Sam's Club selects Westside Aiken site for new store
Wal Mart's Sam's Club plans a 136000 square foot members warehouse on 31 plus acres at Robert M Bell Parkway and U S 1 just outside Aiken. The project includes three driveways two from U S 1 one from the bypass with a traffic signal planned. A traffic study projects 5000 to 6600 daily trips by shoppers staff and service personnel.
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Sam's Club Proposal Comes to Aiken Site
Wal Mart Stores submitted a site plan for a future Aiken location with outparcel builds including a gas station and car wash each about 10 000 square feet. An engineer sought two variances to shrink parking and shift a landscaping island, both approved.
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Friday High School Football Scores Across Districts
Coverage highlights North Augusta beat Sumter 41 to 21 while Fox Creek routed North 55 to 20. Richland Northeast edged Aiken 31 to 24 in OT and Blackville Hilda trounced Ridge Spring Monetta 34 to 0. Other results include Strom Thurmond 31 South Aiken 13 Midland Valley 13 Silver Bluff 0. See pages 16 48 58.
Aiken Southside plans draw local backlash over growth
Resident voices oppose Southside development citing crowding and traffic. They prefer relocation closer to major highways or the interstate and warn it will frustrate drivers and harm a quaint town. See more TALKBACK, 3A.
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Area Deaths: Brock Eubanks Hightower
Obituary notes list Edwin Forest Buddy Brock from Aiken Lonzo Eubanks from Warrenville and Willie J Hightower from Aiken. Details appear in Deaths and Funerals on 6A.
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Haley camp claims lack stats on SRS drug test data
Gov. Nikki Haley reaffirmed her assertion that half of Savannah River Site job applicants failed drug tests but offered no supporting statistics. Her office said numbers would be provided this week, though Haley later stated she did not seek confirmation of the information given at a SRS meeting.
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Cain speaks to Aiken voters amid polling gap
Herman Cain told about 125 people at the Aiken County Historical Museum that Perry and Romney lead in polls while admitting his national recognition sits around 50 percent. Tammy Horton of Aiken praised Cain as speaking to single mothers seeking economic turnaround.
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