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‘I really am over the moon’: Best of Aiken award winners celebrated with ceremony and red carpet reception
AIKEN — For those wondering where to find the most well-loved restaurants, shops and businesses in Aiken, the first place to look is the Best of Aiken, an annual recognition series by the Aiken Standard in which community members vote for their favorite local spots. An awards ceremony and...
The Post and Courier
Additional 1% hospitality tax on prepared food goes into effect in Aiken
AIKEN — Aiken’s doubling of the hospitality tax on prepared food from 1% to 2% went into effect Oct. 1. Aiken City Council voted unanimously Aug. 10 to increase the tax to fund enhancements to the city’s parks, recreation and tourism programs, and construction of a municipal parking deck. The increased tax is expected to raise about $2.4 million per year, with most of it going toward parks and recreation and improvements and beautification of the city’s entryways, said Aiken City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh. It also will provide 10 years of annual bond payments of about $830,000 to build a munic...
augustaceo.com
Shell Knox Berry Named to First Community Board of Directors
First Community Corporation, headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina, and the holding company of First Community Bank, today announced that Shell Knox Berry of Augusta, Georgia, has been named to its board of directors. "We’re pleased to welcome Shell to the First Community team," said First Community Corporation President and CEO...
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North Augusta Proposes Property Tax Increase to Fund Personnel, Equipment
North Augusta plans a 2-mill property tax hike for 2027. The money will pay for personnel, equipment, and the final step in ending lease-purchase agreements. A typical homeowner with a $335,000 property would pay about $27 more in city taxes next year. Aiken County completed a reassessment this year. Home...
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North Augusta Proposes Property Tax Increase to Fund Personnel, Equipment
North Augusta plans a 2-mill property tax hike for 2027. The money will pay for personnel, equipment, and the final step in ending lease-purchase agreements. A typical homeowner with a $335,000 property would pay about $27 more in city taxes next year. Aiken County completed a reassessment this year. Home...
The Post and Courier
Aiken's Weeks legacy lives on in farms, gardens, with new leadership
AIKEN — Several "big boxes" are firmly in place around Aiken County with such offerings as pet food, gardening tools, bird seed, hay bales and seasonal plants, and at least one small, local establishment has been focused on those areas for decades. Weeks Farm and Garden Supply reportedly dates back "70-plus years" (estimates vary), and it's undergone a generational change this year, with ownership passing from the late Marvin Williams to his son, Jim. The establishment at 1718 Richland Ave. is familiar territory for the new owner, a nephew of Ray Weeks (1909-83), who founded the business and r...
WRDW-TV
City flags smoke shop near Augusta school for permit violations
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A smoke shop near an Augusta elementary school is facing new scrutiny after city inspectors flagged the property for building without permits, according to city records. Richmond County Board of Education trustee Monique Braswell raised the issue with city commissioners this week, eight days after the...
The Post and Courier
North Augusta property taxes could go up next year under proposed budget
NORTH AUGUSTA — The city of North Augusta is proposing the equivalent of 2-mill property tax increase for next year, this primarily to help fund additional personnel costs, life-cycling of equipment and the final stage in what's already been a two-year transition away from lease-purchase agreements. Aiken County underwent a reassessment this year, and rising home values are contributing to the proposed increase, though in actual terms the millage rate would decline. North Augusta has proposed a partial rollback — the city would retain two mills and the homeowners one — as a way to capture some...
augustagoodnews.com
Homegrown Augusta homesteading event Oct. 9-10
Augusta Locally Grown will host a two-day event of learning, community and networking Oct. 9-10. Participants will visit farms, participate in workshops and listen to lectures led by local farmers and experts from all over the CSRA as part of the Homegrown Augusta homesteading event. from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at the.
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North Augusta property taxes could go up next year under proposed budget
NORTH AUGUSTA — The city of North Augusta is proposing the equivalent of 2-mill property tax increase for next year, this primarily to help fund additional personnel costs, life-cycling of equipment and the final stage in what's already been a two-year transition away from lease-purchase agreements. Aiken County underwent...
The Post and Courier
World War II planes take flight in Augusta as part CAF Georgia Barnstorming Tour
AUGUSTA — The P-51 Mustang, T-34 Mentor and the LT-6 Mosquito all took flight in the sky over Augusta. As part of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Georgia Barnstorming Tour, the three World War II era planes stopped at Augusta Regional Airport on Sept. 26 to give people a chance to see and ride in the planes that were flown by pilots from The Greatest Generation. CAF Airbase Georgia is located in Peachtree City and has several restored World War II aircraft as part of its fleet. Wylon Peters, from Augusta decided to go for a ride in a yellow T-34 Mentor as an early birthday present af...