Letters to the Editor from Graniteville and Lowcountry
Readers critique national leadership and praise local activists Phil Napier and a Regis hair salon incident. The letter also questions road markings on East Gate Drive and asks about completion of left turn lanes onto Whiskey Road. Raymond offers an umbrella during rain. Readers defend Lindsey Graham and criticize Gov. Sanford’s tax plan in light of education rankings.
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East Gate Drive
Whiskey Road
East Gate
Whiskey
Lindsey Graham
Mark Sanford
Graham
South Carolina
John Kerry
Ted Kennedy
Hillary Clinton
Sanford
Shooting injures man on I-20 Graniteville ramp
Aiken deputies probe a morning shooting linked to a Belvedere minivan altercation that escalated at the I-20 Bettis Academy Road off ramp. The victim was driven to the Medical College of Georgia after deputies stopped the minivan on Gregg Avenue in Aiken. Investigators seek the shooter and ask for tips at 800 922 9709.
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Aiken
Graniteville
Belvedere
Medical College of Georgia
Gregg Avenue
Aiken County
Salvation Army Serves Thanksgiving Dinner Outdoors
Salvation Army hosts an outdoor Thanksgiving meal at its Park Avenue soup kitchen with turkey stuffing and desserts for hundreds. Capt. Luis Viera says the annual event supports the community despite budget cuts as donations from United Way and FEMA help feed 400. Volunteers from multiple churches and clubs helped, with about 30 staffers onsite.
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Salvation Army
Soup Kitchen
Park Avenue
Luis Viera
Faye Taylor
Taylor
United Way
FEMA
Viera
First Baptist Church
Christ Way Christian Church
New Life Praise Tabernacle
Aiken Newcomers Club
Shellhouse Funeral Home
Jackie Battle
Myrtle Davis
Davis
Marsha van Dinteren
van Dinteren
Woman feeds neighbors in Nicholson Village Thanksgiving effort
Catherine Johnson organized an early Thanksgiving feast at Nicholson Village Community Center serving about 60 area residents. The event, supported by Rev. Cornelius Jenkins and volunteers from Hayden Baptist Church and Golden Harvest Food Bank, extended beyond elders to all who attended.
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Catherine Johnson
Nicholson Village
Johnson
Cornelius Jenkins
Hayden Baptist Church
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Marguerite Landy
Maggie Aaron
Civil War artist Mort Kunstler signs books in Aiken
Civil War artist Mort Kunstler will visit Southside Gallery in Aiken on Saturday to sign copies of his new book The Civil War Art of Mort Kunstler and limited edition prints from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thom Abbott, gallery owner, touts Kunstler as a premier, highly collected artist with works in galleries and museums nationwide. The event showcases pieces like Confeder ate Crossing, featuring Nathan Bedford Forrest and a cavalry line crossing a snowy river. gallery numbers note extensive availability across 50 titles.
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Mort Kivnstler
Aiken Core
Mort Kiinstler
Aiken
Mort Kunstler
Southside
America
Thom Abbott
Kiinstler
Southside Gallery
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Abbott
Pine Log Road
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