Aiken area students win in essay contest
The Aiken Standard publishes a May 17 special section on living in Aiken with an essay contest. Five winners from each division elementary middle and high school receive 25 dollars. Honorable mentions include Pinecrest and Hammond Hill students. Three winning essays are printed here with more to follow in three Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Aiken County
Kathlena Wilber
Jennifer Cook
Hammond Hill
Angela Kuka
New Ellenton
Charlie Hamilton
North Aiken
Russell Chapin
St. Mary’s
Angela Boyette
Chad Matthews
Stephen Ortaldo
Kennedy
Nelly Welsch
Angela Johnson
Amy Hargett
Lynn Ridgeway
Christi Zentgrof
South Aiken High
Nathan Taylor
Richard Caren Hath
Aiken High
Pinecrest Special School
Becky Bennett
John Henry Jones
Jacqueline Walker
Suzanne Maddox
Kevin Johnson
Lena Heurg
Russell Martin
Nicholas Tindall
Aiken Elementary
Jeremy Austin
O’brien Grant
Maya Pope
Julie Farrow
Jennifer Dellault
Savelas Robb
New Elienton
Staci Mauldin
Lisa Fallon
David McLendon
Foster Peterson
Pamela Williamson
Mike Gibbons
Brendon Taylor
History People Make Aiken Nice By Jennifer Crook
Hammond Hill Elementary student Jennifer Crook highlights Aiken County's appeal through its history people location and recreation. She notes historic sites Redcliffe State Park land marks near Charleston and Columbia proximity plus parks clubs polo events and major horse racing events as reasons the area is welcoming and vibrant.
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Aiken County
Martintown
North Augusta
Redcliffe State Park
James Henry Hammond
Aiken
William Aiken
Savannah River
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Charleston
Columbia
Aiken: A Pleasant Place Fueled by Kind People
Stephen Ortaldo highlights Aiken County as a top place to live citing the City of Aiken libraries USCA Aiken campus and Aiken State Park. He notes annual Aiken Trials horse races and social life shaped by local residents creating a relaxed community atmosphere.
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Aiken
Aiken County
University of South Carolina At
USCA
Aiken State Park
Aiken Offers Recreation Arts and Polo History
South Aiken High School notes Aiken County’s rich scene for all ages. Horses and polo traditions shape the region alongside year round golf and lakes. The town blends mild climate and small town warmth with abundant arts venues like Ethered ge Center and Aiken Playhouse.
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Aiken
Guardian of Race Declares Aiken Kiwanis Club Released
Aiken Kiwanis Club faces release from liability as part of a Guardian of Race statement. The document emphasizes exemption of the club from further claims and outlines limited responsibility in the matter.
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Aiken Kiwanis Club
Aiken Kiwanis Tricycle Race for Kids Set May Day
The 12th annual event invites children ages 3 to 12 to race on May 6 at 3 30 p m along Laurens Street from Richland to Park Avenue. Big Wheel trikes supplied, sponsors required, registrations available via Kiwanis members, with proceeds aiding club operations and youth groups.
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Aiken
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Laurens Street
Richland Avenue
Park Avenue
Kiwanis Club
NCNB
Langley Man Dies In Augusta Wreck
A Langley man and a second person died in a two vehicle crash on Marks Church Road in Augusta around 10 35 p m Don Van Nguyen 53 of 1383 Beaver Drive also died Joseph Carr 21 of Clark Road was in critical condition at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital Carr was the Moody passenger in the sports car officials said the crash occurred when Nguyen s southbound station wagon crossed into the opposite lane and collided with Moody s northbound car no charges have been filed yet
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Augusta
Langley
Richmond County
Marvin Woodward
Marion Jasper Moody Jr
Marks Church Road
Don van Nguyen
Beaver Drive
Joseph Carr
Clark Road
Medical College of Georgia
Offi
Cials
Carr
Moody
Nguyen
Singing Workshop Set At Aiken Church Of Christ
A singing workshop for congregational singing starts tonight at 6:30 at the Aiken Church of Christ 1956 Whiskey Road. Dwight Lanham of Harpeth Hills Church of Christ Brentwood Tenn leads sessions through Wednesday, 7:30 each weekday evening.
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Aiken Church of Christ
Dwight Lanham
Harpeth Hills Church
The
Whiskey Road
North Augusta Polling Precincts and Voting Centers
A list of polling places for North Augusta precincts including locations at North Augusta Community Center Brookside Drive Old Summerfield Elementary Annex Lecompte Avenue North Augusta High School Gym Knobcone Road Hammond Hill Elementary School Cafeteria Woodlawn Ave North Augusta Carpet Shop 210 Georgia Ave North Augusta Middle School Gym Old Edgefield precincts and partial precincts at North Augusta Middle School Gym and High School Gym.
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North Augusta
Brookside Drive
Old Summerfield
Lecompte Avenue
Knobcone Road
Hammond Hill
Woodlawn Ave
Georgia Ave
North Augusta Middle School
Old Edgefield Road
North Augusta Community Center
North Augusta High School
North Augusta council candidates push for steady leadership
North Augusta residents Lark Jones and Jim Harris defend open government and community projects while Tommie Johnson, the second Black candidate for council, argues for more minority representation and stronger neighborhood crime watches. Johnson, a Du Pont retiree, sees annexation as inevitable and urges development of shopping centers and land use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Harris
North Augusta
Birmingham
Ala
Harris
Riverview Park
Tommie Johnson
Johnson
Fannie
du Pont
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By Jennifer Crook
Crook
By Stephen Ortaldo
Kennedy Middle School
Ortaldo
By Amy Hargett
South Aiken High School
Hargett
Aiken Playhouse
Rose Hill Art Center
Usc-Aiken
Guardian OF
Bill ME
Kiwanis
Jantzen’s Cleaners
York St
Crosland Park
Fabricare
International Fabricare Institute
Pendleton St
Kalmia Plaza
Council
North Qugl
Tames L
Ark Wo Jones
Democra
Joseph Ben Kinsey
Donald Denny
North Augusta Council
Lark W. Jones
Lark Jones
Billie Trapp
Jones
Democratic Party
Place
Christy
James L. Harris
Southern Coatings
Tat
Ask Abe
Matera
S & S Supply CO
Ing and Home Supplies
Toole Ave
New
Ellenton
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