Storm hits Aiken County tied up by outages and shortages
Local businesses scramble as Carolina Outdoors awaits a truckload of 50 chain saws from Virginia via Columbia. While saws fly off shelves, other shops lose food to spoilage after extended power outages. Midway Grill owner Bill Hamilton laments $8,000 in losses as SCE&G struggles with restoration. Mary O’Hare notes a silver lining despite days closed and a fallen tree near her shop. Haley Hughes reports for the Aiken Standard.
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Virginia
Aiken
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Aiken County
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Aiken Standard
Mary O'Hare
M.B Jewelry & Reads
Laurens Street
O'Hare
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Four days off for schools in Aiken County
Aiken County public schools resume regular schedules after four days closed due to debris from storms. Deputy Superintendent David Caver notes power restored in all schools but some limbs remain on grounds and may take weeks to clear. Bus routes will avoid impassable secondary roads, urging riders to meet buses on main roads.
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Aiken County
David Caver
Caver
Tammie Newman
North Augusta
Hammond Hill
Bunting Street
Georgia Avenue
Cherokee Street
Belvedere
District weighs options to make up snow days this spring
The district may use two March teacher workdays to offset two missed days after a heavy snowstorm. A proposed measure would let districts excuse up to five missed days, with the Senate set to consider it. Superintendent Beth Everitt notes makeups after school or Saturdays may be ineffective.
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Everitt
SCORE session and health classes at local venues
SCORE representative Pegi Flahault leads a small business startup session at the Aiken County Public Library at 6 30 p m today. Also Gregg Park Civic Center in Graniteville offers a free blood pressure check from 4 to 6 p m today. Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Center hosts free computer classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 30 a m to noon taught by Sister Dorothy Olinger.
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Aiken County Public Library
Chesterfield S. $.W
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Center
Seton Building
Dorothy Olinger
Gates Stay Closed At Hopelands And Rye Patch Parks
City manager says Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch remain locked after ice storm damage. Most damage is in Hopelands while Rye Patch is less affected but no reopening schedule yet. Crews clear roads and remove fallen limbs as residents urged to avoid parkways and Hitchcock Woods.
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Hopelands Gardens
Richard Pearce
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