City hosts 33rdAnnual Christmas Craft Show in Aiken
The City of Aiken Parks Recreation and Tourism Department hosts the 33rd annual Christmas Craft Show at the H O Weeks Center drawing hundreds of vendors from the Southeast. Sandra Yochum of Aiken praises the event and shoppers begin on Friday with crafts, eats, and entertainment including Yuletide Carollers from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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City of
Aiken
Makin
Yochum
Andrew Parker
Parades Kick Off Holiday Weekend in Wagener and Nearby
Wagener opens the Christmas season with its annual parade at 11 a.m. today, lineup at 10 a.m. at A L Corbett School. New Ellenton follows with lineup at 11 a.m. at Reid's and marching at noon, rain date Sunday 2 p.m. Graniteville and Vaucluse parades noted for later today.
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Wagener
A.L. Corbett
Ellenton
Reid’s
Graniteville, Vaucluse
Sanford proposes privatization option for public colleges
Gov Mark Sanford urged higher education coordination in South Carolina and floated a plan allowing colleges uneasy with state control to exit the system by going private. He named 13 larger colleges and universities as eligible, including USC Aiken, and argued state policy must cut duplication and spend wisely. Tim Simmons, head of Aiken County HE, warned USCA could not go private as it would undercut affordability.
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Charleston
Mark Sanford
South Carolina
Sanford
USC Aiken
Citadel
North Carolina
Georgia
Commission On Higher Education
Board of Regents
Tim Simmons
Aiken County
Cows killed as trailer overturns on Lexington Aiken line
A livestock trailer carrying about 50 cows overturned on I 20 near the Lexington Aiken County line at 11:45 p.m. No injuries to people. Sixteen cows died at the scene and one was euthanized. remaining cattle were unloaded. Driver Charles Parnell faces no charges.
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Lexington
Lexington- Aiken
S.C. Highway Patrol
Lance Cpl
Josef Robinson
Robinson
Aiken
Rochelle Oldfield
Columbia
University of South Carolina School of Law
Oldfield
Karen
Kdaily
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Auto break ins target home improvement stores on Whiskey Road
Aiken Public Safety reports multiple tool thefts from vehicles in Southside Home Depot and similar lots. At least four incidents in two years have cost owners thousands, with witnesses and serial numbers aiding police. Store personnel assist in investigations as officers urge vigilance.
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Aiken
Aiken Public Safety
New Ellenton
Dwayne Dupert
Whiskey Road
Dupert
Home Depot
Letha Jones
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