NAACP Aiken Branch Looks Ahead With Calls For Action
Speakers at a local NAACP event criticized prison systems, urged parental involvement in education, and rejected partisan labels. The gathering honored longtime local leaders and announced Rev. David Walker as the incoming president, with donations to Habitat for Humanity and praise for community service efforts.
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National Board of Directors
NAACP
Gallman
Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
Marie Radden
Schofield High School
Emma McGraw Myers
Lucinda Parks Kenner
Friendship Baptist Church
Aiken
David Walker
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church
Sandersville, Ga
Christmas park lights illuminate Hopeland with community help
Senior group Pairs and Spares supports the Hopeland Christmas project with fundraisers and donations. Volunteers host nightly refreshments, and concerts by Downtown Community Choir The Gathering St Mary’s Millbrook Elementary Choir Town Creek Baptist Choir Brett Ala Havelden plus others run Dec 13 to 21. Park hours 6 9 pm Dec 13 27 closed Dec 24.
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Hopeland
Millbrook
Town Creek
Brett Ala Havelden
Rye Patch
Food Max
Winn Dixie
York Street
Aiken video poker store robbed on Dougherty Road
A man robbed Chasers Video on Dougherty Road Sunday at about 9 30 p m. He showed a handgun and forced a female employee to open machines and surrender cash. He fled north on Owens Street in a blue Nissan. He is described as white, early to mid 20s, 5 6, 120 pounds, brown receding hair, mustache, hazel eyes, acne, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. No injuries reported. Call 842 1761 with tips.
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Chasers
Dougherty Road
Aiken County
Aiken City Council Sets Second Reading For Land Use Plan
The Aiken City Council will hold a second reading and public hearing on the Comprehensive Land Use and Transportation Plan at 7 30 pm in the Municipal Building. The plan guides growth and will be reviewed every five to ten years.
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South Carolina
Aiken
Steve Thompson
Planning Commission
Verenes
S.C. 19
Sassafras Road
Guard shot during early morning fight at Salley nightclub
A security guard Gerald Dewayne Reed was wounded in the leg when shots were fired into Dona van's nightclub at 160 Dean Swamp Church Road Salley. Reed and other guards attempted to break up the fight around 1 15 am Sunday as the unknown shooter fired several rounds into the club.
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Columbia
Salley
Donavan’s
Dean Swamp Church
Gerald Dewayne Reed
Reed
North Augusta Christmas Parade Highlights Local Groups
A North Augusta parade featured Confederate reenactors, American Legion Post 71, Sweetwater Baptist Church, and Cub Scout Pack 7. Judges awarded top honors to Bath Woodworking Shop, Tip Toes and Taps, Palmetto Ambulance, with Sweetwater Baptist and North Augusta Olde Towne also placing. Organizers called it possibly the largest parade yet.
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American Legion Post 71
Pearl Harbor
Sweetwater Baptist Church
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