Hurricane Bertha Bypasses SC Yet Leaves Beach Damage
Hurricane Bertha swept through South Carolina causing scattered damage and outages. In North Myrtle Beach eight story oceanfront condos Spinnaker and Xanadu HL suffered siding and insulation losses and seawall damage. A gas station roof torn off at Little River, trees toppled mobile homes near Conway, and a surfer was reportedly injured at Surfside Beach. About 18 to 19 thousand utility customers lost power across Horry County and outages stretched to Charleston. The storm tracked toward North Carolina with gusts up to 115 mph on beaches near New Hanover and Pender counties. Local residents described debris and downed trees while crews worked to restore lines and assess damages.
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Myrtle Beach
Little River
Conway
Surfside Beach
Ann Boger
North Carolina
New Hanover
Pender Counties
North Carolina Line
Jack McVay
Santee Cooper
Horry County
Coleman honored for heroic rescue
Donna Michelle Coleman received a state Certificate of Appreciation signed by Gov. Beasley for guiding two elderly clients to safety when her Aiken van filled with smoke. She calmly evacuated both clients, used the wheelchair lift manually after the power failed, and reported the fire at the Aiken Career Center. Coleman suffered only superficial burns.
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Donna Michelle Coleman
Aiken
Aiken County
Coleman
Palmetto State
Shaky Tale of Dr Jakey high school stage spoof at Aiken
A group of teens performs The Shaky Tale of Dr Jakey by the Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing. The musical comedy features wordplay and dance numbers with characters like Formalda Hide Whosa and Ima Fraidy. Future shows are July 13 14 19 and 20 with tickets five dollars adults three dollars students.
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Aiken Community Playhouse
Dr. Jakey
Playhouse
Formalda Hide
Whosa
Ima Fraidy
Pepper Ony
Susan Thames
Jennifer Cudworth
Aiken
New Americans take oath at citizenship ceremony
The ceremony honored new citizens with remarks from Simons and Kosinski and included invocations by Rev. Harry Workman. Attendees pledged taxes, voting, jury service, and loyalty while police and veteran groups represented various patriotic organizations. Amber Quarles led singing of America as the event opened.
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Simons
Harry Workman
Trinity United Methodist Church
America
Kosinski
Polish Heritage Association of the
Southeast
Airien
Jerri Adair
US. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Jack Caughman
The
American Legion
the Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society of Colonial Dames of America
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Military Order of the World Wars
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Bertha Spares
S.C
South Carolina
Cape Fear
N.C
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Comm
Dations
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Gwen Power
State Department of Health and Human Services
Roy Tucker Jr
State Department of Transportation
Council On Aging
By Dustin Turner
Foran
Reese
Anna Grace Mink
USA
Anna
Mommy
Matthew Starkie
Matt
Emily
Carolina Awards
Whiskey Rd
P.O
Aiken, S.C
Whiskey Road
Lowes
Augusta
Milton Ruben Chevrolet
Washington Road
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