Zahara Historic Home Near Aiken Seeks New Owner
Zahara, a Revolutionary War era 20 acre historic property in Aiken County, is on the market. Owner Nancy Wilds cites aging gardens and a wish to move into town, noting the house dates 1785 to 1810 and sits along the Dry Trail near Fort Henry and Fort Moore.
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Aiken County
Nancy Wilds
Wilds
Vanderhorst
Charleston
Vanderhorsts
Ath Art
Zahara
Claude Newman
Newman
Georgia
Ft. Henry
Columbia
Ft Moore
Beech Island
Alex
Japan
Wingate Challenges GOP Field For South Carolina Governor
Columbia attorney and CPA Ken Wingate seeks the Republican nomination for governor. He criticizes Jim Hodges and touts tax reform education and development plans. Wingate cites his lottery fight and nonpolitician status as strengths while facing rivals like Bob Peeler Charlie Condon Mark Sanford and Jim Miles.
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Columbia
CPA
GOP
Hend
Cathy
Aiken
Wingate
South Carolina
Jim Hodges
Hodges
Lottery Accountability Board
Department of Corrections
James Edwards
Bob Peeler
Charlie Condon
First District
Mark Sanford
Jim Miles
Aiken Middle School Student Wins District Spelling Bee
Megan Mason, an eighth grader from Aiken Middle School, won the Aiken County Spelling Bee held at North Aiken Elementary. She edged Kaitlin Christian of Langley Bath Clearwater Middle after 13 rounds, spelling marionette and regurgitate to claim the title.
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Megan Mason
Aiken
Aiken County
Megan
Bob Peeler
Columbia
North Aiken Elementary
Kaitlin Christian
Langley
Bath Clearwater
Alexander Wang
Kennedy
Katie Conyers
Paul Knox
Stephen Farrar
Nance Dukes
Conner
Kaitlin
Rotary hosts VA official on veteran benefits in Aiken
Downtown Aiken Rotary Club welcomed Maribeth Bredehoff Veidt, chief health administrator at the Augusta Veterans Medical Center, who urged a free enrollment fair at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center on April 27 to help veterans access complete medical benefits and enrollment assistance. The club also approved a $250 donation to local Special Olympics activities at South Aiken High School on March 28 from 9 am to noon to fund T shirts and awards for runners jumpers walkers and throwers.
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Aiken
Veterans Administration
Maribeth Bredehoff Veidt
Veterans Medical Center
Augusta
H. Odell
South Aiken High School
Red Cross volunteer recalls Ground Zero work in New York
Red Cross volunteer Ralph Abreu spoke at an Aiken Kiwanis meeting about his Ground Zero duties from Sept. 22 to Oct. 13. He described aiding families at Pier 94 and a family service outreach center near the crater, noting three months of grants now extended to a year.
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Aiken Kiwanis
Red Cross
Ralph Abreu
Abreo
Ground Zero
World Trade Center
Grand Canyon
Abreu
Pier 94
Hudson River
Sixth Annual St Patrick's Day Celebration Planned
The sixth annual St Patrick's Day event will be held Saturday at 6 pm in the Blackville Hilda High School cafeteria. Elvis will emcee and a lineup including the Mills Family Quartet Kevin Troyer & His Strings Glo Wee and Bob Patterson's Magic Show will perform. Tickets cost 10 for adults 5 for children under 11 and are sold at Eve lyn's Rivers' Pharmacy Miller's Mini Mart and Daniels' Pharmacy. Further details are on www hbvine com.
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Blackville-Hilda High School
Elvis
Mills Family
Kevin Troy
Er & His Strings
Glo-Wee
Bob Patterson
Evelyn’s
Barnwell
Rivers’ Pharmacy
Williston
Miller's Mini Mart
Blackville
Daniels’ Pharmacy
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Rose Hill
Claudia Phelps
Phelps
Central Business District
Fle
Ken Wingate
Tess Re
Cathy Wingate
S.C
Aiken Middle School
North Augusta
Brandon Herron
Leavelle McCampbell
Jarrod Storey
A.L. Corbett
Mary Lewis
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Jeremy Rinder
Craig Goodman
Jackson
Aiken Stanard
Michele Conner
Scot Webster
Rotary
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Stall Witer
Floyd Greene
Centre South
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