Fireworks stands cash in on Independence Day boom
Aiken County fireworks stands report strong sales over the Fourth of July weekend. Millbrook Fireworks on Whiskey Road enjoys its biggest day of the season, while Wacky Wayne’s in North Augusta operates with steady demand. Local churches host stands as fundraisers for youth programs and camp, drawing repeat customers and keeping prices low through volunteer labor.
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Aiken County
Millbrook
Whiskey Road
Travis Bradley
Bradley
Pat Riley
Chet Phillips
Wacky Wayne’s Fireworks
North Augusta
Tiffany
Southside
Free Will Baptist Church
East Pine Log Road
Randy Valandingham
Lost photograph returns to owner after house fire
Brenda Reed recovered a water damaged 11x14 photo of her father Arthur Cherry, taken at 19 in an Army uniform before Korea. The photo survived a February blaze and was found by a neighbor, reuniting Reed with a cherished family relic and earning gratitude for honoring veterans.
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Brenda Reed
Reed
Arthur “Snookieman
Leo Cherry
Rachel Johnson
Honduras mission continues amid Honduran political turmoil
Aiken County couple Sam and Roxanne Turnipseed and the Honduras Agape Foundation persist with humanitarian work as Honduras undergoes a coup, with Roxanne and Cecelia Newman remaining near San Pedro Sula and Sam planning to join them if safe. The group has operated since 1999 after Hurricane Mitch and conducts up to five trips yearly with 16 volunteers each. The upheaval prompted travel warnings and temporary delays, but the Turnipseeds urge prayers while remaining cautious.
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Aiken County
Honduras
Sam
Roxanne Turnipseed
Honduras Agape Foundation
Cecelia Newman
Sam Turnipseed
Aiken
U.S
Jose Manuel Zelaya
Roberto Micheletti
Congress
Zelaya
Supreme Court
Newman
San Pedro Sula
Turnipseed
Cecelia
Aiken Standard
Hilton
Turnipseeds
Hondurasagape.com
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America
Phillips
Church of God
Royal Rangers
Michael
Tiffany Goodwin
Valandingham
TNT
Suzanne Stone
Wacky
Wayne's of
Ai Hay Pane
Vows Phases Jest Jewelry Store
Porky Bradberry
Family
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