Hunger walk surges past goal for Hunger Action Month
Golden Harvest Food Bank aims for 1,000 participants next year after the Awareness Walk drew about 700 attendees at the H. Odell Weeks Center. ACTS led with 103 walkers as city officials and 72 partner agencies joined to spotlight hunger in Aiken County.
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Eight Aiken seniors named National Merit semifinalists
Eight local high school seniors have been named National Merit semifinalists based on the PSAT results. The group includes Devin Kimmerly and Michael Waites of Aiken High, Chelsea Revell and Devin Staack of South Aiken, Elizabeth Coffin home-schooled, Tim Salizzoni of North Augusta Governor's School for Science and Math, and Stephen Farrar and Erin Harris of North Augusta High. The top performers advance toward about 8,200 scholarships worth over 35 million dollars.
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Cuisine restaurant to close in downtown Aiken this Saturday
Chef Philippe Chin confirms the closing of cuiZine at Hotel Aiken after almost four years. The restaurant housed a cosmopolitan lounge and three dining rooms with 150 seats in a 4,500 square foot space. Chin cites a rough summer and long travel as reasons, plans to focus on Augusta real estate and future projects, while remaining friends with Hotel Aiken owner Kishan Shah. Reservations 644-1234.
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Century 21 to Host Easter Seals Golf Tourney
Century 21 Eulalie Salley hosts the 2008 Easter Seals Charity Golf Tournament at the Reserve Club at Woodside on Monday September 29. Captain's Choice format with a 9 30 a.m. shotgun start, $100 per player includes lunch and range balls. Prizes for longest drive and closest to the pin. For signup call 648 7851.
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Bank robbery probe aided by FBI in South Carolina
Aiken County Sheriff's Office seeks FBI help in a Clearwater Regions Bank holdup at 12 33 pm on Jefferson Davis Highway. A black male demanded money with a note, wore a blue Red Sox cap, white shirt and jeans, fled in a white Georgia plate Toyota van driven by a woman. Tips to Crimestoppers or the sheriff's office may yield a cash reward.
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