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New Park In Forest Acres Joins A Recent Trend In Development
April 19, 2024

After over eight years of waiting, members of the Forest Acres community have a new park in town, a $3 million park project was unveiled to hundreds along Forest Drive. read more

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Lexington’s Old Mill Pond Will Finally Be Full Again – After Water Levels Drop Elsewhere
March 12, 2024

...Once work on the spillway is complete, not only will Barr Lake and Gibson Pond return to their previous water levels, but Old Mill Pond will soon be full again... read more

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New Walking Trail On Its Way To Old Mill Area In Lexington
July 22, 2023

Lexington is working on a new walking trail in an area under construction since the floods of 2015 forced a delay. The town has been designing and planning this new... read more

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South Main Street’s Redevelopment Plan
February 20, 2023

In 2017, the City of Columbia made plans to redevelop the South Main Street area — think where Hunter-Gatherer Brewery & Alehouse, Firehouse Subs, and The Corner Blend are located... read more

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West Columbia Artisan Market opens, adds energy to thriving River District
September 15, 2019

The Artisan Market is at the base of the West Columbia’s Interactive Art Park that opened last week. Less than a block away are several restaurants, the Brookland complex, antique... read more

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District 29 Multi-School Improvements
May 16, 2019

With two District 29 schools classified as needing improvement by the State Department of Education, the Williston District 29 School Board received updates on how those schools are working to... read more

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Statue of Richard T. Greener Unveiled at USC
March 11, 2018

AOS worked tirelessly with the University of South Carolina to create this site in honor of Richard T. Greener, USC's first African-American faculty member. We are proud to have participated... read more

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What’s big, bronze and very Cocky? Your new favorite icon on USC’s campus
September 11, 2017

Just how big is Cocky to the University of South Carolina? So big – actually, 6-foot-5 and 773 pounds. USC is officially unveiling and dedicating a new sculpture of its... read more

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USC Aiken Dedicates Pedestrian Bridge With Mew March Song
January 23, 2017

USC Aiken Dean Mark Hollingsworth played an original march song he wrote for the bagpipes on Monday morning as USCA and community representatives made the first official walk across the... read more

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West Columbia Riverwalk repair schedule announced
November 3, 2016

City leaders are working on a plan and have a schedule to fix the popular trail that runs along the west bank of the Congaree River, with work to begin... read more

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Reimagining Gadsdenboro Park
October 10, 2016

Gadsdenboro Park in Charleston, SC has not always been the beautiful destination that it is today. This 5-acre park, formerly known as Concord Park, resides at the center of a... read more

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Richland County issues a Notice to Proceed to contractor for the Lincoln Tunnel Greenway Project under the Richland Penny Program
November 15, 2015

The Richland Penny Program has issued a Notice to Proceed to AOS Specialty Contractors, Inc. to begin construction on the Lincoln Tunnel Greenway Project. The project will begin December 7... read more

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The Alley renovation on track for deadline…
September 1, 2015

The pieces – including decorative bricks – are coming together in The Alley, with completion of the renovation project’s first phase about three weeks away. Pearce Atkins, Aiken’s assistant city... read more

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Aiken Alley
May 28, 2015

With The Alley fully open last week, those bustling throughout downtown Aiken recently have been able to get a taste of the recent improvements completed at the site without the... read more

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Cannon and Spring streets to go from one-way to two-way
September 18, 2014

Two popular commuter routes across the Charleston peninsula will be converted to two-way streets, mirroring a national trend aimed at slowing traffic and making more vibrant, walkable communities. But while... read more

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Owen’s Field Skate Park opening can’t wait
December 19, 2012

David Toole stood at the top of one of the concrete bowls at the new Owens Field Skate Park, bundled against a biting cold wind but feeling a certain warmth... read more