Two Die In Separate Wrecks In Aiken County
Two Aiken County residents died in separate crashes Saturday night and Sunday morning. John Dell Dunlap, 45, of 484 Greenwich Drive in Aiken, died after his 2001 Honda Accord ran off US 25 south of Edgefield, hit the road’s center line and a oncoming car. He was not belted and was ejected. Colonda Gore, of Sumter, and three passengers in the other car were treated for minor injuries and released. Alcohol was a factor. Less than four hours later, Alicia Frazier, 21, Wagener, died when her 1998 Mercury Mystique ran off Holiness Church Road. See WRECKS, Page 10A.
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Aiken County
John Dell Dunlap
Greenwich Drive
Aiken
Edgefield County
Don Reese
Highway Patrol
Dunlap
U.S. Highway 25
Edgefield
Reese
Colonda Gore
Alice Road
Sumter
Gore
Mcg
Wagener
Alicia Frazier
Triangle St
Tim Carlton
Frazier
Holiness Church Road
Unseasonal Heat Break Draws Crowds to H Odell Weeks Center
Unseasonably cool conditions brought residents to H Odell Weeks Activities Center in Aiken for a Sunday outing. The area saw a high of 86 degrees and sunny skies as a high pressure system offshore keeps Midlands dry and gradually warmer through midweek.
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Aiken
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
National Weather Service
Midlands
Sales tax holiday draws big crowds to Aiken Staples
The final day of South Carolina's sales tax holiday drew large crowds to Staples on Pine Log Road in Aiken. Shoppers like the Tam family and Augusta residents said tax-free back to school supplies and electronics made the trip worthwhile amid crowded aisles and long checkout lines. Local manager Alan Newsome called it huge and growing each year.
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J.C. Lexow
Staples
Aiken
South Carolina
Pine Log Road
Alan Newsome
Newsome
Tam
Aiken Preparatory School
Henry Tam
Sabrina
Alex
Rose Roland
Nichelle Jackson
Augusta
Roland
Flexow
Duran to chair Spanish program at USC Aiken
Dr. Victor Duran becomes foreign language department chair at USC Aiken and plans a Spanish major along with continued German French and Italian study. He aims to expand Spanish access to the public and to health professionals business staff and emergency personnel amid growing Latino populations in the Carolinas.
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USC Aiken
Victor Duran
Duran
Carolinas
Rob Novit
Habitat for Humanity marks 50th home in local build
The Aiken County Habitat for Humanity celebrated its 50th Commemorative Build in Warren Ridge with three houses under construction. Frank Cunningham praised sponsors and churches as crowds toured homes and heard speakers including Gib Edson and Senator Tommy Moore. Patricia Green thanked volunteers as the homeowner of 304 St Johns Place.
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Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
Warren Ridge
Frank Cunningham
Cunningham
Gib Edson
Habitat International
Tommy Moore
Patricia Green
St. Johns Place
Green
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Ashley Johnson
Sheniyah Thomas
Kenchera Crouch
Persha Leysath
Odell Weeks
Erin Brooks
Anna J. Hill Downs
Gaston John Bell Dunlap
Ruth K. Young
Warrenville
Lee
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