Memorial Day travel expected to set record volumes
AAA Carolinas projects 565000 South Carolinians and 1200000 North Carolinians will travel 50 miles or more over Memorial Day weekend, the highest volume since 2005, with a 2.7 percent rise from last year. Officials urge sober driving, minimal distractions, and yielding to emergency vehicles during the holiday travel period May 25 to May 29.
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Contact Information for News Offices
General offices contact numbers appear for a Tennessee (newsroom) and a secondary newsroom. The listing provides 803 area codes for both offices, indicating phone lines for inquiries and editorial correspondence.
Father son grand marshals named for Memorial Day parade
Walter Chelchowski 93 and Richard Chelchowski 71 will lead downtown Aiken’s Memorial Day Parade at 11 a.m. in a 1970 Mercury Marquis convertible, recalling Walter’s World War II service and both veterans’ Vietnam era presence and Bronze Star.
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North Augusta seniors win scholarships at awards night
North Augusta High School honored about 9.7 million in scholarships for the senior class at a two hour awards ceremony in the gym. Valedictorian Brice Smoker and salutatorian Mikayla Jenkins were featured with Smoker headed to the University of South Carolina Honors College to study biochemistry and molecular biology and aiming to become an orthopedic surgeon.
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