Fire destroys home after backyard cookhouse blaze
Sunday fire at 396 Mayfield Road leveled a family home and charred surrounding woods. The L D Fields Jr family escaped unharmed though one dog is believed lost. Firefighters from Aiken Public Safety and several departments fought the flames after stew was left cooking in a wood cookhouse behind a doublewide mobile home. Louie Fields suffered hand cuts while breaking a window to save a puppy.
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L.D. Fields Jr
Louie Fields
Aiken Department of Public Safety
G-V-W
Center
Eureka
Mayfield Road
Public
Charles Barranco
Ten Young Mothers Seek Better Paths at Local Center
Ten women ages 17 to 23 enter the Aiken Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Services. Most are mothers, some with more than one child, and all pursue education at Freedman or Pinecrest centers while staying with their kids in a secure program. They undergo counseling and guidance to move forward.
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Aiken
Aiken Center highlights World AIDS Day speakers
Five individuals including Kim Hartsell, aged 31, share their HIV positive status as Aiken Center hosts World AIDS Day discussions. The event features posters with the five people working to stem the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Kim Hartsell
Rob Novil
Aiken Center
Kim
Aiken shoppers flock to holiday weekend sales
Holiday shopping kicked off with strong crowds in Aiken as Staples and the Aiken Mall reported double digit gains. Staples on Pine Log Road saw lines before opening and surrounds with positive early Friday results, while mall stores noted solid weekend increases across electronics and other departments.
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Frank O’donnell
Staples
Pine Log Road
O'Donnell
Aiken
O’donnell
Aiken Mall
Anthony Alberigi
Alberigi
Steve Waddle
Sears
Weddle
South Carolina
Wal-Mart
Sharon Elmore
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Ginny Southworth
Mayfield Drive
Lee Traffic
BIG Business
Abby
Aikeandard
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