Aiken County appoints Jim Holly new county attorney
Aiken native Jim Holly was named the county attorney at a recent council meeting, effective immediately, succeeding 25 year veteran Robert Bell. Holly, with 25 years in government law, aims to bring experience and a public service focus to the council and local projects including the Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville effort.
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Jim Holly
Aiken County
Holly
Robert Bell
Tom
Aiken
Kalmia Hill
USC Aiken
USC
Hull
Norman Barrett & Salley
Julian Salley
Eulalie Salley
Graniteville-Vaucluse
Beil
County Council
Bob
Santa Claus brings joy to Make A Wish event
Charlie Mudge, 87, known as Santa Claus, delightfully greeted children at a Make A Wish benefit on Saturday. He has wore the red suit for over 25 years and treats Santa as a calling not just a job. He plans to keep sharing happiness with kids, despite some aches and pains.
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Santa Claus
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Charlie Mudge
St. Nicholas
Madge
Rob Novit
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Mead Hall coats drive aids ACTS in cold weather
Mead Hall Episcopal School and its Student Government Association collected coats from elementary and middle school students for ACTS. Led by Andrew Lee, members delivered armloads of coats to ACTS just as cold weather arrived, warming many needy children this winter.
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Mead Hall Episcopal School
Mead Hall
Andrew Lee
Aiken County
Guard Family Christmas Party Marks Final 122nd Engineer Charlie Company Event
The 122nd Engineer National Guard hosted a holiday gathering for 240 members, families, and veterans from the Augusta VA Medical Center in Georgia. Special services honored retirees and transfers as unit changes loom, with notes that the unit will be deactivated next year and renamed 1221 Engineer Charlie Company.
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122Nd Engineer National Guard
VA Medical Center
Augusta
David Turner
Turmer
John Harper
Harper
Columbia
Mike Moyer
Don Henry
Charlie Company
122Nd
Moyer
1221 Engineer Clarrence Company
122Nd Engineer Charlie Company
Joesui Carr
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Clay Killian
Council
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Dani Brinkley
Catherine Leadies
Yin
Krystin Merriweather
Krystin Merriweathe
Clarence Palmer
National Guard
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