Clinic trains area rescuers in large animal rescue
Local rescue team members joined a training class at the Carolina Equine Clinic led by Dr. Tomas Gimenez and Rebecca Gimenez of Clemson University. Clemson field veterinarian Dr. Venaye P. Reece attended. participants included ADPS Special Operations Rescue Team members, volunteer fire personnel, animal control units, EMS, veterinarians, and county and city agencies. The session outlined uprighting overturned trailers, corralling horses with fencing, dragging with cords, and vertical lifts using a tow truck, with Sancho and Karma the Gimenez horses aiding realism.
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Carolina Equine Clinic
Tomas
Rebecca Gimenez
Clemson University
Venaye P. Reece
D.V.M
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Gimenez
Shannon Miller
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Langley Pond Gains Prestige as Rowing Hub
Langley Pond, once a joking symbol of stolen goods, grows into a county asset through rowing and water sports. County officials cite growth in training use with Augusta ties, led by Dr. George Fry and the Augusta Training Center. A hydrologist notes natural cleanup suffices if sediments stay undisturbed.
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Langley
Langley Pond
Bill Shepherd
George Fry
Augusta
National Science Center
Shepherd
Fry
Augusta Rowing Association
Pollu
Nature
U S 1 Aiken Augusta Highway Shows Change Over Time
The aging corridor from Aiken to Augusta evolved from wagon trails to a four lane highway with traffic lights and turn lanes. More than 80 businesses line the route as postwar development reshaped land and travel times.
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Aiken
Augusta
Aiken- Augusta
Horse Creek Valley
Early developers recall purchase near US 1 corridor
Ed Hatcher of Hatcher Funeral Home recalls buying property along US 1 from United Merchants in 1988. He says the site on Washington Road offered cheap land, proximity to the cemetery, and quick building potential as Augusta grew. Others like Bobby's Bar-B- and Midland Valley County Club followed as businesses expanded.
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Savannah
Hamburg
North Augusta
United Merchants and Manufactures
Horse Creek
Umm
Midland Valley Country Club
Midland Shopping Center
Carlton Shealy
C. Shealy
Aiken Technical College
Sunset Memory Gardens
Midland Valley County Club
Bobby's Bar
Hatcher Funeral Home
Ed Hatcher
United Merchants
Washington Road
Augusta
Hatcher
Harried day for local booksellers selling new Harry Potter
The newest Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, arrived in stores at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Aiken Office Supply stocked 100 copies and expected quick sales. B Dalton Bookseller in Aiken Mall had about 130 copies with strong reservations. Local interest and hype drive brisk sales as customers seek the latest edition, with comparisons to a nationwide 350,000 copy projection and JK Rowling's rising prominence.
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Aiken Office Supply
Whiskey Road
Ms. Holley
JK. Rowling
John Grisham
Dalton
Texas
Aiken
Hampton Inn
Krall
Ginny Southworth
Kimberly Hoover
Deaths and Funerals Notices Fragment in Augusta Area
Obituary notices list multiple individuals with home towns including North Augusta Johnston Neeses Augusta Aiken and Lafrica M Grant Juanita Stewart McCain Lillie Hayes Moore and Joseph Pendel Wells Race. Funeral homes include Stephen D Posey Bland Jack son s Memorial George Brighthorp G.L. Brighthorp Jackson Brooks.
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Wilbur Clayton Burnett
Johnston
Bland Funeral
Lafrica M. Grant
Neeses
Jackson's Memorial Chapel
Juanita Stewart McCain
Augusta
G.L. Brighthorp & Sons
Lillie
N.C
Hayes Moore
Aiken
Jackson-Brooks Funeral
Joseph Rudolph Pendel
George Funeral Homes
Wells
Lorenzo Race
Youth volunteers keep time despite disability at Good Life event
A group of youths dedicates hours weekly to community service, highlighting resilience despite disabilities. The feature spans plans for a Monday special and Tuesday through Friday sessions with themes from Escape to food, celebrate a July 14 opening, and a growing local business outlook.
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Sancho
Karma
Donnie Cutts
Rebecca Gimennez
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Ameg Ise
Margaret Holley
Venus
Wimbledon
USA
William T. Besson Jr
Stephen D. Posey
Abby
Nee
Sekine Soy
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