White Pond community center to reopen after major facelift
Aiken County funds plus a USDA Rural Development grant and local support funded a near total renovation of the 1948 White Pond Community Center between Windsor and Williston. Upgrades include water pump, HVAC, restrooms, windows, roof, electrical work, and a wheelchair ramp. The center, dormant for four years, will host group meetings, Christmas dinners, voting, DSS distributions, youth programs, weddings, and other events. residents praise the revival as a community lifeline and call for ongoing oversight.
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White Pond
Aiken County
Windsor
Williston
Precinct 42
Department of Social Services
Cora Wimberly
LaRita Rouse Riley
North Augusta Considers Public Education Partners Pitch
North Augusta City Council heard a push to back Public Education Partners and GALEF aided program aimed at supporting Aiken County’s 38 schools. Diane Mangiante and Jeff Spears urged endorsement and potential funding, while council planned to consider the proposal with a first reading of the 2002 budget slated for fall. The meeting also covered stormwater management leading to NPDES Phase II compliance with Wolpert LLP hired to guide adherence over three years.
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North Augusta
Aikenounty
Diane Mangiante
Publc
Mangiante
Greater Aiken
Spears
Lark Jones
Jones
Charles Martin
Public Utilities
Tom Zeaser
Wolpert
Aiken couple sues after March highway wreck
Frank and Gloria Green of Aiken County seek 50 000 each in a civil suit naming the Department of Public Safety and trooper Ricky Swink as defendants. The March 9 2000 collision on S C 19 allegedly rear ended their car as they prepared to left turn. They seek compensatory and punitive damages plus costs.
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Aiken County
Frank
Gloria Green
Department of Public Safety and
Highway Patrol
Ricky Swink
Greens
S.C. 19
Swink
Columbia Man Arrested in $8,000 Apple Homes Breach Case
Korer Lafayette Smith, 41, of Columbia, is charged with breach of trust after allegedly diverting an $8,000 April mobile home deposit for personal use. He turned himself in at the Aiken County Sheriff's Office on Monday. Also sought is Andra Terrell Smith, 32, of Asheville, 6'2", 260 pounds. Authorities urge tips to the sheriff's office or Crime Stoppers.
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Rian Sanders
Aiken County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department
Aiken County Council
Columbia
Aiken County
Apple Homes
Aiken
Korer
Lafayette Smith
Mariners Row
Andra Terrell Smith
Asheville
Congress Street
Sheriff's Office
Free women's health clinic held Thursdays at Salvation Army Center
A free women's health clinic runs 6 to 8 am on the first and third Thursday each month at the Salvation Army Wellness Center 1383 Greene. Services include Pap smears breast exams and diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. The program is run through the Medical College of Georgia Student Chapter of the American Medical Women's Association and MCG Departments of Family Medicine and Obstetrics Gynecology. For information or an appointment call St Vincent dePaul Health Center at 706-828-3444.
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Salvation Army & Ware Center
Greene
Ted
Medical College of Georgia
American Medical Women’s Association
MCG
St. Vincent dePaul Health Center
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Blond Simmons
Aiten County
Richland Ave
W. Aiken SC
Bery Aiken County
Arlsing Service
United States
Depa
USDA
Tment of Agriculture
Ginny Southort
Cora Wimberg
Ezekiel Wimberly
Ashley Simmons-Blair
Venice
Green
Consortium
Gunny Sousimont
Ryan Hickley
Hopelands Gardens
Karen Hickley
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