New Ellenton Library breaks ground for new Main Street building
Aiken County ABBE Regional Library System and local officials led a groundbreaking for the New Ellenton Branch Library. The facility moves from Ashley’s site to a new Main Street building, with completion aimed by Christmas and a relocation plan after opening. Wagener site expands Nancy Bonnette Library doubles in size.
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Dozens Mourn 23-Year-Old Doogie Springfield
Friends remember Doug Springfield as open minded with a big heart who loved golf and Tennessee. Dozens gathered Sunday evening at a roadside vigil on S C Highway 19 where he died in a Wednesday head on crash with a Mack truck. His dog Judas survived after being located by his roommate near Aiken Memorial Cemetery.
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University of Tennessee
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Springfield
Tennessee
Dougie
Doni Gordon
Judas
Andrew Culp
Aiken Memorial Cemetery
Area Deaths Margaret Elizabeth Patterson Smith Beech Island
Margaret Elizabeth Patterson Smith died in Beech Island. She is mourned by family and friends with funeral arrangements to be announced by local sources.
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Margaret Elizabeth Patterson Smith
Beech Island
Spurrier red wine for USC fundraiser released
Spurrier Vineyards releases Gamecock Garnet a dry cabernet blend to raise funds for the Steve Spurrier Foundation and USC golf programs. Harvard's Tony Suh notes flavors of black cherry blackberry and plum and says it retails at 14.99. Stores including Harvard's Palmetto Package and Wine World plan stocking orders through distributors Southern Wine & Spirits of SC and others.
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Southern Wine & Spirits of
South Carolina
Wine World
North Augusta
Southern Wine & Spirits
Tom Collins
Associated Press
Friends share strength as ovarian cancer awareness grows
Jo Willing and Erica Brewer formed a close bond during Jo’s battle with ovarian cancer, with months of remission followed by a recurrence. In a moving act of support, Erica shaved Jo’s hair and then shaved her own, highlighting friendship during Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
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Erica Brewer
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Aiken Standard
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