Produce pricing contrasts at Aiken market and stores
Reporters compared prices at the Aiken Farmers Market Reid’s Kroger Publix Food Lion Bi Lo and Walmart for potatoes corn watermelons and green peppers. Totals ranged from roughly 15 to 25 dollars pre tax with South Carolina grown signs signaling locally grown items and Columbia sourcing cited for better pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Reid’s
Kroger
Publix
Food Lion
Bi-Lo
Walmart
Elloree
Columbia
United States
Mike Warner
Kids in College campers solve real world problems at USC Aiken
Weston Evans and peers from Byrd Elementary studied Real World Solutions during a five day USC Aiken camp led by Justin Doman of North Augusta Elementary. Students built rockets and bridges while preparing a mock bank crime trial with evidence ideas and engineering lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston Evans
Gateway
USC Aiken
Byrd
Justin Doman
North Augusta
Weston
Doman
Lucille Bach
Hammond Hill
Kymberly Schettino
Schofield
Schofield Middle School
Rob Novit
Lauren Lewis
Memphis, Tenn
Byrd Elementary School
Michael Beliveau
St. George
Episcopal sisters plan new convent in North Augusta
The Order of Saint Helena aims to buy 28 acres in Aiken County and petition to be incorporated into North Augusta. The move from Augusta follows years of planning to consolidate three houses into one energy efficient convent offering hospitality, retreat space, and daily prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Sisters
Aiken County
The
Order of Saint Helena
OSH
Augusta
North Augusta
New York
Ellen Francis
Francis
Episcopal Church
Order of St. Helena
Saint Helena
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Farmers Market
Coleen Reed
USCA
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Ewing
Marge Mitchell
American Sewing Guild
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