Take a Kid Fishing Day draws big Wal-Mart crowd
Wal-Mart on Whiskey Road hosted its annual Take a Kid Fishing Day with a crowd despite rain threats. Activities included face painting reel races a raffle and fishing contests aided by Wal-Mart staff and two volunteers. Aiken Public Safety firefighters visited to showcase trucks provide fire safety lessons and display new animal oxygen masks. Proceeds support the Children's Miracle Network with contact kmerriweather at aikenstandard.com.
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Wal-Mart
Whiskey Road
Jennifer Dixon
Dixon
Wal-Mart Associates
Aiken Public Safety
Travis Feagin
Felisha McFee
McFee
Ann Poston
Children’s Miracle Network
Krystin Merriweatha
Kmerriweather
Aikenstand
Chalk Bed Bridge Nears Finish on Chalk Bed Road Project
Crews resume work on the Chalk Bed Road bridge over Horse Creek near Graniteville. The project began in January with a budget around 1.04 million dollars and targets completion by July end despite earlier material delays. Detours lengthened the route via Leitner Street. The old bridge was flagged as substandard and slated for replacement.
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Chalk Bed Road
U.S. Highway 1
Graniteville
Jeff Terry
S.C. Department of Transportation
Horse Creek
U.S. 1
Leitner Street
Chalk Bed
SCDOT
Department of Transportation
Terry
Tony Baughman
Red Cross Launches Heroes for the American Red Cross Campaign
Aiken County chapter kicks off a three week fundraising drive to raise 1000 per participant for family relief and disaster services. Johanna Blue invites community members, fire departments and local staff to join at Burger King on Richland Avenue at 9 a.m. Monday.
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Aiken County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Burger King
Richland Avenue
Johanna Blue
Blue
Aiken
Armed Forces Emergency Services
The
Jonn Moore
Imoore
Arkenstandard
Aiken Housing Authority seeks landlords for voucher program
The Aiken Housing Authority invites landlords to join the Housing Choice Vouchers program at a Lunch and Learn session Thursday from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m at 100 Rogers Terrace. The agency aims to place over 100 families in subsidized housing with subsidies paid monthly and about 70 percent of rent supported by the authority.
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Aiken Housing Authority
Rogers Terrace
Community Development and Improvement Corporation
Housing Authority
John Moore
Imoore
Aikenstandard
North Augusta Police Blotter Highlights Shoplifting and Vehicle Theft
The blotter reports multiple arrests in North Augusta and Graniteville from May 24 to June 1. Incidents include shoplifting attempts on Martintown Road, thefts of two mountain bikes from The Groves, a larceny in a Carolina Avenue carport, a stolen 2000 John Deere tractor, a $500 handgun theft on Waccamaw Drive, and related traffic violations. Authorities also note a domestic violence case and driving under the influence arrests.
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Norn Augusta
Martintown Road
Groves
West Five Notch Road
North Augusta
Hergeing
West Avenue
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Krystin
Sabrina Stein
Katelynn
Joshua
Junn Moore
Ivory Mathews
North Augusta Police Department
Carolina
Avenue
Waccamaw Drive
US 1
Revce Road
Metz Drive
Floyd
Silver Bluff Rd
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