Tourism groups unite to boost Aiken area sights
Local agencies from City of Aiken, Aiken County, Lower Savannah Council of Governments and the state PR and tourism department join forces to market Thoroughbred Country. They share attractions to boost $84.6 million in County travel and $16.7 million regionally while addressing concerns about over tourism and closures.
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Edisto River
Allendale
Aiken County
Lower Savannah
Aiken
PRT
Bamberg
Barnwell
Gassman
Mary Ann Keisler
Thoroughbred Country
Lower Savannah Co
Keisler
Joyce Freeman
State Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
I-20
North
Augusta
Surprise birthday breakfast honors Brigitte Wilson at IHOP
Brigitte Wilson, who turns 70 on April 5, was surprised with an early birthday party at an IHOP breakfast gathering. Richard Wilson orchestrated the secret, inviting about 10 guests from church friends and a bridge club to celebrate with balloons, flowers, and musical cards.
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Brigitte Wilson
International House of Pancakes
Wilson
Richard
IHOP
Donna Fink
Brigitte
Ruth Kapp
Fink
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard
Marilyn Kohli
Law Enforcement Network targets rural roads for seat belt safety
Police in New Ellenton as part of the Second Judicial Circuit LEN focused on unrestrained motorists on rural roads. In eight hours 56 seat belt citations and 36 speeding tickets were issued, with six arrests for outstanding warrants among participants from multiple agencies.
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New Ellenton
Nancy Kieltsch
Second Judicial Circuit
Tim Pearson
North Augusta
Aiken County
Pearson
LEN
Agencies Involved Across Aiken County Police Agencies
Agencies involved include Aiken County Sheriff's Office Aiken Public Safety Bamberg Police Department New Ellenton Police Department North Augusta Public Safety Olar Police Department Perry Police Department Salley Police Department Wagener Police and the South Carolina Highway Patrol coordinating public safety efforts across the region.
Spring Fling and Food Drive at Weeks Center
Youth ages 13 to 20 are invited tonight to a Spring Fling and Community Food Drive at the H Odell Weeks Recreation Center gym 2 from 7 to 11 p.m. The event, hosted by Aiken Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Services, YADA, and S A Free Environment, costs $4 or $3 with two canned goods. Proceeds benefit the Salvation Army. attendees must bring I D.
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H. Odell Weeks
Aiken Center For Alcohol
Youth Against Drugs and Alcohol
YADA
Aiken
Ashleigh Davidson
Salvation Army
Davidson
H. Odell Weeks Center
Whiskey Rd
Shawna Harding tops dressage with Come On III at Aiken show
Aiken rider Shawna Harding and 8-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding Come On III impressed at the 91st Aiken Horse Show in Hitchcock Woods, finishing 70.25 in the Intermediaire class at the Zada WEF Dressage Classic CDI, the only 70 plus score of the event. Harding aims for Raleigh CDI and June trials, with Banks Mill Feed funding a year of feed for Come On III.
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Hitchcock Woods
Aiken
Shawna Harding
Harding
Wellington
Fla
Come On III
Georgia
CDI
Raleigh
N.C
Gladstone
N.J
Banks Mill Feed
U.S
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Sheriff's Office
Weeks Center
H. Odell
Ben Baugh
Come On Ill
Rose Hill
Old Aiken
Greenville St. NW
Aiken, SC
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