DHEC urges caution as early spring could boost mosquitoes
South Carolina's warm winter signals potential early spring with rising mosquito activity. DHEC urges eliminating standing water and containers to curb breeding while travelers to Zika hotspots should use repellents and screens. Officials note Zika is spreading in parts of the Caribbean, Central and South America, and other regions. Travelers should check CDC guidance before trips.
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South Carolina
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Robert Vanity
Vanity
Linda Bell
Bell
Caribbean
Central America
South America
Pacific Islands
Cape Verde
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Cdc.gov
Area Deaths Noted for Abney Key and Holley
Obituary notices list Lawrence R. Abney Sr of North Augusta Mary Key of Graniteville and Charles S. Holley of Birmingham among recent deaths and funeral notices in the 4A section.
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Lawrence R. Abney, Sr
North Augusta
Mary Key
Graniteville
Charles S. Holley
Birmingham
Driving Miss Daisy shines in Daffodil Pleasure Driving Show
Peggy Keeler and her miniature horse Miss Daisy excelled in turnout and reinsmanship at Gilcrest Farm with expectations for the remaining classes. Keeler praised Daisy as exceptional as she rode in a two wheeled cart, noting her stylish turnout and calm performance among other small horses.
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Windsor
Peggy Keeler
Daisy
Gilcrest Farm
Keeler
Dede Riles
Miss Daisy
Gilcrist Farm
Founders Day shines on Aiken County’s Black pioneers
Local residents Louisiana Sanders and Larry Fridie urged county leaders to honor the historic founding of Aiken County on March 10 1871 by African American leaders Prince Rivers Charles Haynes Samuel Lee and fellow Black legislators. The exhibit at the Historical Museum notes the county formed from parts of Edgefield Barnwell Orangeburg and Lexington counties with Reconstruction era lines that persist today.
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Aiken County
Louisiana Sanders
Larry Fridie
Historical Museum
Edgefield
Barnwell
Orangeburg
Lexington
Rivers
Hayne and Lee
Riv
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David Yurman
STAX
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