Hope Group to tee off against cancer at Relay for Life
North Augusta hosts Relay for Life May 18 19 at North Augusta High School stadium with the Hope Group survivors forming the team. They have raised over 15000 toward cancer research in four years and will dress in golf gear with a putting event during the relay. The event runs 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday and includes a survivors walk and luminary service. The Hope Group, begun by Nita Zachow in September 1997 with 15 women, meets monthly at First Baptist Church to share experiences, prayers and guest talks and has connected with more than 60 cancer survivors.
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Relay For Life
North Augusta High School
Hope Group
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Nita Zachow
First Baptist Church
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North Augusta gets new owners for Rosemary and Lookaway Halls
Rose mary Hall and Lookaway Hall are under new ownership with Sandra Cray taking possession and planning major restorations. She aims to restore them as premier local bed and breakfast venues and a draw for visitors, promising high teas, brunches, potential dinners, and a stronger North Augusta economy.
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Lookaway Hall
Sandra Cray
Hampton Terrace
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North Augusta
Aiken
Sandhurst
Croy
Rosemary
Lockaway
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Cray
Europe
Sandhhurst
Lockaway Hall
Rosemary Hall
Phyl Brit
NEW Life
Fire ants threaten South Carolina wildlife and ecosystems
Entomologists warn the red imported fire ant may disrupt habitats across South Carolina. Clemson researchers report 50 percent increases in quail and amphibian numbers at sprayed sites versus untreated plots, suggesting fire ants alter native species and ecosystem balance.
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South Carolina
Mac Horton
Clemson Cooperative Extension Service
Southeast
Clemson
Craig Allen
Coastal Plain
Allen
Stuents
Texas
Local Students Shine in National Spanish Exam Honors
South Aiken High School students Bryan Negrete and Paula Nunez placed first in state and second nationally in Level Two Outside Experience. Kevin Harvey won state first and Judith Mendez state third in Level Five Bilingual for Aiken High. Strom Thurmond High saw Ivan Rodriguez and Jorge Tamayo finish second and first in Level Three Bilingual. Other SAHS placers include Tabitha Price and Vanessa Claros, both third in Level Three Outside Experience and Bilingual respectively, plus Maria Negrete third in Level Three Bilingual. Additional SAHS competitor Adriana Lambrano placed fifth in Five. Dozens statewide earned honorable mention as five students claimed national top spots and more earned school-level recognition.
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South Aiken High School
Bryan Negrete
Paula Nunez
Aiken High
Kevin Harvey
Strom Thurmond High
Ivan Rodriguez
Jorge Tamayo
SAHS
Justinngersoll
Adriana Lambrano
Midland Valley High
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STHS
Evel
Million Dollar Man to headline Wagener festival wrestling night
Ted DiBiase known as The Million-Dollar Man will headline a 7 p.m. event at Wagener Valley High School stadium as part of the Wagena to Wagoneer festival. The program features wrestling, a live band Scarecrow and Ten Men, and special guests with free admission for under 18 and $5 for adults. Gates open 6:30 p.m. first-come seating. event blends entertainment and evangelism sponsored by Churches Together for Kids.
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Wagener Valley High School
Crow
Ten Men
Rite
Churches
Together For
Garden tour funds Aiken plays house Zahara Plantation
The Women of Woodside host a garden party and home tour of Zahara Plantation, Aiken County’s oldest surviving house, to support the Aiken Community Playhouse Building Campaign. Tours Sunday from 1 to 4 pm cost 25 dollars per person. reservations use three phone numbers for Vicki Bukovitz and Sandra Heath.
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Aiken County
Zahara Plantation
Aiken Community Playhouse
General Sherman
Aiken
Vicki Bukovitz
Sandra Heath
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Playhouse Building Fund
Children’s Place
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Centre South
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