Ready-made Thanksgiving meals grow in popularity
Kroger on Silver Bluff Road offers two sizes of pre cooked holiday meals serving eight to ten or twelve to fourteen people priced at 39.95 and 49.95 with turkey dressing gravy cranberry and rolls. Publix reports rising demand for ready made meals citing easy cleanup and less hassle for customers.
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Mary Lee Opalewski
Kroger
Silver Bluff Road
Opalewski
Law enforcement urges belt use for holiday drivers
Law officers across South Carolina push the safety belt pledge as Thanksgiving travel rises. Data show 854 traffic deaths this year, 470 unbuckled vehicle occupants, with a press conference by Highway Patrol, Aiken County Sheriff, Savannah River Site officers, and North Augusta Public Safety announcing the campaign.
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North Augusta
South Carolina
State Highway Patrol
S.C. Highway Patrol
Chris Williamson
Highway Patrol
Aiken County
Taft
Ginny Southworth
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Langley Pond eyed as ACC women’s rowing site
Dr George Fry and Brian Sanders pursue Langley Pond in Aiken County as a future ACC women’s rowing championship venue. ACC officials may visit in December to assess the pond, which could serve as a neutral, permanent site after hosting national events and the Southeastern Rowing Championships.
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George Fry
Augusta
Langley Pond
Aiken County
Fry
Brian Sanders
Sanders
Clemson
North Carolina
Duke
Virginia
U.S
ACC
Boston College
Miami
Virginia Tech
National Science Center
Aiken Recreation Department
Lake Hartwell
Raleigh
N.C
University of Virginia
Retailers brace for Black Friday crowds in Aiken
Retailers in Aiken boost staff and inventories and extend hours for Black Friday. Sears opens at 6 a.m. with five hour specials as shoppers queue at dawn. Downtown Aiken kicks off Holly Days with a 5:30 p.m tree lighting and Santa visit, plus a Saturday camel ride event.
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Aiken
Sears
Aiken Mall
Giant Department
Joni
Smith
Newberry Street
Holly Days
Santa Claus
Mayflower descendants keep family heritage alive in Aiken
The piece profiles locals in Aiken County who document lines to the Pilgrims. Sheri Clemons, a Society member, traces ties to Isaac Allerton and Laura Wade Woodward. Other area descendants include Renee Montengohl and 22 local members, with stories of patient, decades-long genealogical work.
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Sheri T. Clemons
Abigail
Clemons
Isaac Allerton
England
Atlantic Ocean
Plymouth
Virginia
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Society of Mayflower Descendants
Gail B. Thomas
Ola Hitt
Laura Wade Woodward
Wades
Bers
Society of Mayflower
Aiken County
Edgar Sherman
William Brewster
Aiken
Renee Montengohl
Victor
Thomas Rogers
Renee
Montengohl
Fanny Altman
Mildred Barton
Kathryn Benning
Jessie Bennett
Ann Borst
Frances Coons
Furman Knight
Evelyn Knight
Furman Knight Jr
Norma Thomas
Alda Walters
Sarah
Philip Lord
The
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