Sweet Potato Festival Serves Up Favorites at 15th Annual Event
Historic Jacksonville Park hosted the 15th Annual Sweet Potato Festival with pies soufles breads yams and casseroles. Bernice Pope baked 250 pies and 10 to 12 hour days, while families manned eight tents grilling frying and serving. Jacksonville Community Commission officials praised high attendance and announced bake-off pageant winner scholarship and entertainment from local performers.
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Jacksonville Park
Bernice Pope
Pope
Haley Dunbar
Lyons, Dunbar and Lewis
Dunbar
Lynne Cannon
Cannon
Jacksonville Community Commission
TJ. Rich
Edith Birt
Birts
Krystin Meriwether
Smerr Weatherwaerstan
City of Aiken home ownership program aids families
The City of Aiken continues its home ownership program offering affordable housing to families. An open house on Toole Street showcased two, three, and four bedroom homes near downtown. Program coordinators Laura Turner and Leasa Segura discuss mortgage help, counseling, and classes to ensure families stay in their new homes.
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City
Aiken
Craig
Security Federal
Yan
Crystal Edwards
Toole Hill Projet
Melisa Tumner
Turner
Second Baptist Church
Leasa Segura
Melisa Turner
Editor Walter Edgar signs new South Carolina history books in Aiken
Walter Edgar, editor of South Carolina Encyclopedia and author of South Carolina A History, held a Saturday signing at Aiken Office Supply. Copies sold steadily as teachers and students bought editions for gifts and extra credit.
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Walter Edgar
South Carolina
Aiken
Edgar
St. Mary's
Lisa Burckhalter
Kennedy Middle School
Mobile
Ala
University of South Carolina
Insitute For Southern Studies
USC
Fidgar
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard.com
Stan Proto
Aiken City Council agenda covers audits zoning and loans
City Council work session at 6 30 p m will review the Elliot Davis audit while discussing zoning changes and a possible loan to Aiken County for the ORA facility. Officials will address Red Cross outreach and multiple ordinances including horse drawn carriage tours and cable franchise reassignment.
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Council
Aiken County
ORA
Aiken
Elliot Davis
Johanna Blue
The
American Red Cross
Wesley United Methodist Church
Hampton Avenue
McCormick Street
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Krystin Ome
Lynn Cannon
Connor
Glennice Johnsor
Kevin
Mighelley
Ben Bavoh
City of Aiken
S.C
ETV Radio
State House
Tom Fowler
John Moo
Pak Ave
Te Ura Recreation
G Force
Atlantic Broadband
Joan
SEC
Aiken Corporation
Toole Hill
City of
Park Ave
John Moore
Brazil
Floyd & Gre
Ragnt
Silver Bluff Road
Floydandgreen.com
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