Palmetto Golf Course Starts Landscaping Along Whiskey Road
Traffic cones appear on Whiskey Road as Palmetto Golf Course resumes landscaping from the Fermata entrance to Whitney Drive. City manager Steve Thompson says the project began last year, funded partly by an SCE&G grant, with trees and shrubs planted along the roadway and traffic disruption expected for two to three weeks.
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Palmetto Golf Course
Whiskey Road
Fermata
Whitney Drive
Palmetto
Steve Thompson
Sce&g
Palmetto shop cash bag theft and unrelated finds reported
A Palmetto Federal money bag containing a large cash amount was stolen from Kitch ings Quick Shop on Whiskey Road from an unlocked safe while staff stocked the cooler. Four women playing video poker denied knowledge of the theft. A suitcase with clothes and hygiene items was found near Eagle Express on Ascanga Lake Road and turned over to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office. Additionally, three tool boxes and cash were stolen from a truck on Belair Road in Belevedere on Tuesday.
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Palmetto Federal
Kitchings Quick Shop
Whiskey Road
Eagle Express Convenience
Ascanga Lake Road
Aiken County
Aiken Lobster fundraiser raises over two thousand for Special Olympics
Aiken Officer staff raised 2190 at Red Lobster during the COPS AND LOBSTERS event on February 27 to benefit the Special Olympics. DPS and corrections officers served and collected tips, aiming to repeat statewide top earnings.
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Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Department of Corrections
Clarification on Horse Buying Quote in Triple Crown Edition
A correction states Lisa Handy was misquoted in the Triple Crown edition. The intended remark notes that feeding costs are similar whether receiving a horse for free or purchasing one. The corrected quote reads It costs as much to feed a horse you receive for free as it costs to feed one that youve bought.
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Lisa Handy
Release-time Christian education discussed by Aiken board
Local parents and boosters advocate a release-time program in public schools allowing students to leave campus briefly for Christian instruction. Sharon Collins led the proposal to the Aiken County Board of Education, noting historical precedent and potential middle school pilots. The district costoated attorney Bill Burkhalter and board chair Dr. John Bradley expect policy review and a board presentation soon, with transport and scheduling concerns noted.
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Sharon Collins
Aiken County
Gary
Indiana
United States Supreme Court
Collins
Bill Burkhalter
John Bradley
Fire victim begins long road to recovery in Augusta
DeeAnn Wright, 12, is recovering from burns covering 96 percent of her body after a February mobile home fire that killed her 17 year old sister Karen. Doctors graft skin while she remains sedated to ease pain and memory loss. Community support aids the family as Fire Dept. investigated the blaze at 850 Spring Haven Drive.
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North Augusta
Augusta Regional Hospital
Karen
Wright
DeeAnn
Jeannie Wright Simmons
Liv
Special Olympians Move Toward Readiness for April Event
More than 100 athletes ages 8 and up from Aiken Saluda and Edgefield counties lined up at Midland Valley High School for medical exams by local volunteers including Kay Harmon and Dr Thomas Jackson. The checks screen eyes ears nose throat heart and lungs to ensure no conditions impede participation in events such as softball tennis ball throw sprints long jump and wheelchair races. The upcoming Special Olympics will be held Friday April 3.
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Pinecrest
Aiken
Saluda
Edgefield
Midland Valley High School
Kay Harmon
Aiken MedPedes
Thomas Jackson
Downtown Dollars proposed to boost Aiken commerce
The Aiken Downtown Development Association aims to flood downtown with Downtown Dollars a gift certificate like currency used by corporations and visitors. Merchants exchange the dollars for real money at the ADDA office with no fees. dollars are valid for one year and issued in set denominations.
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Aiken
ADDA
Morris
Isa Mitchell
Tea Garden Lifts
Carjacking in North Augusta Driveway
An armed robbery and car theft occurred in North Augusta as a resident on Seymour Drive was approached by two armed men who demanded the car keys after questioning about selling gold rims. The black 1991 Geo was found burned later the same night. no arrests reported. The suspects were described as two Black males about 59 inches tall and 160 pounds, wearing camouflage.
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Seymour Drive
Michael Frank
Frank
Atomic Road
Rich‘mond
Old Damascus Road
Augusta
Beech Island Garden Club Cleans Highway 278 Triangle
Beech Island Garden Club members plus 24 volunteers pick up litter along the Highway 278 125 intersection known as the triangle. They endure 18 wheelers and cold to keep the area tidy year round. President Charlotte Butler notes member support includes her husband O Neil and longtime officers. The club supports community projects and celebrates its 66th anniversary with charter members Martha McElmurray and Florence Anne Whittle.
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Beech Island
O'Neil
Beech Island Garden Club Presi
Dent Charlotte Butler
Garden Club
Martha McElmurray
Florence Anne Whittle
Mrs. Buter
Dorothy Smith
Dorothy McElurray
Francis Iingston
Camp Wildwood
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