Battle of Aiken reenactment planned by Confederate group
The Barnard E. Bee Camp 1575 Sons of Confederate Veterans will sponsor the anniversary Battle of Aiken reenactment in February 2022. The camp with the S C Center for the Book and USC Aiken history department will also sponsor the Authors of the Confederate Era Symposium. The original February 11 1965 battle was led by Confederate General Joe Wheeler against Union general Judson Kilpatrick and was the only Confederate victory between Atlanta and Bentonville.
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USC Aiken History Department
Joe Wheeler
Judson Kilpatrick
Sherman
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Bentonville
Aiken County police blotter items and threats case
Police report a school bus window smashed at Midland Valley High School with a baseball bat or similar object. A separate auto burglary on Mill Street led to theft of tools. Warrenville man questioned by deputies over threats to church members. Burglary on Wagener Trail Road dated Feb 2 involved jewelry and electronics.
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Midland Valley High School
Mill Street
Warrenville
Aiken First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Wagener Trail Road
Aiken StandardCorrects Lawmaker Affiliation Error
The Aiken Standard notes an error in Thursday's edition misidentifying Rep J Roland Smith of Langley as a party member. The paper clarifies his correct party affiliation and regrets the mistake.
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J. Roland Smith
R-Langley
Aiken Standard
Cornbread at USC Aiken Authors of the Confederate Era Symposium
MATTHEW and GERRI LANE of the Edisto Hounds will serve cornbread from The Robert E. Lee Family Cooking and Housekeeping Book at a luncheon with ANNE CARTER ZIMMER, Robert E. Lee's great granddaughter, during the Authors of the Confederate Era Symposium. A cornbread connoisseur rated the dish excellent. reservations are available by calling 641-3482.
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Gerri Lane
Edisto Hounds
Robert E. Lee
Anne Carter Zimmer
USC Aiken
Burn victim DeeAnn Wright seeks blood donations for recovery
Twelve year old DeeAnn Wright, severely burned in a house fire that killed her sister, undergoes grafting with cadaver skin after extensive surgeries. Doctors urge blood donations noting burned patients often need transfusions, with donors asked at Shepeard Blood Drives.
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DeeAnn Wright
Merriwether Middle School
Gery
Boston
Augusta
DeeAnn
Karen Marie
North Augusta High School
Aiken County
Edgefield County
Brooks
Dr. Still
Sporting Days trials lure large field of horses and dogs
Aiken hosts weekend events drawing many entrants. Canine agility workshop runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hippodrome in North Augusta with Jan Santel giving lectures. Sporting Days Farms hosts Horse Trials with dressage cross country and stadium jumping, benefitting Montmorenci Volunteer Fire Dept and Aiken Rescue Squad.
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Hippodrome
North Augusta
Wanda Gipp
Aiken Dog Training Club
American Kennel Club
Ms. Gipp
Jan Santel
Aiken, Inc
Montmorenci Volunteer Fire Dept
Aiken Rescue ‘Squad
Avondale opens first phase of Horse Creek weaving mill
GRANITEVILLE The Avondale Mills moves forward on the Horse Creek project with the first phase complete. The new facility houses 160 of 240 air jet looms and aims to produce over a hundred million square yards of denim annually. The plant sits beside Graniteville Indigo Dye, consolidating fiber carding, spinning, and dyeing steps to streamline weaving.
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Avondale Mills
Horse Creek
Graniteville Company
Kelley Wasserman
Avondale Sun
Augusta
Judge stays subpoena in Ryberg child custody case
Judge Nuessle grants a stay on a subpoena served on Sen. Greg Ryberg by Aiken lawyer John Harte seeking information critical of the judge. The protective order was filed Thursday as Nuessle presides over an international dispute involving Michael Loos and Christiane Lops. The case originated in Nuessle’s court.
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Family Court
Veter Nuessle
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
History interpreter brings realism to her presentations
Mary Alice Mathis of North Augusta dressed in 18th Century clothes for a Newcomer's February Meeting talk. She described period customs, travel reenactments with her daughter Lauren, and authentic attire from Charleston and Savannah shipped fabrics.
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Mary Alice Mathis
North Augusta
Irs. Mathis
Lauren
Charleston
Savannah
Sharon Taylor
Mary Lee Mathis
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