Statewide COVID surge in South Carolina with 1599 new cases
South Carolina reports 1599 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and three probable deaths, with 11 new cases in Aiken County. Total state cases reach 31,850. county tallies list dozens with Charlest on leading at 280 and Richland 313. Nine hundred eighty-nine tests Friday brought an overall 8,179 tested that day, as the state totals climb.
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Palmetto
South Carolina
Aiken County
Abbeville
Aiken
Allendale
Anderson
Baroberg
Barnwell
Beaufort
Berkeley
Calhoun
Charleston
Cherokee
Chester
Chesterfield
Clarendon
Colleton
Baeington
Billon
Dorchester
Edgefield
Fairfield
Florence
Georgetown
Greenville
Greenwood
Hampton
Hoery
Jasper
Kershawe
Lancaster
Laurens
Lee
Lexington
Marion G. Newberry
Coronavirus cases and deaths report for June 27
Aileen Coury reports county level totals with South Carolina totals showing 31,850 cases and 707 deaths. The data notes a net decrease of 8 deaths and highlights current regional impact in SC.
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Aileen
South Carolina
Confederate monuments face renewed scrutiny in Aiken
Local markers memorializing the Confederacy and Civil War history attract renewed attention across Aiken County and surrounding areas. The movement to reevaluate such symbols grows as calls for social reform and racial equity press to remove or alter these tributes, including a landmark decades old monument at the Park Avenue courthouse and other roadside memorials.
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Aiken County
Aiken
North Augusta
Park Avenue
Local debate over Confederate monuments renewal of removal calls
The article surveys renewed demand to remove Confederate monuments and reminders of Civil War leaders, with both sides pressed on the issue. It notes the Battle of Aiken reenactment, historic markers at St. John’s United Methodist Church, and several related sites including the Pickens Salley House, Jefferson Davis Highway, and the Meriwether Monument, detailing community tensions and efforts to contextualize provenance.
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Aiken
St. John's United Methodist Church
Augusta
Graniteville
Battle of
Interstate 20
Burt
North Augusta
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Davis
U.S. Land
Savannah River
Clearwater
Lakeside Baptist Church
Aftriday
Meriwether
Thomas Mkie Mert
Wether
Lina
Lucy Holcombe Pickens
Aiken County
South Carolina
Natonal Park Service
USC Aiken Renames Pickens-Salley House to Alunsai Center
USC Aiken plans changes at the Pickens-Salley House, an antebellum building, renaming it the Alunsai House to better reflect its provenance. The chancellor’s office and Dr Sandra Ordan will relocate before summer’s end as campus officials address historic symbolism and preservation.
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Battle of Aiken
USC Aiken
Pickens
Salley
Pickens-Salley
University
Jmne
Alunsai
Sandra Ordan
Pickans-Selley House
Alhea Standard
Sandra Jordan
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