Doll Couture Hobby Grows From Child’s Doll Request
Catherine Swanson in Ellenton turns a granddaughter’s request for Barbie doll clothes into a full time craft. Her Georgia Avenue home houses Barbie dolls gowns and eight sewing machines amid sewing patterns and cuttings. The Swansons, married 48 years, are ages 69 and 69, with five grown children nine grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Ellenton
Catherine ‘Swanson
Mrs. Swanson
Swanson
Georgia Avenue
Fern Street
Mrs.Swanson
Catherine
David Swanson
Downtown barricades reroute traffic this weekend
Aiken drivers are warned to avoid downtown Friday and Saturday as barricades block roads and reroute traffic. Beginning Friday around 10 am, northbound traffic on Laurens Street toward Park Avenue must turn right at the barricade, causing detours through the area.
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Aiken
Laurens Street
Park Avenue
No Sales Tax Days in Downtown Aiken
The Aiken Downtown Development Association hosts No Sales Tax Days Friday and Saturday during Aiken's Makin, with 15 downtown merchants covering sales tax on purchases. Participating shops include Aiken Drug Company, Artists Parlor, Bear Hollow, Birds and Butterflies, Creative Program lanners, The Curiosity Shop, Jim Hanna Sports, Larry Day's Tent and Party Rental, Lionel Smith Ltd., The Loft at Laurens, O R Enterprises, Plum Pudding, SOHO, Tea Garden Gifts and True Value Hardware. The promotion follows a successful April 15 event and aims to echo the festival spirit.
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Aiken
Aiken Drug Company
Artists’ Parlor
Bear Hollow
Birds and Butterflies
Creative Program
Lanners
the Curiosity Shop
Jim Hanna Sports
Larry Day
Lionel Smith Ltd
Loft
Laurens
O & R Enterprises
Plum Pudding
SOHO
Tea Garden Gifts
True Value Hardware
ADDA
Janet Augeri Morris
Drought Persists Across South Carolina Farms Suffer
Local farmer Carl Browne cites very low soil moisture and the need for substantial rainfall to replenish grazing pastures and soil. State climatologist Mike Helfert notes drought persists despite recent showers, as every county was declared an agricultural disaster area in early August by state and federal governments.
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South Carolina
Carl Browne
Mike Helfert
Exit exams show local students outperforming peers in 1999 scores
Aiken County high schools posted varied results on the 1999 C. C. High School Exit Exam with many improving in reading, math and writing. Across the county sophomores met the standard in reading 81.9 percent, math 76.1 and writing 82.8 with several schools showing broad gains and remediation efforts highlighted by counselor Dianne Smiley.
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Aiken County
Aiken
South Aiken
Wagener-Salley
Midland Valley
North Augusta
Silver Bluff
Ridge Spring-Monet
Dianne Smiley
House 81 candidate faces accusations in race
The House District 81 contest centers on a Sept 1 letter from Skipper Perry to GOP primary voters. Independent candidate Scott Singer calls statements untrue and defends his campaign fund of 7700, while Perry defends the remarks as semantic and hints at possible Democratic influence.
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Skipper Perry
Scott Singer
Perry
Aiken
Singer
Jerry
Charles Staples
Skipper
Erry
Democratic Party
Mary Ruth
I Oinger
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