New veterinarian joins Aiken Veterinary Services in town
Kevin Weis DVM has joined Aiken Veterinary Services on Whiskey Road. A Waynesboro native, 28, specializes in small animal medicine and surgery. He began seeing patients August 7 and is accepting new ones. Weis studied at UGA and did a surgery internship with Carolina Veterinary Specialists.
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DVM
Aiken Veterinary Services
Whiskey Road
Weis
Waynesboro, Ga
University of Georgia
UGA
College of Veternary Medicine
Carolina Veterinary Specialists
Charlotte
N.C
Waynesboro
Aiken
Firefighters Halt Beech Island Garage Blaze From Spreading
Firefighters from Beech Island and Jackson fought a garage fire that spread to threaten a Roundtree Road home. The garage burned, but the house stayed unburned thanks to about six volunteers and helper crews including CC Forestry and Silver Bluff. The cause remains under investigation with initial suspicion of electrical wiring and no arson suspected.
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Roundtree Road
Mary
Mason Barrett
Mary Barrett
Nashville
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Hidden Springs Road
CC. Forestry
Caudill
Church Road
Silver Bluff
Karen
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Police Blotter Reports Arrests for DUI and Suspicion of License Violations
A North Augusta man was jailed August 27 on DUI and driving without a license after a collision at West Avenue and Fairwood Avenue. He refused sobriety and breath tests and carried only a Mexican ID. A Hephzibah man was arrested for speeding at 70 in a 40 zone driving with suspension and failure to yield after an Aug 26 incident at Georgia Avenue and Martintown Road. A burglary on Martintown Road Aug 23-24 saw $1,500 stolen from a car wash.
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North Augusta
West Avenue
Fairwood Avenue
Georgia Avenue
Martintown Road
Red Cross Starts Background Checks for Staff and Volunteers
The National Red Cross Board orders mandatory background checks for all current paid staff and volunteers. The Aiken County Chapter emphasizes trust in the symbol, with checks due by Oct. 31 and screenings including Social Security validation and National Criminal File search. Anyone with recent violent, sex, financial, or drug offenses or listed on sex offender registries is barred. Volunteers or staff without a computer can use on-site Red Cross computers at 267 Laurens Street SW. For details call 803-641-4152.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Mike Burkhart
Aiken County
National Red Cross Board of Governors
Burkhart
Laurens Street
North Augusta Moves Ahead With Overlay District Plans
North Augusta advances plans for an overlay district along Whiskey Road and other corridors to curb development by requiring stricter regulations. City officials aim to model the approach after Aiken County’s Whiskey Road overlay, seeking public hearings and council approvals while noting tree ordinances may come later.
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Whiskey Road
Aiken County
North Augusta
Charles Martin
Aiken
Martin
US. 25
US. 1
Edgefield Road
Gary Bunker
Bunker
Ordi- Aiken County
Kathy Rawls
Devel
Oper
Rawls
Chuck Smith
Eddie Butler
Philip Lord
Lord
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Sewing Classes Set For September at Roy Wenner Park
Sewing classes will run at Roy Wenner Memorial Park on Sept 5 7 12 and 14 from 6 to 8 pm in Wagener. For details contact Rosa at 803 564 6149 or Jean at 803 564 6033.
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