Edgefield earthquake rattles region at 4.1 magnitude
Edgefield resident Sam Crouch felt a rumble as the USGS confirmed a 4.1 magnitude quake at 10 23 p m Friday. The epicenter was seven miles northwest of Edgefield with no injuries or major damage reported as engineers evaluated bridges. Residents from Georgia to North Carolina reported shaking.
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Edgefield
Sam Crouch
Mother Nature
U.S. Geological Survey
Crouch
Georgia
North Carolina
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Trenton
Columbia
Lexington
Windsor
Willis
Power Outage Strands Aiken County Residents
About 30 000 residents in Aiken County lack electricity as crews work to restore power. FEMA may declare a disaster after assessing damage, with thresholds of 6.4 million dollars state wide and 560 000 locally. recovery could take weeks. Fred Hope and others move from home to home to stay warm while outages persist.
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Fred Hope
Hope
Aiken
Sce&g
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Aiken County
Emergency Services
Tommy Thompson
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Thompson
South Carolina
Area Deaths and Memorials Keep Local Obits Summary
Cheryl Smith of Baltimore Maryland Fannie E Corley of Aiken Lucas Todd of Warrenville Patrick Pat J McGovern of Pelion are listed in the area deaths and funerals notices for 6A detailing recent obituaries and funeral home arrangements.
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Cheryl Smith
Baltimore, Md
Fannie E. Corley
Aiken
Lucas Todd Kameese
Warrenville
Patrick
Pat” J. McGovern
Pelion
Winter storm brings community together in Aiken County
Aiken residents and organizations open doors for warm meals and shelter after a severe winter storm. North Aiken Church of God hosts about 60 people for dinner and warmth, while Salvation Army and Midland Valley High School offer emergency shelter in Graniteville.
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Aiken County
North Aiken
Pastor Tallmage
Columbia Highway
Tallmage
Larry Fields Jr
Ture
Fields
Candice Setters
Sam
Setters
Marvin Morgan
Jan
Morgan
Salvation Army
Gayle Ave
Midland Valley High School
Mustang Dr
Graniteville
Alex Tallmage
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University Parkway
Society Hill Drive
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