Palmetto Parkway Progress and Traffic Ordinance Thoughts
A reader notes Palmetto Parkway's progress toward easier Augusta access and questions the city traffic ordinance. The column recalls a Teflon residue cleaning tip using Cameo cleanser and shares a traffic sighting on I 20 near North Augusta with a City of North Augusta vehicle speeding past.
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Palmetto Parkway
Augusta
North Augusta
Weather Deters No Speeders On Aiken Augusta Road
A tor rential downpour on the Aiken Augusta Highway reduced visibility yet cars still sped by. The writer questions driver safety and laments reckless behavior in bad weather. The column notes a Women in Black protest organizer at Aiken courthouse described as a man and urges protesters to act independently.
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Aiken-Augusta
Aiken
Langley Pond Project debated in county race
A reader questions benefit, urges a no vote in November and asks why public open space and preservation projects should be funded. The letter also challenges local officials over a horse park and Kennedy Middle School arena concerns while inviting feedback via Talkback.
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Aiken County
Langley Pond
Parris Island Marine Band to Perform in Hopelands Series
The Parris Island Marine Band under Warrant Officer Christian E. Flores performs tonight at 7 p.m. in Hopelands Gardens as part of the Summer Concert Series. Admission is free and parking is provided with rain plans to Gym 2 at H Odell Weeks Center.
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Parris Island Marine Band
Hopelands
Parris Island
Aiken
Hopelands Gardens
Christian E. Flores
United States
Marine Band
Parris Island Marine
Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
US. Navy
Windham
Whiskey Road
Rye Patch
Green Boundary Club
Carriage Museum
Berrie Road
H. Odell Weeks
City of Aiken Rainout
Boomersband Charms Cumberland Village Audience
Cumberland Village residents enjoyed the Boomersband concert with keyboardist Harry Cooksey and singer Larry McKinley performing hits from the early 1900s to the 1950s. They played classics like In the Mood and Chattanooga Choo Choo, invited crowd participation, and dedicated Make the World Go Away to McKinley’s wife Shirley.
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Cumberland Village
Harry Cooksey
Atlanta
Larry McKinley
McKinley
Kansas City
Blueberry Hill
Shirley
Hank Williams
Taos Southwest oil show by Cumberland Village resident
Cumberland Village hosts a Sunday 4 to 6 p.m. preview of Tricia Higgins Hurts oil collection Taos from my heart. The internationally collected artist and Cumberland Village resident will travel to Taos New Mexico for a one woman show at Ars Longa Gallery. Hurt, great niece of Victor Higgins, paints on location with eclectic studio color. She has taught, owned a gallery, and has studios in Taos Key West and Aiken.
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Cumberland Village
Tricia Higgins Hurt
Taos From
Taos
N.M
Ars Longa
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Key West
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Aiken
Washington, D.C
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Ebrooks
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Camp USC Aiken hosts geography camp for local students
Elementary students explore the 50 states in a mobile classroom led by Lori Mastromonico during a weeklong program. Camp sessions include Music Makers and computer classes for rising grades 2 to 5, with a final performance and a dinosaur themed discovery period. For details, contact Rossie Corwen at 641 3288.
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California
Lori Mastromonico
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Helen Church
Kim Fralick
Rossie Corwen
Rob Novit
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Rob Novi
Jessica Williams
Edgefield County
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