants with a Good Samaritan theme ceremony. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh, County Council Chairman Ronnie Young, Public Safety Director Pete Frommer and Rep. Bill Taylor attended to present medallions recognizing law enforcement firefighters paramedics and first responders for their service to Aiken and Aiken County.
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South Aiken
Haley Hughes
19 year old dies in Ridge Spring wreck on Whispering Pines Road
A single vehicle crash on Whispering Pines Road in Ridge Spring killed 19 year old Emea Bussey of Ward. The 1992 Pontiac Sunbird left the roadway, overcorrected, struck a power pole and overturned ending on its roof. Authorities provided details.
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Whispering Pines
Emea Bussey
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Aiken County
Tim Carlton
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Graniteville wax makers debut at Plum Pudding
Graniteville residents Nick Randall and James Watts launch Graniteville Wax Company debuting new scented wax products downtown at Plum Pudding on Friday. Local notice points to broader business plans and community interest.
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Graniteville
Nick Randall
James Watts
Graniteville Wax Company
Win Clemson or South Carolina game tickets contest
Readers can enter a daily drawing sponsored by Security Federal Bank for football tickets to Clemson or South Carolina games. Up to 20 entries per day per contestant allowed. Winners are drawn at random the Wednesday before each home game. Entry requires a valid phone number at aikenstandard.com contest page.
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Aikenstandard.com
South Carolina
Clemson
Security Federal Bank
Aiken Mayoral Primary: Cavanaugh Faces Beckum Challenge
The City of Aiken mayoral primary is set for Tuesday with incumbent Fred Cavanaugh seeking a sixth term he vows will be his last. Challenger Jet Beckum pledges to serve only one four year term if elected.
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Jet Beckum
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Beckum
Cavanaugh Reflects on Aiken Mayoral Tenure and City Growth
Fred Cavanaugh recalls his 1991 mayoral term following an initial 1985 city council election. He notes 22 years without a millage increase, four rate reductions, and water sewer price rankings among the state’s lowest. Cavanaugh highlights no general fund debt and about 16 percent city growth in a decade. See Cavanaugh 10A.
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Aiken
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Aiken High School
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Beckum Opens Local Run After Decades in Education and Construction
Jet Beckum of Lou isville Georgia with 10 years in the city and 20 in the county aims for office. A former high school math teacher and football coach who ran a construction business for about 39 years argues for reduced government control and greater local decision making, including schools, to avoid debt.
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Louisville
Georgia Southern University
Aiken
America recalls 9/11 as memory fades into history
In New York and across the nation Americans mark a decade since the attacks. Memorials rise at the World Trade Center site and other sites worldwide as families read the names of the lost. Flags are raised and ceremonies unfold from New York to Washington and Pennsylvania, with global observances spreading.
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