Graniteville Man Rescues Baby From House Fire
Curtis Knight rescued a baby and a woman from a burning Graniteville home on Rainbow Falls Road as high winds spread the blaze to a nearby field and woods. Firefighters battled for about three hours. three firefighters were overcome, with Todd Hudson hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
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Graniteville
Curtis Knight
Rainbow Falls Road
Debra Williams
Knight
Ms. Williams
Graniteville-Vaucluse- Warrrenville
Jimmy Corley
Corley
Todd Hudson
Aiken Community Hospital
Hudson
Anna DeLoach
F. Hall
Pelion
Frieda Hall
Hall
Aiken Eyeing Rye Patch Gift From Rogers Estate
City Manager Roland Windham announced Aiken plans to receive Rye Patch, an estate adjacent to Hopeland Gardens, donated by the Rogers family if the council approves usage. The 10 acre property includes a six bedroom mansion, stables and auxiliary buildings and may host weddings or serve as backup for Hopeland Gardens concerts.
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Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Dorothy Knox Goodyear Rogers
Hopeland Gardens
Windham
Berrie and
Whiskey Roads
Robert Marvin
Rye Patch
Friends of
Hopelands
Rogers
Iselin
Rye
Patch
Jaycee Shopping Tour supports Aiken County children
Christmas shopping aid arrives as donations fund a Wal-Mart event on December 19. Each child will receive 30 dollars for clothes and toys, with gifts supported by The Jaycees and Salvation Army drives in Aiken and nearby communities.
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Aiken County
Wal-Mart
Aiken
Salvation Army
Gayle Dr
N.W
Langley
Graniteville
Central Area Administration Debate Marks City School Board Meeting
About 65 Silver Bluff residents and county education leaders debated changing the Silver Bluff Zone to Administrative Area 5. The discussion contrasted district centralization with area administration as board members weighed abolishing area superintendents and area advisory councils.
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Silver Bluff Zone
Silver Bluff
Aiken County
Rod Greenway
Inease P. Williamson
Durward B. Pridgen
Dr Pridgen
Pridgen
George Peabody College For Teachers
Council Tentatively Okays County Reapportionment Plan
Aiken County Council gave tentative approval to a reapportionment plan after Gil Trapp presented four maps showing district impacts. Plan C won, promising even population distribution and clearer boundaries, with major changes in Districts 7 and 8 and a public hearing set for Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Carrol H. Warner
Aiken
Gil Trapp
Trapp
Homer McGee
Medwill Hill
William Clyburn
Clyburn
McGee
Ralph F. Cullinan
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Graniteville Man
Baby
Blaze
Kathy Woodham
Roland Windham
The
Jaycees
Ray Vaughters Jr
Joe Zanesaik
Howard Lee Miller
Wilson Walker
Albert W. Coon
Wilhelmina
Johnson
J.H. Menken
Thomas E. Dill
Katie G. Williams
Bible
St. Johns United Methodist Church
Whitwell
Tenn
Abby
Louis Rukeyser
Lynne Katonak
Showtime Sports the Butcher
Benjamin Allen Hall
Aiken High
E.L. Rearden
Rearden
Lexington County
James R. Johnson
James Whittle
Robert J
Bob) Harte
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