Chitlin Strut Heads to Salley This Weekend
Salley prepares for the annual Chitlin Strut with events starting Saturday at 7 am a pancake breakfast at Dean Swamp Masonic Lodge and a 10 am parade. Up to tens of thousands are expected for a day of bands contests crafts stalls and food stands as the town museum opens for the occasion.
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Salley
Dean Swamp Masonic Lodge
Betty Salley
Bob Salley
Country Kickers
Carolina Stampede
Buffalo Barfield
Salley Museum
Blessing of the Hounds at Hitchcock Woods
The 80th anniversary Aiken Hounds Blessing of the Hounds takes place Thursday at 11 am at Memorial Gate Hitchcock Woods. About 70 riders and 200 to 300 spectators are expected. Linda Knox McLean, master of the hounds, says visitors are welcome but no automobiles or dogs and to arrive early due to congestion.
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Memorial Gate
Hitchcock Woods
Linda Knox McLean
Silver Bluff Band Heads to Macy's Parade in New York
Six buses carry 158 Silver Spirit members from Silver Bluff High School to New York City for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The band, wearing royal blue and white, will perform fourth in line behind a Honey Nut Cheerios Bee balloon and before a nature-themed float on NBC between 10 and 11 a.m. They are the first marching band from Aiken County invited to Macy's and one of 13 bands selected from over 300 national applicants.
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Cassie Pitts
Silver Spirit
NBC
Juanita Scott
New York
Silver Bluff High School
Petticoat Junction
S.C
Ernest Boyd
Erica Regina Boyd
Regina
Mark
Aiken County
South Carolina
Macy's
Silver Bluff
Chuck Deen
Linda Eldridge
Dr Eldridge
Chapstone
Redcliffe
Freddie Floyd
Salley Town Incorporation Adds Historic Local Milestone
The town of Salley in Aiken County traces its incorporation to December 19 1887 the same day Springfield was chartered. Captain Dempsey Hammond Salley urged incorporation while Robert C Able served as first mayor. The town later reincorporated in 1918 under state laws, with a post office established August 18 1885.
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Salley
Aiken County
Blackville
Dempsey Hammond Salley
South Carolina
Springfield
Robert C. Able
Salley, S.C
Experts on turkey safety urge temperature checks for doneness
A Clemson extension specialist notes pink meat can still be safe. experts advise using a meat thermometer to reach 185 degrees Fahrenheit for one minute. If no thermometer is available, check that juices run clear and the meat is tender with easy joint movement, while acknowledging smoking can keep color red.
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Chip Dopson
Specialty Meat Company
Dopson
Turkey
Libby Hoyle
Clemson Extension
Robbery at Aiken Hampton Inn targets desk clerk
Aiken police report details an armed robbery at the Hampton Inn on Tamil Drive where Natasha Emanuel, 27, was working the desk around 5 30 a m. A white male, 25 to 45, wearing a red and gray flannel shirt and stocking cap demanded cash. He grabbed the cash drawer containing about 200 dollars and fled on foot. An ADPS investigation continues.
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Aiken Hampton Inn
Tamil Drive
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Natasha Emanuel
Horry Street
Aiken
Emanuel
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Pease
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