Ted Cruz Speech Time Change for Aiken Visit
Sen Ted Cruz will speak at the Aiken Republican Club meeting at Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW at 3 30 p.m Saturday with registration and social time starting at 2 15 p.m Seats are sold out For more info email Nancy Boykin arc29803 atlanticbb net or call 803 642 9668.
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Traveling theater brings comedy to local areas
Traveling theater company brings lighthearted comedy to Chukker Creek and surrounding communities in a busy local schedule. Performances at community venues showcase regional talent and aim to boost local culture amid competing events.
Area Deaths Myrna Mee Hopkins Aiken
Myrna Helen Mee Hopkins aged 89 died in Aiken following a period of illness. She was born in 1937 in Charleston, South Carolina, and was a longtime teacher at local elementary schools. A private service is planned in Aiken with burial at Savannah Memorial Park.
Weather forecast: Partly cloudy with warm highs
Partly cloudy conditions with a high near 86 and a low around 61. Five day outlook suggests mild temperatures, light winds, and limited precipitation.
Cross dedication lights up 92-foot cross at Graniteville Cemetery
Graniteville Cemetery drew hundreds Thursday for Megiddo Dream Station’s 92-foot cross dedication marking its first overnight lights. Representatives from several Aiken County congregations addressed the crowd as music played and Easter lilies adorned the base.
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Pastor honored by S C House for Friendship Baptist work
The South Carolina House honored Pastor Clinton Edwards on March 15, marking the 10th anniversary of his start at Friendship Baptist Church in Aiken. Edwards is praised for community service, including food and clothing programs, and for leading the church to acquire six properties around the campus. He earned a MDiv at Erskine Theological Seminary in 2000 and has pastored multiple churches before joining Friendship in 2005. Bush, president of the Concerned Ministers Fellowship, lauds Edwards’s affordable housing efforts and feeding programs.
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ACT Aspire and new tests replace exit exam in SC
South Carolina high school juniors in Aiken County and statewide will take two new tests, ACT and ACT WorkKeys, this month to replace the exit exam for diploma eligibility. Administered on April 28 and 29, the tests assess college readiness and job readiness, with about four and a half hours required each day and a fatigue factor on the second day.
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