Powderhouse Road widening project to start soon
South Carolina transportation officials plan Powderhouse Road improvements from East Pine Log to Whiskey Road. Cranes will widen lanes by one foot with two foot paved shoulders and four foot earth shoulders while resurfacing the entire road under traffic. The Old Powderhouse and Powderhouse Roads intersection will be realigned with traffic control in place. Completion is targeted for July 31 and the $1.4 million project is funded by the Aiken County Transportation Commission.
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Powderhouse Road
East Pine Log Road
Whiskey Road
South Carolina
Julie Barker
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Barker
Old Powderhouse
Powderhouse Roads
Terry
The
Aiken County Transportation Commission
Residents praise litter protest hung on Piper Road tree
Nikki Sarka and Sharon Angelos applaud a roadside statement hung from a tree on Piper Road to protest trash along Piper and Mount Cavalry Roads. They cite ongoing litter, note local containment efforts by Aiken County Solid Waste, and urge reporting littering to 642-1533.
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Nikki Sarka
Sharon Angelos
Piper Road
Sarka
Angelos
Mount Calvary Road
Aiken County
Aiken County Solid Waste
Haley Hughes
Piper
Lowe's Habitat Clinic Teaches Women Wall Framing
More than 30 women attended the second of six free how to clinics offered by Lowe's for Habitat for Humanity volunteers. Gary Leach demonstrated framing for walls and roofs as women prepared to build a house starting in March. A team effort raised and connected the three wall sections.
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Lowe's
Habitat For Humanity
Gary Leach
Baby Blessings spreads warmth with hats and blankets
Preemie aid group Baby Blessings has gathered over 1,400 knit cap and blanket gifts for area hospitals. Robin Ford leads about 20 volunteers with Solid Rock Baptist Church assisting as donations flow from Barbara Sue Brodie Needleworks in Aiken and Gold Cross Ambulance Service in Augusta. The effort supports neonatal ICUs at Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center and University Hospital in Augusta, with plans to expand to Columbia and Charleston hospitals.
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Baby Blessings
Robin Ford
Solid Rock Baptist Church
Ford
Barbara Sue Brodie
Aiken
Gold Cross Ambulance Service
Augusta
Denise
Candler Hospital
Savannah Memorial Hospital
Piedmont Memorial Hospital
Rock Hill
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Aiken Standard
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Randolph Macon Woman's College
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Middle Tennessee State University
Knoxville, Tenn
Suzanne Stone
Savannah — College of Art & Design
Augusta State University
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