Masters Week Strains and Surges Hit Augusta Businesses
Local motels and restaurants brace for Masters Week with busy crowds and tight staffing. Owners like Karmalee Beavers and Angela Grant report extra hiring, more food and drinks, and strong pre bookings as visitors from Texas, Australia and beyond flood the area. Nightly, hospitality staff juggle nerves and long hours while keeping customers returning year after year.
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Augusta
Karmalee Beavers
The
Iken Brewing Company
Angela Grant
Willcox Inn
Judy Taylor
Holley Inns
Texas
Australia
Elvin Jones
Eejay’s
North Augusta panel denies free standing sign at Martintown Park
The North Augusta Planning Commission rejected developer Stan Price and Nieman’s request to add three free standing signs for Martintown Professional Office Park fronting Martintown Road. Residents objected to relaxing the agreement limiting signs in the residential area.
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North Augusta
Stan Price
Office Park
Price
Martintown Road
Nieman
Commission
Ed Meloan
Meloan
Melean
Network of peer helpers on the drawing board for NAHS students
North Augusta High School adopts the Natural Helpers peer assistance program to train students in communication and helping skills. A survey identified 75 trusted students and 34 attended a weekend retreat funded by the Aiken County Pregnancy Prevention Council to promote a safe drug free school environment.
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NAHS
North Augusta
North Augusta High School
Polly Goldston
Goldston
Midland Valley
Silver Bluff
Aiken County
Tak
Gladden
Paul Reynolds
North Augusta Middle School
U.S. Department of Energy
Savannah River
Greg Rudy
Angela Wiliams
Thomas and
Carolyn Reynolds
Free tax help offered by VITA in Aiken County
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Aiken County provides free federal and state tax filing for residents. Operated at the Odell Weeks Center with 18 IRS trained volunteers, the service runs Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and supports electronic filing for both SC and GA filings when applicable.
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Sam
VITA
Aiken County
Jim Garvin
Internal Revenue Service
Garvin
Odell Weeks Center
Whiskey Road
Aiken
IRS
South Carolina
Georgia
Odell Weeks Activities Center
Tim Garvin
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Masters Crunch
Matt Garland
David Fort
Sheraton
Fort
Buddy Baynham
Baynham
N.A
Phyllis Bri
Revs. Melean
Aiken Golf Club
Floyd and Greane
Floyd
Sgreene
CentreSouth
Foyaanx
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