Ellenton reunion recalls town before the plant displacement
Former Ellenton residents gathered at Silver Bluff High School for the 33rd Ellenton Reunion sharing memories of a town emptied in 1950 for the Savannah River Plant. Speakers recalled 700 residents, 6 000 displaced in surrounding Dunbarton and Leigh, and life centered on family and community.
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Ellenton
Silver Bluff High School
Jackson
S.C
Maryland
Savannah River
South Carolina
Marion Brinkley
Brinkley
Dunbarton and
Leigh
Frances Harley
Virginia
Harley
Redbook
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
Aikenstandard
Ginny Southworth
Silver Bluff High
Area chefs showcase talents at Helping Hands fundraiser
A second Chef's Extravaganza fundraiser will be held Friday June 17 at Woodside Plantation Country Club. Tickets cost 100 dollars, with cocktails at 6 30 p.m. and dinner at 7 30 p.m. Chefs Brandon Welie Robert Aguilar Larry Carl Keith Cameron and Philippe Chin prepare courses from hors d oeuvres to dessert while Helping Hands Inc funds emergency shelter for children through local agencies. Tickets and information are available by calling 648 3456.
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Woodside Plantation Country Club
Brandon Welie
Green Boundary Club
Larry Carl
Trinity Lutheran Homes
Keith Cameron
Reserve Club
Woodside
Robert Aguilar
Philippe Chin
Augusta
Partridge Inn
Velie
Pimiento
Larry
Keith
Philippe
Helping Hands Inc
Helping Hands
Carmen Landy
United Way of
Aiken County
South Carolina
Landy
Carl
Police Blotter Highlights Local Jail Bookings and Theft Incidents
Widespread activity includes warrants for an Augusta man accused of breaking into a Wyman Street home and stealing thousands in items. Vandalism with shell casings at a Belvedere business. 380 shell casings and $500 damage. A Mayfield Road shed theft reports a stolen chainsaw. June incidents include a Summerfield Park windshield damage case, a stolen newspaper box on Atomic Road, a Martintown Road shoplifting, and a Knox Avenue store theft with $1,486 recovered. A June 10 arrest on Knox Avenue involves four people tied to a department store theft. A Martintown Road strong arm robbery and a Knox Avenue electronics theft recovered the same day. An Augusta man jailed in a Hugh Street theft case involving a .38 S&W.
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Aiken
Augusta
Wyman Street
Belvedere
Mayfield Road
North Augusta
Summerfield Park
Clearwater
Warrenville
Knox Avenue
Smith & Wesson
Hugh Street
Aiken Council to Hold Budget Work Session
Aiken County Council plans a budget work session to debate next year’s spending. Councilor Willar Hightower warns of revenue gaps and district disparities while Councilor Kathy Rawls pushes for department trims and more sheriff's deputies.
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Aiken Council
Aiken County
Willar Hightower
Kathy Rawls
Aiken County Sheriff’s Department
Archer
Aiken Tech
Hightower
Rawls
Daddy Wanna Dance Father Daughter Dance in Aiken
The City of Aiken Parks Recreation and Tourism hosts a Daddy Wanna Dance event at the Aiken Municipal Building on Friday at 6 30 p m for fathers and daughters ages 4 to 14. Tickets are 20 per couple and 5 for each additional daughter with advance sales at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center.
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City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department
Aiken Municipal
Jessica Campbell
City of Aiken Parks, Recreation
D.J. Landmark Productions
Campbell
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
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Wingard
Cecil Greene
Ellenton High School
Clemson
Greene
Aiken Public Safety
Sheriff's Office
North Augusta Public Safety
Atomic Road
Martintown Road
Silver Bluff Road
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