Aiken Horsepower Cruise Draws Hundreds Downtown
Classic cars and ice cream drew hundreds to the first Aiken Horsepower Laurens Street Cruise with over 75 cars on Sunday. Organizers praised the turnout and Downtown Shops like Sweet Cow Creamery while noting support from Richard Sherman and Wesley's Automotive. The event featured live music by The Double Ds and drew new enthusiasts like Thad Mobley from Batesburg.
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Aiken Horsepower Laurens
Sweet Cow Creamery
Barbarater
Aiken Horsepower Association
Gunter
Sweet Cow
Richard Sherman
Wesley’s
Sherman
Ley
Robert Wilson
South East Exotic Car Association
Rebel Region
Aiken Horsepower
Wilson
Aiken
Newberry Street
Seecarr
Maine
Key West
Fla
Ginny Southworth
Pride of the Valley wins gold at North Augusta marching fest
Midland Valley claims overall top score and Class AAA first place, defeating Sumter High, a Class AAAAA school. Silver Bluff earns Class AA first in its division and the white division award. Ridge Spring Monetta takes Division 1 then flag line and horn line honors. Kevin Piner notes a prior close loss to Wade Hampton before this victory.
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North Augusta
Midland Valley High School
Silver Bluff High School
North Augusta High School
Midland Valley
Sumter High
Silver Bluff
Kevin Piner
Wade Hampton High School
Red Devil
Ridge
Monetta
Midland Valley Band
David Hastings
Senate candidates vow for more troops resources in South Carolina
Republican Jim DeMint and other candidates in South Carolina pledged to push for more military resources after a Rock Hill based 343rd Quartermaster Company platoon refused a convoy in Iraq. The AP story notes the protest over unsafe conditions and emphasizes the need for equipment to win the war.
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Columbia
Army
Iraq
Jim DeMint
343Rd Quartermaster Company
Rock Hill
Voice mail service helps change lives in Aiken
Connie Dyson moved to Aiken in 2003 unable to afford phone service until HELPLINE of Aiken County linked her to the Aiken CSRA Community Voice Mail. Program manager Amy Smith says the program, part of the national Community Voice Mail, relies on HELPLINE for office space and phone services.
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Connie Dyson
Aiken
CSRA
Helpline
Aiken County
Ager
Amy Smith
Dyson
Seattle
Wash
United Way of
Clark seeks re election to District 96 South Carolina House
Senior writer Philip Lord profiles Ken Clark as he runs again for District 96 in the South Carolina House. The 68 year old former Navy captain and ex state revenue official has taught as a substitute in Lexington County District 4 to gain insight into classroom needs and teach elementary students. He sits on the Education and Public Works committee in Columbia and aims to support solutions from firsthand experience.
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Ken Clark
S.C
Columbia
Lexington County
Swansea
S.C. Department of Revenue
Clark
U.S. Naval Academy
House
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Batesburg
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Sherman Ward
Rob Novit
U.S. Senate
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CNBC
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Msn
Tenenbaum
Anior Write
Rob Novitener
Kaneyoice Mai
Ulysses Simmons
Philip Lord Senior
Abby
Margaret A. Butler
Beatrice Dunbar
Gene T. Griffin
Aik
Andard
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