Special Olympics event to draw hundreds in Aiken area
Hundreds of athletes from Aiken Edgefield and Saluda counties will gather at Midland Valley High School on Friday for the annual Special Olympics games opening with a parade and ceremonies. Cassie Cagle and Bonnie Fulgham note the event’s growth and history as a global movement inspiring athletes and community involvement.
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Saluda
Midland Valley High School
Tri-Development
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Dawson
Fulgham
Cassie Cagle
Aiken County
Rock Hill
Cagle
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
John F. Kennedy
Kimberly Flippo
North Augusta High School
Fred Davis
Fred
Paul Knox
Flippo
Horsin' & Hoggin' Barbecue Cook-off Returns Downtown
The Horsin' & Hoggin' Barbecue Cook-off returns to downtown Aiken on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Newberry Street. About two dozen barbecue dishes will be sampled by entrants with $10 adult and $5 child wristbands, featuring teams from South Carolina and Georgia including Aiken’s Smokin' Stacks and Ultimate Tailgaters BBQ. FCA charity benefits from proceeds with goal of 1,000 attendees, and organizers expect prep to begin Friday morning with teams staying overnight.
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Aiken
Newberry Street
South Carolina
Georgia
Dewayne Jones
Jones
FCA
Chris
Kathy Fulmer
Spring Break Camp Sign-Ups End Monday
The Aiken County Parks Recreation and Tourism hosts a Spring Break Camp for children aged 6 to 12 at the Aiken County Recreation Center in Graniteville. Camp runs April 7 to 11 from 7 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 55 per child. registration closes March 31. Call Tandra Cooks at 803 663 6142 for details.
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Aiken County Recreation Center
Jefferson Davis Highway
Graniteville
Call Tandra
Bridgestone off road tire plant near market ready in South Carolina
Bridgestone advances its 1.2 billion investment in Sage Mill Industrial Park near Aiken South Carolina with 9 foot 5,000 pound development tires nearing market readiness by April while 12 foot 12,000 pound tires are under construction and qualification. Steve Brooks chief project officer notes 275 employees now, 500 at full production.
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Bridgestone
Graniteville
Steve Brooks
Brooks
South Carolina
Sage Mill
Aiken County
Japan
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Five teachers named to Aiken District Teacher of the Year Honor Court
Public Education Partners and the Aiken County School District selected five finalists from 37 school level teachers for the District Teacher of the Year honor. The finalists are Brandee Green Donna Redd LaRea Low Harvest Havird and Kayla Hostetler. Outgoing TOY is Elizabeth Supan. The banquet to choose the District TOY is Monday April 28.
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Aiken County
Brandee Green
Aiken
Donna Redd
South Aiken
LaRea Low
Clearwater
Harvetta Havird
Ridge Spring- Monetta
Kayla Hostetler
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Elizabeth Supan
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