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A Four-Year Runaround
In November 2021, Alokkumar Akse, along with numerous other small business owners in the central downtown block, were informed that…
The City’s Slow-Motion Demolition of an Aiken Institution
Mention the restaurant, Taj Aiken, or the name of its owner, Alokkumar Akse, to anyone in Aiken, and you may…
The End of Another Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has put the brakes on the surplus plutonium Dilute and…
Stormwater Lawsuits
by Don MoniakJune 22, 2026. In an area that annually averages nearly four feet of rain, with some years exceeding…
Call for Livestreaming, Recording, and Archiving Aiken County Government Meetings
by Vicki Simons June 1, 2026 Do you ever wish that you knew what was going on at Aiken County…
Transforming Education in South Carolina
South Carolina continues to make improvements in education, with the predominant publicized change being the increase in the minimum starting…
H 5321: “A Bill to Establish the Horse Creek Regional Public Service Authority and Dissolve the Aiken County Public Service Authority”
An effort is afoot, via South Carolina House Bill 5321 that is sponsored by Aiken, Edgefield, and Saluda Counties’ State…
The City of Aiken’s First-Come First-Served Sewer Capacity Policy.
Aiken County’s sewer processing capacity is a very finite resource, and the number one limitation on growth in the County,…
The “Punitive” Half-Million Dollar Development Subsidy
How one developer who successfully pursued a half-million dollar incentive agreement with the City of Aiken expected more financial assistance;…
An Analysis of the Proposed Toolebeck Commons Subdivision and Sewer Services Request.
(Editor’s Note: The following letter was submitted to the City of Aiken Planning Commission on January 13, 2026. It pertains…
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