Students build 34th annual bridge at North Augusta High
Kenneth Taylor and George Nelson oversaw the North Augusta High School bridge contest where Jessica Walters won with a bridge that held 45 pounds. Jennifer Gunn and Andrew Phifer were runners up, Janelle Armstrong earned best design, and Taylor noted strict adherence to instructions.
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Williams
North Augusta High School
Elmer
Taylor
Nelson
Jessica Walters
Taylor Smith
Traci Smith
South Aiken juniors Amy and Laura Laughlin win West Point Leadership Award
Amy Laughlin, a South Aiken High School junior, received the West Point Leadership Award with sister Laura having been the prior honoree. The award honors the whole person combining academics leadership character and service. Both sisters have long contributed to South Aiken cross country and track and participate in community service and church missions.
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Amy Laughlin
South Aikicn
West Point
Jim Laine
Amy
Laura
West Point Society of Columbia
West Point Parents Club of
South Carolina
South Aiken
Saine
Larry
Kim Laughlin
Mu Alpha Theta
Molly
Belize
New Covenant Presbyterian Church
Jan Nashatker
Rob Novit
Rnovit
Aikenstandard
South Aiken High School
Aiken sportsman’s tennis history collection on display at USC
The William D. Haggard III Collection is open in the Thomas Cooper Library mezzanine gallery at USC Columbia through August 19. Friends recall Haggard as a horse owner trainer and avid bibliophile whose tennis history books drew interest from librarians and dealers alike.
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William D. Haggard III
Thomas Cooper
University of South Carolina Columbia
Haggard
Harry Shealy
Scott
Billy
Geddes
Shealy
USC Columbia
Classical Savannah River Winds concert at Hopelands Gardens
The Savannah River Winds perform tonight at Hopelands Gardens in the third Hopelands Summer Concert Series show. The free 7 p.m. event, presented by Carriage Hills Plantation, features over 60 musicians playing classics such as Stars and Stripes Forever and works by Grainger Wagner and Arnold.
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Hopelands Gardens
Savannah River Winds
Hopelands
Carriage Hills Plantation
City of
Percy Grainger
Richard Wagner
Malcolm Arnold
Whiskey Road
Rye Patch
Green
Revolutionary look at South Carolina history featured at Aiken event
At the Historic Aiken Foundation spring meeting in the Aiken Municipal Center, Walter Edgar of the University of South Carolina spoke on the back country role in the American Revolution. He highlighted Scotch-Irish influence, noted Calhoun and Jackson lineages, and recalled harsh British actions as part of a bloody war. Community awards honored preservation efforts on Laurens Street, Rabold Gallery, Live Oaks, and Colleton Avenue, plus recognition for Nancy Wilds’s artistic work.
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Aiken Foundation
Aiken Municipal Center
Walter Edgar
Southern Studies
University of South Carolina
Red Coats
South Carolina
Edgar
Jackson
Aiken
Peter Evans
Laurens Street
Mana~go's
Tony Harris
Doug Rabold
Rabold
John Baldwin
Wilds-Lipe
Ripley Allen
Fred. van Liew
Live Oaks
155
Easy Street
Bryan Halterman
Colleton Ave
Nancy Wilds
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Kenneth Taylor
George Nelson
Karen Williams
Bill Bengtson
Law Calk
Grams
Aiken High School
Aiken Man
USC
New York
Jim Geddes
Patrick Scott
Patrick
London
Suzanne Stone
University of South Carolina At Columbia
The
H. Odell Weeks Center
Gym 2
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
S.C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!