Portrait of the Past Headlines in Aiken History
Aiken Standard curates today’s historical headlines from its archives. The feature highlights notable past events, people, and places that shaped the city’s early to mid century. Readers glimpse memories preserved in local reporting.
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Community events and notices for today and upcoming week
Fairfield Baptist Church holds a 50th memorial service at Fair field Memorial Cemetery at 3 p.m. today. MUSC Health hosts a COVID-19 screening 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Citizens Park. A Back 2 School Bash runs noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Meme & Jody's Diner. Celebrity Waiter Night benefits Children's Place Inc with participating restaurants and a diamond prize. Open house Sept 2 at USC Aiken campus. board meetings Sept 3 in Beech Island. gospel singing Sept 5 at Midland Gospel Singing Center. ninth annual Support 1 Golf Tournament postponed to Sept 14.
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Fairfield Baptist Church
Fairfield Memorial
Old Fairfield Road
Musc Health
Citizens Park
Banks Mill Road
Musc.edu
Meme & Jody’s
Augusta Road
Warrenville
Children’s Place Inc
Aiken
Floyd & Green Jewelers
Casa Bella
Grumpy’s
Malia’s
Mellow Mushroom
Newberry
McGrath Computer Learning Center
Business and Education
USC Aiken
University Parkway
Megrathcle.com
Archeological Sites Highlight Hitchcock Woods Rich History
Researchers catalog more than 35 sites in Hitchcock Woods featuring prehistoric Native American camps, brickwork and rock formations dating to the Cretaceous period between 145.5 and 66 million years ago.
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Hitchcock Woods
South Carolina Lottery Draws Report
Midday Pick 3 results show 0 6 6 and Pick 4 5 8 6 6. Evening Pick 3 is 3 8 0 and Pick 4 9 2 6 3. Palmetto Cash 5 draws are 3 19 22 30 31 with Power Up 5.
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Steeplechase site annexation moves forward in Aiken
The Aiken City Council will consider the second reading of an ordinance to annex about 141 acres at Old Wagoner Road and Rudy Mason Parkway and approve a steeplechase concept plan. The plan includes a track, stables, spectator areas, a tower, pavilion, water, parking, and potential commercial space.
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Old Wagoner Road
Rudy Mason
Aiken Steeplechase Association
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