Aiken seniors to tour Charleston visit South Carolina Aquarium
The Aiken Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism will lead a group of area seniors on a trip to Charleston next month to visit the South Carolina Aquarium improving local recreational opportunities for older residents. The trip showcases community programs and regional tourism initiatives in Aiken.
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Aiken Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Charleston
South Carolina Aquarium
Aiken Standard Readers Discuss Eldest by Paolini
Aiken showcases a daily literary discussion space as the paper highlights Eldest by Christopher Paolini. George William Brown obituary notices appear in the Deaths and Funerals section on page 10A.
Aiken Emerges as South Carolina's Hottest Real Estate Market
Real estate experts cite retirees and a vibrant lifestyle as drivers behind Aiken's surge. In 2005 the Aiken MLS area saw a 49.6 percent rise in home sales, with Cedar Creek growing rapidly and outpacing Beaufort and Charleston regions. Prices in Florida and hurricane impacts push movers north. Retirees seek an active, identifiable community offering golf, shopping, and easy access to Atlanta.
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S.C. Association of Realtors
Beaufort
Charleston
Sally Brodie
ERA Real Estate
Florida
Atlanta
New friends aid Katrina victims in Biloxi relief work
The Biloxi relief drive by 20 Aiken residents from St. Paul Lutheran Church spanned four to nine days each. Matthew Bullock, 66, worked 18 to 19 hours daily with the city public works, enduring water damage and housing devastation while helping others.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Aiken
Biloxi
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Volunteers Aid Ailing Home After Katrina Hit
In Biloxi volunteers led by Norm Traub and others repair Matthew Bullock’s home after Hurricane Katrina. They install insulation and paneling and plan to return for more work. Bullock refused to evacuate previously and stayed through storms, enduring rising water and power loss.
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Aiken
Norm Traub
Bullock
Traub
Diane
Matthew
Bond denied in dog cruelty case in Aiken
Nolan Kerry Grant, 17, of Aiken, was denied bond in circuit court on two counts of cruelty to animals, burglary and grand larceny from a Nov. 9 2005 break in at Chad and Chrissa Matthews home. A competency hearing is scheduled before Feb. 13.
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Nolan Kerry Grant
Jack Early
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Grant
Chad
Chrissa Matthews
Matthewses
Bond
Jerry Screen
Screen
Beaver Creek Tribe Seeks State Recognition in Hearing
The Beaver Creek Indian tribe aims for minority recognition to clear a path toward gaming in Salley. A hearing Friday at the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs in Columbia begins at 10 a.m. Chief Louise Chavis says she and her husband no longer run the group.
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Chavis
South Carolina Commission For Minority Affairs
North Main St
Columbia
Beaver Creek Indian Tribe
Salley
Mark Sanford
Pat Lokey
South Carolina
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