Hospice helps terminally ill families choose care at home
A Tennessee couple faced end of life at home after cancer returned. Hospice teams coordinate medical, emotional, and spiritual support for patients and families, easing suffering and providing closure. Agencies SouthernCare Hitchcock Hospice and St Joseph Hospice offer services, with families urged to seek help.
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Tammy Williams
Calvin “Mack
Williamses
Williams
Sandra McKee
SouthernCare
McKee
Churches Bring Youths Together For Outdoor Fun And Fellowship
Southside Free Will Baptist Church hosted visiting Unity Free Will Baptist Church youths at East Pine Log Road. The event featured games, pizza, basketball, musical chairs, and a brief service where participants could make a profession of faith. Reverend Todd Smith said the gathering helped local and visiting teens foster friendships and serve others.
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Mario Robinson
Southside
Free Will Baptist Church
Mario
East
Pine Log. Road
Unity Free Will Baptist Church of
Greenville
Todd Smith
Unity Baptist
UN Wennesday
Smith
Unity
Kent Nelson
Marshall Garner
Nelson
Alabama
Tennessee
Todd
Scott Webster Youth Explosion
Aiken Fire Officials Issue Wildfire Precautions
Fire officials urge residents to shield homes as western wildfires burn large areas and destroy hundreds of houses. Sgt David Turno notes Hitchcock Woods spans about 2000 acres in Aiken and is managed with prescribed burns by the Hitchcock Foundation.
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Aiken
Colorado
Arizona
Los Angeles
David Turno
Hitchcock Foundation
Wildfire safety tips for Hitchcock Woods area
South Carolina Forestry Commission urges clear fire breaks and water access for homes near Hitchcock Woods. Advice includes marker driveways, screened vents, roof clearance, 50 foot defensible space, fire resistant exteriors, spark arresters, proper ash disposal, and attention to trees within 100 feet of homes. Turno notes prescribed burns reduce fuel loads and warns careless debris burning fuels brush fires.
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SC Forestry Commission
Turno
S.C. Forestry Commission
Aiken man charged after breaking police car window
Jimmy Alford, 53, was arrested on disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. He also faces malicious injury to property after kicking out the rear window of a patrol car, causing about $300 in damage. Police said he became combative during arrest at 712 Palm Drive.
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Jimmy Alford
Palm Drive
Craig Burgess
Shirley Wynn
Alford
Wynn
Burgess
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