Aiken woman dies in Old Kimball Trail crash
Katherine Templeton 64 of Aiken died at the scene of a single vehicle crash on Old Kimball Trail Road. The nurse was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Tracker around 4 15 p m, not wearing a seat belt, and witnesses said the car appeared to be speeding. Toxicology results pending as authorities investigate.
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Old Kimball
Aiken County
Old Kimball Trail Road
Tim Carlton
Katherine
Templeton
Aiken
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Carlton
Highway Patrol
Open invitation to faith and local sewer concerns in Aiken
A note thanks contributors to the Improving our Community series and urges residents to embrace God and read the Bible. It also calls Aiken to address a sewage issue on Highland Park Drive, describing the smell as intolerable and unacceptable.
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Mr. Reed
People of
Aiken
Jesus Christ
God
Highland Park Drive
Supreme Court Justices and Partisan Appointment Notes
The comment notes that five of the nine current justices were appointed by Republican presidents. It argues executive branch influence is limited by separation of powers and cites the Obama administration as not making Supreme Court rulings.
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Supreme Court
Obama
Incendiary online remark targets Dick Cheney transplant claim
A reader condemns a harsh social media comment accusing Dick Cheney of an implant instead of a heart transplant. The writer laments rising insensitivity and political rancor in modern society.
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Dick Cheney
Use it or lose it readers weigh in on texting
A reader call in urges using spoken communication, noting two people texting five feet apart. The message promotes a TalkBack line and email for reader comments, with editors set to edit for space and content. Readers’ names are not required and will not be published.
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Aikenstandard
Aiken
Newsroom
Aikenstandard.com
Michael Gibbons
Local business contact and address entry brief
A fragmented listing shows a business hours block from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 326 Rutland Drive with phone 648-2311 and fax 648-6052. It references Michael Gibbons and several numbers, plus a P O Box 456 address in Aiken South Carolina 29802 and a 1867 establishment note for Akan Communications.
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Rutland Drive
Akan Communications
P.O
Aiken Sc
Aikeri
S.C
Sakapane
Aiken
Relay on the Ridge Raises Funds for Cancer Fight
The Ridge Spring Monetta High School FFA and community groups organized Relay on the Ridge to honor cancer victims survivors and caretakers. Volunteers sold items held a kissing booth jail fundraiser food and music with luminaries to close the event. Saluda County Relay For Life is set for May 4.
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Ridge
Monetta High School
FFA
RSM High
Cedar Creek On the Ridge
Mt. Alpha Baptist Church
Christians For A Cure
Saluda Primary
Cedar Creek
Steele Justice
Beta Club
Ridge Spring
Monetta
Saluda
Saluda County
Josie Rodgers
Advice on Tackling Eastern Tent Caterpillars
The South Carolina Forestry Commission describes how Eastern Tent caterpillars form large silk tents in trees and damage foliage. Experts advise daytime spraying with Bt Levin Malathion or Acephate, avoiding windy conditions, and watching for identifying brown hairs white back stripe and blue black spots.
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South Carolina Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission
Bill Hayes
Hayes
Hats and Roses Brunch at Highfields Benefit Gaston Livery
Friends of the Gaston Livery Stable host Hats and Roses Brunch at Highfields Event Center 198 Gaston Road from noon to 2 pm to raise funds for restoration. Tickets 45 dollars include mimosas, brunch, center tour, and VIP parking with a chance at a prize drawing.
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Gaston Livery Stable
Highfields
Gaston Road
Coleen Reed
Aiken
Newberry Hall
Friends of the
Park and
Richland Avenues
South Carolina
Reed
Gaston
Gary Dexter
Edgefield
Dave the
Hats and Roses Brunch at Highfields Center
Sunday noon to 2 p.m. at Highfields Event Center 198 Gaston Road hosts Hats and Roses Brunch. Tickets are 45 dollars and Cai provides more information.
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Highfields
Gaston Road
Cai
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Holt, Mich
USC Aiken
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Anne Cent
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the Ridge
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Kipp Palmer
Commission
Amy Banton
City Beat
Rustburg
Randolph Macon Womans College
Haley Hughes
Hughes
Middle Tennessee State University
Knoxville, Tenn
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