Aiken County Schools Win Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards
Eleven Aiken County public schools will be formally recognized as Palmetto Gold and Silver Award winners at the Board of Education meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. The statewide winners were selected by the Education Oversight Committee for high overall performance and for closing the achievement gap. Schools named include Aiken High School Chukker Creek Elementary Hammond Hill Elementary Jackson Middle School Lloyd Kennedy Charter Midland Valley High School New Ellenton Middle North Augusta High Sch Schofield Middle Silver Bluff High South Aiken High. The board also will discuss the local option sales tax proposal to fund new facilities.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Aiken
Chukker Creek
Hammond Hill
Jackson
Lloyd Kennedy
Midland Valley
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Schofield
Silver Bluff
South Aiken
Independent Education Oversight Committee
EOC
Amy Gregory
Board of Education
John Bass
Levi Green
Southern Studies Showcase to be Held in Edgefield September 19–20
The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society and the Edgefield Civic League host a two day Southern Studies Showcase at Tompkins Library Edgefield on September 19 and 20. Registration opens Friday at 9 30 p m with a full slate of genealogy sessions including digital records civil war topics and regional history. A Bloc Party on Sept 19 features music and dining. The $30 early registration and $40 after date cover all sessions and the Bloc Party. Mail checks to OEDGS and contact Connie Wetel for details.
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Edgefield District Genealogical Society
Edgefield Civic League
Southern Studies
Tompkins
Courthouse Square
Edgefield
Rockton, Rion & Western Railroad
South Carolina Railroad Museum
John Lewis Gervais
Old Edgefield County
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Robeson County
N.C
Savannah
Confederate Treasury
Prince R. River
Black Reconstruction
CSRA
Carolinas
Georgia
Fagan E. Martin
Greenville
Chennault
Martin
Hammond
Connie
Wetel
Gmail.com
Aiken County Crime Log Reports multiple weekend incidents
An Aiken man reported a missing license plate from a black Buick Century parked on Pinecrest Avenue. A North Augusta man was arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended license after striking a median on Edgefield Road near Belvedere Clearwater Road. Breathalyzer showed .26 percent BAC. Additional reports include burglaries on Birch Street and Beech Island avenues, auto break ins on Fox Creek Drive Thornwood Drive and Notchaway Court, a stolen 19 year old's Tahoe found in Aiken, and assaults on Swamp Road. Also noted were thefts of tools on Kershaw Drive, checks from a Beech Island resident, missing medication from a towed vehicle, gas can, copper wire, and shell casings from local homes, plus a disorderly conduct arrest at Greg's Gas Plus.
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Pinecrest Avenue
North Augusta
Edgefield Road
Belvedere Clearwater Road
Sheriff's Office
Fox Creek Drive
Thornwood Drive
Notchaway Court
Beech Island
Herndon Dairy Road
Security Federal Bank
Augusta Road
Greg’s Gas Plus
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Troy Traxler
Rob Novit
Aiken Standard
Walterboro
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William J. Coscioni
Wealthcare Financial Planners
Welch
Lincoln Financial Securities, Corp
Kee
Ron
Cial Security Benefits Consulting
Rhett N. Sinclair
America
Woodside Executive Court
Aiken Standard PO
Aiken, SC
D Mae Aike
University OF South Carolina At
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Pine Log Place
Birch Street
Beech Island Avenue
Pine Log Road
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Kershaw Drive
Swamp Road
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South Carolina Highway Patrol
Thoroughbred Run
Sugar Hill Drive
Crossroads Drive
Graniteville
Chestnut Avenue
Ackerman Drive
Justin Street
Warrenville
Daley Drive
McDonald’s
Sand Bar Ferry Road
Publicedpartners.org
Amoun
PEP
Whiskey Road
Furnitureoutletaiken.com
Icra
Aikenproperties.com
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