Hopelands Summer Concert Series Presents Black Bottom Biscuits
Tonight at 7 p.m. the Hopelands Summer Concert Series continues with Swansea bluegrass rock band Black Bottom Biscuits at Hopelands Gardens. The free event showcases original songs from Moonshiner's Daughter and Too Many Cars in My Back Yard, with band members Van Abernathy Annie Jones Daryl Jones and J D Holton. Parking is at Rye Patch Reception Center, rain date adjustments possible.
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Hopelands
Black Bottom Biscuits
Swansea
Hopelands Gardens
The
Roaches
Sumter Opera House
King Pop
Walter Edgar
Joural
van ‘Abernathy
Annie Jones
Daryl Jones
J.D. Holton
Rye Patch
Berrie Road
Hodell Weeks Center
Community churches honor local mothers at Toole Hill event
The Toole Hill Neighborhood Association held a Pre Mothers Day program at Lockett Chapel with mothers from local churches. Kerry Myers presented awards including Mother of the Year to Ann Jones, and Bessie Hawkins received an Appreciation Award as a Hurricane Katrina survivor new to the area.
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Lockett Chapel
Toole Hill Neighborhoods Association
Kerry Myers
Toole Hill Association
Ann Jones
Trophies Unlimited
Myers
Bessie Hawkins
Robert Wood
Sunny Start After Stormy Sunday With Weekend Rain Slightly Below Normal
Sunday showers gave way to a bright Monday with sun breaking through late day. Meteologist Mike Cammarata of the National Weather Service says cooler NW winds bring mid 70s, night temperatures in the high 50s, and a dry spell before chances of rain and storms rise midweek.
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Mike Cammarata
National Weather Service
Cammarata
Airman Eller Arrives for Duty at Barksdale AFB
Air Force Airman First Class Erik C. Eller reports for duty at Barksdale Air Force Base Louisiana as a crew chief with under a year of service assigned to the 2nd Maintenance Squadron. He is the son of Enoch B and Linda Y Eller of Sandy Utah. His wife Lynnette is the daughter of Terre M and Lynne Bohman of Fox Lea Trail Aiken.
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Air Force
Erik C. Eller
Barksdale Air Force Base
Bossier City
Eller
Enoch B
Linda Y. Eller
Tonya Drive
Sandy
Utah
Lynnette
Terre M
Lynne Bohman
Fox Lea Trail
Aiken
SAHS student wins English honor for national award
A South Aiken High School student, Aimeé West, has been named a United States National Award Winner in English by the United States Achievement Academy. West was nominated by English teacher Anne Poplin and will appear in the academy’s Official Yearbook. She is the daughter of Bill and Donelle West of Aiken, with grandparents Don and Pat Taylor of Aiken and Ida West of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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The
United States Achievement Academy
Aimeé West
Aiken
United States
West
South Aiken High School
Anne Poplin
West Will
United States Achievement ‘Academy
Bill and
Donelle West
Don and
Pat ‘Taylor
Ida West
Chattanooga, Tenn
United Way funds MAP medication aid in Aiken County
The Executive Committee of the United Way of Aiken County approved a one-time $40,000 grant for the Medication Assistance Program MAP. MAP has aided 662 clients in 18 months, securing over $536,900 in free medications with referrals from more than 100 local physicians. Volunteers serve as client assistants at MAP offices in the Lower Savannah Council of Governments complex. Sister Joanne, coordinator, calls the grant an answer to prayers and notes ongoing refills in partnership with Aging & Disability Information Center and other United Way partners.
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The
United Way of
Aiken County
MAP
Falcon Dyeing Sold to Kingsmore’s Palmetto Finishing
Falcon Dyeing and Finishing Company in Easley South Carolina is purchased by H Doug Kingsmore and Two Tigers Holding Company of Aiken South Carolina. The Easley unit becomes Palmetto Finishing LLC with Kingsmore leading as chairman and CEO and guardrails to retain all current payroll.
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Falcon Dyeing and Finishing Company
Easley
South Carolina
H. Doug Kingsmore
Two Tigers Holding Company
Aiken
Falcon
Hanes Corporation
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Leggett and Platt Corporation
Carthage
Missouri
Easley Company
Palmetto Finishing, LLC
Kingsmore
United States
Palmetto Finishing
Michael D. Kingsmore
Tommy Lee
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Krys
Mattie Bush
Bennie Jones
Toole Hill
Jones
Toole Hill Neighborhhood Association
Lockett
Krystin Merriweather
Scherriweather
Aikenstandard
Gram
Intersor
Amerriweather Atken Standard Com
Micha
Citizens Park
Barksdale
SAHS
Aiken United Way
Falcon Dyeing
Aiken’s
H. Doug
John Hardy
Silver Bluff Rd
Floyd and Green
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