One killed in Atomic Road wreck near North Augusta
A North Augusta man, Jose Santos, 37, died after a head on collision on Atomic Road with a Toyota driven by Susan Arnot of McCormick. Arnot and her husband Michael were injured. rescue workers freed them from wreckage after about an hour. The Arnots wore seatbelts and two Labrador retrievers were with them.
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North Augusta
McCormick
Jose Santos
Daffodil Drive
Phil Clarke
Santos
Atomic
Susan Arnot
Atomic Road
Vickie Quiller
Miller
Arnot
Michael
Aiken
Arnots
Am Protopy Ratny Jetcoats Rescue
Jaws of Life
Winter Weather Hits Area With Freezing Rain Advisory
A winter weather advisory remained in effect overnight for Aiken Edgefield Kershaw Lee Lexington McCormick Iceland Saluda Sumter Counties as freezing rain and drizzle could icing trees power lines and overpasses. The storm could bring light ice though accumulations stay under a quarter inch and roads may remain hazardous. The advisory was issued by the National Weather Service and echoed by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
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National Weather Service
Aiken
South Carolina
Mid-Atlantic
Associated Press
Georgia
Harlem Renaissance come alive at Schofield Middle School program
Aiken residents staged a six act Harlem Renaissance tribute at Schofield Middle School as Friendship Baptist Church presented a black history program. The cast of 100 plus re created figures from J. Washington to Duke Ellington celebrating the era from 1917 to 1985 amid reflections on wartime racism and the 1917 New York protest march.
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Tsooher J. Washington
Marcus Garvey
Duke Ellington
Cab Calloway
Ethel Waters
Schofield Middle School
Aiken
Friendship African Baptist Church
United States
New York
Fifth Avenue
Wal-Mart Super Center Evacuated Over Smoke Scare in Aiken
Smoke formed from a roof heating unit at the Wal-Mart Super Center on Whiskey Road prompting a two hour evacuation around 2 p.m. Shoppers and staff exited as three fire trucks responded. An electrician fixed the issue and the store reopened.
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Aiken
Super
Wal-Mart Super Center
Whiskey Road
Beverly Burch
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Wendell Hall
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