Drought dampens Fourth of July fireworks sales in Aiken
Local fireworks stores report sales are steady but not strong due to drought conditions. Rain is hoped for to boost traffic, with vendors noting hot items like artillery shells and Saturn missiles and advising safety precautions amid dry weather.
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Aiken
Aiken County
State Climatology
Vince Phillips
Wacky Wayne’s Fireworks
Whiskey Road
Tammy Smathers
Millbrook Fireworks
Smathers
Phillips
Wayne’s
Haley Hughes
Wayne's
Millbrook
Warm donation brings crocheted lap blankets to Aiken VA clinic
Joan Jackson, a Windsor veteran's widow, donated 10 red white and blue crocheted lap blankets to the Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Aiken. Mary Cunningham says the blankets will be given to wheelchair users during upcoming appointments. The clinic on Millbrook Avenue offers primary care mental health services and a 24 hour nurse line.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Aiken
Joan Jackson
Windsor
Millbrook Avenue
Mary Cunningham
Aiken VA
Snelling
Whiskey Road
Shoney’s
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard.com
Mary Snelling
Fried Green Tomato Festival Returns to Gloverville
The 12th annual Fried Green Tomato Festival takes place Saturday July 26 at The Whistle Stop 258 Pleasure Island Road off Highway 421 in Gloverville. Enjoy live music a motorcycle and classic car show and Langley Pond fun with fried green tomatoes. Proceeds benefit the Adopt-A-Family Program. For info call 593-5200.
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Pleasure Island Road
Highway 421
Gloverville
Langley Pond
Aiken Red Cross to Hold Blood Drive
The American Red Cross Aiken County Chapter will hold regular blood drives from 2 to 7 p.m. every fourth Wednesday at 1314 Pine Log Road in Aiken. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in good health. Call 800 GIVE LIFE or visit DonateBloodToday.org for more information.
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American Red Cross
Aiken County
Pine Log Road
Aiken
DonateBloodToday.org
ARMC Names Denise Finkbeiner Chief Nursing Officer
Denise Finkbeiner, ARMC's new chief nursing officer, rose from ER nurse to director of clinic operations before promotion. She stresses quality and best practices, noting ARMC remains top in quality indicators as she leads a team toward patient-centered care.
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Denise Finkbeiner
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Finkbeiner
ARMC
Department of Nursing
Aiken Woman Reports Stalking Suspect With Gun at Store
An Aiken woman with a no contact order says a man she accused of stalking tried to hug her at a convenience store and displayed a silver and black handgun. An officer later found the man with a BB gun and the case remains under investigation as he told police they could take the gun.
Unwanted visitor exposes himself to a resident
An Aiken woman reported a man who identified himself as Londell visited her home Tuesday. She asked him to leave, but he returned and removed insulation around the air conditioning unit then stuck his head inside the window. He left when police arrived.
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Londell
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