Shop owner faces loss after overnight fire at shop site
Darren Watkins of D&B Sales watched the sun fade after a fire destroyed his automotive shop office a camper and several old cars. The New Ellenton Fire Department raced to the scene off Talatha Church Road Sunday afternoon fighting hotspots and containing the blaze in 60 to 90 minutes. Fire investigators from Aiken County are due Monday to determine the cause with multiple agencies assisting.
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Darren Watkins
D&b Sales
Talatha Church Road
New Ellenton
Cooper
Aiken County
Aiken
Savannah River
Review board to assess SRS waste disposal
A review board is set to examine waste disposal plans for the Savannah River Site. Officials from the Department of Energy and contractor representatives will evaluate handling, storage, and safety measures. The assessment aims to ensure compliance and environmental protection while outlining potential cost and timeline implications.
Area Deaths Geneva Armstrong Williston Thomas Forrest Hendrix Aiken
Geneva Armstrong of Williston and Thomas Forrest Hendrix of Aiken are listed among area deaths in this week’s funerals update. The brief obituary notices name surviving relatives and funeral home details.
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Geneva Armstrong
Williston
Thomas Forrest Hendrix
Aiken
15-year-old speaker leads NAACP celebration
Daniel Morris, a sophomore and Youth Council vice president at Aiken High School, delivered a forceful keynote at the NAACP 96th Anniversary in Second Providence Baptist Church. He urged attendees to vote for justice, better education, health care, and job opportunities, and challenged teens to demand quality education and respect for all.
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North Augusta
Aiken High School
Aiken County
NAACP
Second Providence Baptist Church
Daniel Morris
Morris
Shirley Abney
Abney
Midland Valley hosts Mustang Classic band festival
Midland Valley High School’s band festival, two years old when David Hastings arrived, drew 16 area bands including Aiken High North Augusta Silver Bluff Ridge Spring Monetta and Wagener Salley. River Bluff and Lexington named top overall. River Bluff won in photo gallery. North Augusta third. Aiken third in AAA. Silver Bluff second in AA. RSM second and Wagener Salley third in Class A. Midland Valley performed for a rating. North Augusta Jacket Regiment offered an unusual program.
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David Hastings
Midland Valley High School
Aiken County
Aiken High
North Augusta High
Silver Bluff High
Ridge Spring-Monetta High
Wagener-Salley High
Hastings
River Bluff High
Lexington High
River Bluff
North Augusta
Silver Bluff
RSM
Wagener-Salley
Midland Valley
Jacket Regiment
Suspicious Minds
Elvis Presley
Mozart
Bartok
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