Edgefield County School Board retreat set for August 7
Edgefield County School District Board of Trustees will hold a board retreat on August 7 from 8 30 a.m. to 1 4 p.m. at Mount Vintage Golf Course on Sweetwater Road Sissy Henry of the South Carolina School Boards Association will facilitate the workshop focusing on board and superintendent roles expectations teamwork strengths and improvement areas and key issues facing the board over the next two years.
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Family tie to Confederate flag saga echoes through history
Aiken resident Ken Fisher recalls Adele Durban, a woman who in 1865 apologized to Union forces occupying Sumter for wearing small Confederate flags in her hair. Durban, daughter of Confederate sympathizers from Beaufort, later became linked to a long family history touched by the Civil War and its scars.
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Beaufort
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Sumter County
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Claudia Phelps and the West Highland White Terrier History
Claudia Lea Phelps, longtime Rose Hill resident, helped sponsor the West Highland White Terrier’s entry to the United States. A new book by Gilda Malik highlights Phelps and her bred dogs with vintage photos, diary excerpts, and accounts of early 20th century standards. The Historic Aiken Foundation presented a copy to the Aiken County Public Library.
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Former North Augustan named director of S C MADD
Betsy Bowers Lewis, a North Augusta High School and University of South Carolina graduate, was named executive director of South Carolina Mothers Against Drunk Driving after an 11 month search. She outlined goals to mobilize chapters, grow membership and push diversity with support from state officials and local leaders.
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Abandoned Oldsmobile towed after incident at Whiskey Road
An abandoned 1993 green Oldsmobile was towed from the Whiskey Road and South Boundary intersection on Thursday. A lingering driver could not be found after an unknown subject drove off from a Whiskey Road Depot convenience store having pumped 10.51 dollars of gas into a blue Jeep Cherokee. Aiken police report a missing woman on Wednesday, who left her two year old with the father and has been gone three days. no danger or foul play is suspected as she has a history of leaving for days. Coyotes were seen near an Aiken home and an officer will monitor the issue. A back window was broken at an Aiken residence for 100 dollars in damage with no sign of entry. August’s city trait for Aiken is honor. Georgia Lottery results show Cash 3 Midday 7 7 9 Cash 3 Evening 3 7 1 Cash 4 Midday 2 4 3 5 Cash 4 Evening 7 0 8 9 Fantasy 5 39 19 35 6 15 Lotto Georgia 24 19 22 29 42.
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Aiken native Dicks lands Biltmore horticulture internship
Aiken native Chris Dicks, a second year horticulture technology student at Spartanburg Technical College, was hired for a three month summer internship at Biltmore House and Gardens in Asheville. He works in the walled garden and greenhouses designing an herb garden while living on UNC Asheville housing. Parker Andes notes the program relies on colleges to recommend students. Dicks learned about it online. Biltmore covers 8000 acres with diverse plants and wildlife making it a hands on learning environment.
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Celestial Arts Poetry Contest Opens With $1000 Prize
A new Celestial Arts poetry contest offers a $1000 grand prize and is free to entrants. Submit one poem of 21 lines or fewer to Celestial Arts PO Box 1140 Talent OR 97540 or enter online at wwvefreecontest.com. deadline August 29.
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Aken Standard Subscription Rates and Delivery Times
The notice outlines weekly and Sunday publication by Aken Com with PO boxes and delivery options. It lists postal rates for home, county, and other mail, monthly and yearly prices, and service hours including weekend delivery and customer service times.
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