Mounted patrol training wraps up in Aiken
Aiken hosted the CMPA annual certification training with 18 officers and 20 horses from four states. Cpl. Sonny Ford said the week strengthened unity amid cross state participation and highlighted community visibility and safety.
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Aiken
Carolina Mounted Patrol Association
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
Cpl
Sonny Ford
Aiken Department of Public Safety
CMPA
Ford
Dian Cecil
Camelot
Caneyville
Rachel Johnson
Bands finish strong at state contests across four Aiken bands
The Silver Bluff Silver Spirit placed fifth in Class AA at Batesburg-Leesville High. North Augusta placed eighth in Class AAAA at Woodmont High in Piedmont, while Midland Valley and Wagener-Salley also placed eighth and twelfth respectively in their classes. Deen labeled AAAA results a travesty and noted preparations for Bands of America regionals in Atlanta.
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Silver Bluff
Silver Spirit
Aiken County
Silver Bluff High
Batesburg-Leesville
North Augusta High
Woodmont High School
Piedmont
Midland Valley High
Wagener-Salley High
North Augusta
Atlanta
Bands of America
In Dome
Chuck Deen
Midland Valley
David Hastings
Upper State
Hastings
Pride of the Valley Band
Devin
Simpson
Deen
Jacket Regiment
St Johns Apple Festival draws community to church grounds
St Johns United Methodist Church hosts the annual Apple Festival from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Richland Avenue Newberry Street corner. Proceeds support Grace Kitchen Jack Weeks Memorial Wheel chair Ramp Ministry and Golden Harvest Food Bank. The event features North Carolina apples dumplings a bake sale secondhand items book sale crafts silent auction and live entertainment.
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
St. John’s
Richland Avenue
Newberry Street
Grace Kitchen Soup Kitchen
Jack Weeks
Golden Harvest Food Bank
North Carolina
Nancy Perrine
Perrine
AAA
Southland Express
Friendship Baptist Church
Schofield Middle School
Twin Dragons
Leavelle McCampbell Middle Opens New Career Lab
A open house tonight at 7 p.m. introduces the Synergistic Systems lab at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School. Seventh and eighth graders will explore 17 career fields through hands on computer models and real world activities funded by the district, private donations, and grants.
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Leavelle McCampbell Middle School
Leavelle McCampbell
Aiken County
Public Education Partners
Aiken
Jackson Middle School
PEP
Diane Mangiante
Theodore Peoples
Brooke Lackey
Matt Bryant
Remy Barnwell
Rob Novit
Rnovit
Aikenstandard.com
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Rose
Suzanne Stone
Joyce Upham
Leavelle McCampbell Middle
Middle School
Left
Porky Bradberry
Toye
Eds
Whiskey Road
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