City urged to add third lane on Silver Bluff Road
A letter urges City of Aiken to acknowledge state responsibility for Silver Bluff Road, noting plans by the State Highway Dept to add a third turn lane. The writer calls the road dangerous as a two lane and praises a deputy for monitoring morning traffic near Chukker Creek Elementary. They request afternoon monitoring on Chukker Creek Road and mention local gossip at a nearby beauty shop.
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Aiken
Silver Bluff Road
State Highway Dept
Silver Bluff Rd
Cchukker Creek Elementary
Cchukker Creek Road
City limits debate eyed as Aiken plans expansion north
Aiken considers extending the city limits north and asks the public for input. If approved, residents wonder whether sewer service would reach from Crosland Park to the interstate. Readers may comment via TalkBack at the Aiken Standard or online.
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Aiken City
Crosland Park
Aikenstandard
Aiken
Corrections list for Aiken Standard portrait
The Sunday edition corrected the Por trait outline and Peter Tiffany name misspelling. The three pictured were Mead Hall students. Aiken Standard notes jurors. Building and Inspections office remains at the Municipal Building on Park Avenue, not relocating to Kershaw Street.
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Aiken Standard
Peter Tiffany
Mead Hall
Kershaw Street
Aiken Municipal
Park Avenue
Aiken Standard 42381 rates and notices unclear
Fragmentary OCR text lists numbers, dates, and service rates with unclear context. Mentions Aiken Communicators, box, pay plans, and daily, weekend, and holiday figures plus random dates and pickup numbers. No coherent event or person clearly defined.
North Augusta council tackles townhouse plans and Legion HQ
North Augusta residents voiced concerns at a 90 minute meeting about a 20 acre Five Notch Road tract rezoning to accommodate townhouses with possible traffic and property value impacts. A 274 acre Edgefield County parcel was advanced to first reading for mixed residential and commercial development. Council discussed Ameri can Legion Post 71 headquarters plans on Bergen Road with fundraising hurdles and potential municipal support while wary of setting precedents. no votes taken.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Five Notch Road
Whatley Place
Ken McDowell
Pat Carpenter
US 25
Edgefield County
American Legion Post 71
East Spring Grove Avenue
Bergen Road
Augus
USC Aiken students present on Constitution Day topics
USC Aiken students from Mattie Davis Ashley Malphius and Stacee Goodwin presented short research papers on constitutional issues during a Constitution Day observance hosted by Dr. Stephen Milles. Papers covered individual rights and the balance of powers amid ongoing debates about executive authority and historical precedents.
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Philadelphia
USC ‘Aiken
Stephen Millies
USC Aiken
Mattie Davis
Ashley Malphius
Stacee Goodwin
Dick Cheney
Millies
Hopelands replaces old stage with upgraded bandshell pavilion
The Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens has been demolished to make way for a new bandshell pavilion slated for completion next summer. The $479000 project includes more storage, improved sound, performer dressing rooms and public restrooms. The Friends of Hopelands advisers helped ensure a design blending with the garden, aiming to resemble the Thorsbred Racing Hall of Fame while Cheatham Fletcher Scott Architects led the design.
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Hopelands Gardens
Hopelands
Larry Mortis
H.G. Reynolds
Morris
Projet
Morris Oe Spencer
Friends of Hopelands
Rye Patch Group
Spencer
S of Hopelands Group
Cheatham Fletcher Scott Architects
CFS
April Bailey
Abailey
Aikenstandard.com
Apr Bailey
Roland H.windham
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Ta Dept. of Public Safety
Lark Jones
Bil Bengtson
Bob Brooks
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services
Jim Headley
S.C. Recreation and Parks Association
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