Library restores holiday display after controversy
The Nancy Carson Library in North Augusta reinstalled a holiday display after backlash over a Nativity scene removed on Dec. 9. Library director Mary Jo Dawson says county officials urged a balanced exhibit, now in a glass case near the children’s area with symbols from Christmas Kwanzaa and New Year’s alongside related children's books.
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Nancy Carson
North Augusta
Aiken County
Mary Jo Dawson
Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell
Edgefield
Nancy Carson Library
Ronnie Young
Library Board of Trustees
Dawson
Barbara Walker
Norah
Scott Rod
Dr Cleo visits aid residents teaching toy safety
Seven year old Shatoya Riley and other children at the Aiken Housing Authority welcomed Molina Healthcare mascot Dr Cleo and Charleston-based coordinators. The event offered toy safety tips such as avoiding small parts for under three, checking for lead, and supervising play while highlighting health guidance and nutrition.
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Shatoya Riley
Aiken Housing
Cleo
Shatoya
Mary Lawrence
Derrek Asbe
Karen Guedalia
Molina Healthcare
Dr. Cleo
Molina
Aiken Housing Authority
Rafael Santiago
Travaris Lawrence
Substandard Bridges in Aiken County Targeted for Replacement
The SCDOT lists 1595 substandard state bridges and notes in Aiken County more than 50 such structures. Several are functionally obsolete or deficient, with six slated for replacement and two for rehab, including the South Edisto River and Shaws Creek bridges. Funding is in place but replacement will take time.
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S.C. Department of Transportation
Aiken County
Pete Poore
SCDOT
Runs Creek
U.S.278
Lake Florence
S.C
Big Horse Creek
U.S. 1
Shaws Creek
Poore
Aiken
South Edisto River
Little Horse Creek
Savannah River
Area Deaths List for Aiken and Lexington Residents
Ann Cafferty Wittkamp Catherine Cooper Florence Hoffmeier Gerard Henry Marino Harold Edward Ross Judy Wall Zarzebinski Ned Bush McClain identified in the Area Deaths and Funerals section. Listings reflect local obituaries and burial notices from Aiken Lexington Warrenville Elko and surrounding communities.
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Healthcare Family
South Carolina
Georgia
Departments of Transportation
Dear Abby
Ann Cafferty Wittkamp
Catherine Cooper
Florence Hoffmeier
Lexington
Gerard Henry Marino
Harold Edward Ross Sr
Elko
Judy Wall Zarzebinski
Warrenville
Ned Bush
McClain, Aiken
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