A main attraction

According to the staff at Thoroughbred Country, North Augusta has the two most visited tourist attractions in Aiken County. The North Augusta Living History Park boasts 26,000 visitors between July 2009 and June 2010, while the Welcome Center in North Augusta had 108,254 visitors during the same time frame. The next most visited locations (in all of Thoroughbred Country, which includes Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell counties)) are listed as Barnwell State Park, 55,062; Aiken County Historical Museum, 22,000; Aiken State Natural Area, 18,960; and the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame at Hopelands, 14,193.

Just doin' his job

Mayor Lark Jones was in the office of City Clerk Donna Young in the middle of the day on Friday. When asked what he was doing there, he replied simply, "I'm mayorin.'"

Did you know ...

Word is that North Augusta City Clerk Donna Young was once named Miss Pascagoula, Miss.

Speaking of beauties

During the last meeting of North Augusta City Council, Mayor Lark Jones posed with the two beauty queens who were recognized. Lauren Rickabaugh, left, is the new Miss South Carolina American Coed, and Hannah Reese is the new South Carolina Junior Teen. Mayor Jones suggested if the girls stood by him for a photo op they might get in the paper. Or should that be the other way around?