Tony Mills leaving SREL to head Spring Island naturalist role
Prominent Savannah River Ecology Lab outreach director Tony Mills will depart after 22 years to become chief naturalist at Spring Island between Beaufort and Savannah. He will stay at SREL through May and then lead reptile, fish and mammal surveys while continuing school outreach efforts with SREL colleagues.
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Tony Mills
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Mills
Spring Island
Beaufort
Savannah
SREL
Ecology Lab
Chris Marsh
Port Royal Sound
CRSA
University of Georgia Conference Center
Sheneque Jackson
Ellenton Middle School
Jackson
Tony
Whit Gibbons
Savannah River
Sean Poppy
Gibbons, Poppy
Beaufort County
Rob Novit
Sanford to start off Paws for Cancer race in Aiken
Gov. Mark Sanford will kick off the 8th annual Paws for Cancer one mile dog walk on May 5 at Odell Weeks beginning 8 a.m. The event raises funds for the American Cancer Society with about $50,000 raised to date. Registration is $15 per dog. call (803) 648-5489 or visit www.aikenpetvet.com for details.
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Mark Sanford
Sanford
Odell
Paws
Price Avenue
Woltz
Paws For
American Cancer Society
Waltz
Aikenpetvet.com
Aiken Colored Cemetery gains place on National Historic Register
The Pine Lawn Cemetery on Florence Street, founded in 1852 as the burial ground for African-Americans in Aiken, was listed on the National Historic Register on March 19. Board member Colleen Reed recalls the news as a powerful milestone amid efforts to document burials, raise funds, and organize another cleanup on May 5 with volunteers and weed whackers.
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Aiken
Aiken Colored Cemetery
Pine Lawn Cemetery
Florence Street
Cemetery Board
Colleen Reed
NAACP
Hallie Holland
National Historic Register
Reed
City of
Friendship Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church
Wesley United Methodist
Cumberland A.M.E. Church
Emanuel Presbyterian Church
Krystin Merriweather
Aiken County singer to perform at James Brown memorial concert
Lauren Hartley, 19, of Wagener, will sing two self penned songs at the free James Brown memorial birthday concert in Augusta Common on Friday May 4. She will be joined by two dancers and friends, Kala Cabezas and Nicole Cox, as Morningstar and the Soul Generals perform. The event starts at 6 p.m. Hartley cites Beyonce and Christina Aguilera as inspirations and aims for a teen girl audience. Her manager cites her as the complete package. Hartley also works as a hair stylist and owns Cheveux Salon Spa and Tanning.
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Aiken County
James Brown
Lauren Hartley
Wagener
Augusta Common
Kala Cabezas
Nicole Cox
Athens
Morningstar
Brown
Soul Generals
Hartley
Beyonce
Kelly Clarkson
Christina Aguilera
Fridie
Lauren
All Sing Hartley
Cheveux Salon, Spa and Tanning
Club Fitness
Silver Bluff Road
Aiken Orchestra to Perform Spring Concert
The Aiken Regional Chamber Orchestra will present a free spring concert Tuesday May 1 at 7 p.m. in the Aiken Center for the Arts 122 Laurens Street SW. For info call 803 641 9094 or visit thearts.org. The American Cancer Society and University Hospital instructors will lead a smoking cessation program in University hospital cafeteria on May 1 and 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. Reservations are required at 706 774 8900.
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Aiken Regional Chamber Orchestra
Aiken Center For the Arts
Laurens Street
Aiken Center ForTheArts.org
The
American Cancer Society
University Hospital
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