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Black bear makes an appearance at Aiken County home
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Aiken County resident said Wednesday a black bear came walking up her driveway in broad daylight. She even sent News 12 a video showing the bear ambling up before scampering away from the house on Croft Mill Road. Although black bears don’t tend to be...
Aiken County now eligible for funds coming from effort combatting national opioid crisis
AIKEN, SC. (WJBF)- Local leaders are focusing on the national opioid crisis, and now Aiken County may get money from a national legal effort. At Tuesday’s meeting, it was confirmed that Aiken County Council Chairman Gary Bunker now has the authority to opt in to the Carolina and Kroger National Opioid Litigation. “This is about […]
Henry Middleton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution present at summer camp
Jul. 17—Forty-five students got to learn what life was like for children during the Colonial era. Regent Margaret Davis and Vice Regent Maggi Howard of the Henry Middleton chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution made a presentation to the children attending a summer camp at the Aiken County Historical Museum. The presentation included games of the era and a tour of the schoolhouse ...
Fit4School will be July 20
The 14th annual Fit4School returns to the Aiken County Family Y on Saturday, July 20. The drive-thru event will provide free school supplies, health screenings by Hearing Associates. of South Carolina and haircuts by Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology. There also will be. opportunities to meet superheroes and princesses and...
Penny Sales Tax projects are approved by school board, New Ellenton says Greendale Elementary has been overlooked.
Jul. 17—Members of the New Ellenton City Council appeared at a July 16 Aiken County Public School District Board of Education meeting to talk about the Penny Sales Tax — and to express their thoughts that Greendale Elementary School has been overlooked in the project selection process. At the meeting, board members voted to approve a resolution that states that if the Penny Sales Tax is ...
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