Drunken driving arrests and incidents in Aiken area
Aiken public safety reports multiple arrests and incidents. A man was stopped near Greenville Street for sobriety checks and arrested for drunken driving after a strong alcohol odor. A woman was arrested on Newberry Street for assault and battery following a violent argument. A local golf course reported a $1 050 theft of locker damage. A man in Crosland Park fled after a crash and was later found. he claimed consuming two 40 ounce beers. Another man faced charges for drunken driving and related offenses on Silver Bluff Road after erratic driving. At East Boundary a man was charged with disorderly conduct and assault after a loud party. he resisted an officer’s attempt to move vehicles.
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Aiken
Greenville Street
Newberry Street
Crosland Park
Silver Bluff Road
East Boundary
Subscribe to the Aiken Standard by phone
A simple reader instruction directs subscribers to call 648-2311 to start or renew their subscription to the Aiken Standard. The item conveys a single action with a direct number for service. No other details or context are provided.
Christmas Craft Show wraps up at Odell Weeks
The 29th annual two day event at H. Odell Weeks concluded with 146 vendors offering arts and crafts. Lisa Hall said over 10 000 people attended the show over the weekend praising the weather and vendors. Charley Sherwood called it a wonderful show with many new crafters and strong Aiken support. Several vendors will display again at Hopelands Show on December 11-12 and 18-19.
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H. Odell
Lisa Hall
Ms. Hall
Charley Sherwood
Aiken
Lisa
Odell Weeks
Hopelands
Secret Santa sponsors sought for needy children
Mary Cunningham of South Africa Presbyterian Church urges sponsors during the program’s final week. 380 children still need sponsors, with 845 Aiken County children already sponsored. Deadline is Wednesday Dec 15. sponsors can provide first names ages and up to three toy wishes, with gifts dropped at the church.
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Mary Cunningham
Aiken County
Secret Santas
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South Airicn Presbyterian Church
South Africa Presbyterian Church
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South Carolina Secession and Civil War Enlistments Noted
Historical records recall 1860 secession by South Carolina and young men enlisting in three companies of South Carolina Volunteers under Captains Hard and Croft, plus Matthews Independent Company A led by Captain Matthews. The passage also mentions a Clemson Extension 4-H Clover Leadership event and several quoted captions and maxims from local individuals.
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South Carolina
John 8. Hard
Ryan Guards
Fourteenth Regiment
Edward Croft
Matthews
Elliot
John Raven Matthews
Yas Aan
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North Augusta writer Starkey Flythe Jr honored for fiction talents
North Augusta native Starkey Flythe Jr is recognized for writing with a 1999 South Carolina Fiction Project win. Born in North Augusta, he returned from a publishing career to focus on his craft in the family Seven Gables barn era home. He recalls Edison Marshall’s fortune aiding local schools and wartime fears prompting the move to Cuba.
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North Augusta
Starkey Flythe Jr
Flythe
South Carolina
S.C. Arts Commission
Charleston Post and Courier
Seven Gables
Edison Marshall
Starkey
Marshall
Flythes
Ft. Gordon
Cuba
Georgia Avenue
Richmond Academy
Seasonal wonders shown at Du Pont Planetarium
The Du Pont Planetarium presents Tis the Season a Christmas themed show running Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays through Dec 28 at 7 and 8 pm excluding Christmas Eve and Day. It explores holiday customs and the Star of Bethlehem with a Sky Tonight segment and a family science night on the 10th and 14th. Admission is 4 dollars adults 3 seniors 2 for K-12 students and 1 for USCA students faculty and staff Reservations via phone 641 3654.
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du Pont Planetarium
Sky Tonight
Gary Senn
Planetarium
University of South Carolina Aiken
USCA
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