Officials urge fireworks safety during celebrations
Local fire officials urge legality checks before using fireworks and emphasize safety. In Aiken only sparklers and small firecrackers are allowed, with strict size and explosive limits. Lt. Jake Mahoney notes New Year calls spike at midnight and alcohol increases injury risk. gloves and eye protection are advised, with water nearby and no reignition of duds. Store manager Skip Playford stresses reading directions and having water or sand ready, as mortars and multishots remain popular choices.
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Aiken
Jake Mahoney
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Mahoney
Skip Playford
Wacky Wayne’s Fireworks
West Martintown Road
North Augusta
Playford
Fireworks stands see slow sales due to weather in Aiken
Comments invite reader opinions on fireworks safety. Aiken stands report busy days ahead as one vendor notes a gradual increase in activity. Wacky Wayne's operates year round while many stands are seasonal near South Aiken Church of God. Proceeds help Royal Rangers mentoring program. Karen Thigpen cites slow business from weather but expects better traffic today. Free 100 pack of firecrackers offered to visitors at the church stand.
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Karen Thigpen
South Airian Church of God
Wayne’s
South Aiken
Church of God
Whiskey Road
Royal Rangers
Initial brief filed in Project Jackson suit
North Augusta resident Steve Donohue returns to the South Carolina Supreme Court arguing the Kinard ruling erred over blight need for a 2006 TIF district and FOIA violations. He contends the amended 2013 TIF ordinance and private sessions violated state law and asks the court to void the ordinance and restart the legislative process. City brief expected next week as Donohala’s appeal advances.
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North Augusta
Steve Donohue
S.C. Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Donahue
City of
Lark Jones
Augusta GreenJackets
River Club
Hammond’s Ferry
Ernest Kinard
Donohue
Kinard
State Supreme Court
Todd Glover
Swamp Fox Closing Doors After Seven Years in Aiken
Swamp Fox owners Tommy and Connie Dean close the restaurant at 233 Chesterfield St after seven years to spend more time with family and grandchildren. They will continue catering for special events including weddings and polo-related functions, leverage past success, and remain in Aiken.
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Tommy
Connie Dean
Swamp Fox
Aiken
Chesterfield St
Deans
Aiken Standard
Conidean
Gmail
Parkinson group to meet for talk on high intensity exercise
The Parkinson support group gathers at 1 p.m. Thursday January 8 at the Family Y Graniteville to hear Paul Gustafson discuss high intensity exercise benefits for Parkinson's patients. Information lines list 803-642-4026 and 803-270-7003. Windsor town meeting follows at 7 p.m. First Baptist Church activity building. Marsha Shelburn paintings on view at Aiken Center for the Arts through January 28. 122 Laurens St.
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Family Y
Trolley Line Road
Graniteville
Paul Gustafson
AET
Janet
Windsor
Tion
First Baptist Church
Marsha Shelburn
Aiken Center For the Arts
Laurens St
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