Aiken Triple Crown opens with Trials on March 15
Aiken hosts the first leg of its annual Triple Crown on March 15 with gates at 10 a.m. Tickets remain available online and at the gate, though tent tickets are nearly sold out. The event draws over 10 000 spectators and features six to seven races for young horses and maidens.
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Aiken
Nikki Bargeloh
Bargeloh
Aiken Trials
Fred H. Post
William
Two Notch Road
Living on the Go debris sites to close March 15
A list of 10 debris collection sites across 10 counties will close on March 15 as part of ongoing cleanup efforts. Officials urge residents to use remaining hours before the deadline and note the closures affect local recovery operations in the region.
Weather Outlook Sunny With Mild 5 Day Forecast
The forecast calls for sunny skies with high near 76 and low around 47 degrees. Across five days expect stable temperatures with light winds and no significant precipitation.
Lego Leaders win Judges' Choice at statewide Lego League
Five fifth graders from Chukker Creek Elementary earned a Judges' Choice Award at a statewide Lego League event in Lexington. The team, coached by Alecia Kinard with mentors Tim Arnold and Nonica Livingston, rose from 22nd of 27 in early rounds to finish mid forties in finals, winning the judges' appreciation for live presentation, teamwork, and perseverance.
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Rob Novit
Lego League
Chukker Creek
Sophie Galan
Annelise Hipps
Melissa Joyner
Ethan Jones
Anabelle Clothiaux
Lexington
Lego
Annelise
Hipps
Alecia Kinard
Tim Arnold
Nonica Livingston
Kinard
State contest joy fuels LEGO team memories
Ethan expresses excitement after a regional contest as he recalls meeting other students and sharing self made buttons during the state event. He said it was a blast and never imagined achieving such a result.
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Ethan
Ryefields Wins Preservation Award in Aiken Historic District
The 1931 Ryefields home on Sumter Street in Aiken’s Historic Horse District earned the 2014 Wilds Life Treasured Home Award from the Historic Aiken Foundation. Owners Jim and Sarah Wildasin were praised for preserving the building’s original character and exterior while relocating from Connecticut.
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Sumter Street
Horse District
Winter Colony
Ryefields
Jim
Sarah Wildasin
Wildasins
Historic Aiken Foundation
Wilds Life
Aiken
Connecticut
Historic
Aiken Foundation
Two Notch Road
Jim Wildasin
Willis Irvin
G. di Rosa
Samuel Cothran
Charleston
Aiken Standard
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Aikenstandard.com
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Jack Wetzel
Jacqueline Ohrstrom
Toad Hall
Myrtle Anderson
Maggie
David Sacks
Newberry Hall
Nancy Wilds
Bob Sipe
Robert Stack
Vice Press
Mead Hall Episcopal School
Aiken Preparatory School
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