2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

Mr. and Mrs. John Hammond of North Augusta announcement the engagement of their daughter, Miss Lauren Elizabeth Hammond, to Mr. Adam Joseph Dimmick, son of Ms. Melanie Dimmick Kumrow of North Augusta. The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of North Augu ... View story

By DIANNE BRADY 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

Finches, doves, chickadees, cardinals and other birds are frequenting the feeders around the porch these days. We also have some fat squirrels that love to jump on the feeders and clear the birds out. Squirrels seem to be fearless when it comes to bi ... View story

Staff reports 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

The final week of basketball season brought Fox Creek High School's girls' team to the brink - but just short - of qualifying for the playoffs. The squad finished at 8-10 overall and 7-9 in Region 4-A. For the season, Dominique Moore, was the leadin ... View story

By PHYLLIS BRITT 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

On Saturday, members of American Legion Auxiliary units in the western part of South Carolina converged in North Augusta for a combined meeting of the Auxiliary's Districts 4, 5, 6 and 7. The local Unit 71 hosted the event at the Jesse C. Lynch Memo ... View story

By PHYLLIS BRITT 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

Every day's a good day for Wayne Swiger, and last Thursday was particularly good. The retired special education teacher was in attendance at a four-school outing at Northside Lanes, which paired special needs kids with other students, as well as pare ... View story

Staff reports 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

Officials at the City of North Augusta are reminding residents of the sanitation collection schedule with regard to holidays. On Good Friday, April 6, the City offices will be closed, but there will be no changes in residential sanitation collections ... View story

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The local Cub Scout Pack 7 participated in the camping program aboard the World War II aircraft carrier, Yorktown, at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Charleston Harbor. The youth became "shipmates" with other youth as they toured the Yor ... View story

2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

Grace CDC selling coupon books Grace United Methodist Church's Child Development Center is selling restaurant coupon books through Friday, Feb. 17, in the church office and in the CDC office. The cost is $10. The books contain buy-one-get-one-free o ... View story

Staff reports 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, Fox Creek High School will be part of the S.C. Public Charter School District. The move will give the school the ability to draw students from a wide geographical area. "Transferring to the state-wide distric ... View story

Staff reports 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

A burglary occurred Feb. 12 or 13 on Chalet North Court, with the burglar(s) stealing a 32-inch, flat-screen Sanyo TV, valued at $3,2000. A North Augusta teenager is a suspect in a Feb. 11 case of malicious injury to personal property, involving $1,5 ... View story

By CAMARA BROWN 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

With one semester down and one semester to go, North Augusta Middle School is buzzing with clubs and sports. The Art Club has big plans to decorate various places around the school with creative pieces and Jacket pride. The Stand Up and Stop Bullying ... View story

By OLP FIRST GRADERS 2/22/2012 5:01 PM   

First grade at OLP school loves math. We practiced fractions in January by making dragon tails out of triangles. Each triangle was 1âÑ4 of a square. We had to figure out how to fold and cut two pieces of paper to make eight triangles. In ... View story

2/22/2012 5:00 PM   

Planners to hold study session, no meeting The North Augusta Planning Commission has canceled its Thursday meeting due to lack of projects and applications to consider; however, the group will hold a work session beginning at 6:15 p.m. today in the P ... View story

By PHYLLIS BRITT 2/22/2012 5:00 PM   

Twenty years ago, Karen Whitehead Powell left an upwardly mobile position as a district manager over a number of pharmacies to become a hometown pharmacist in locally-owned Parks Pharmacy. And she's never looked back. Last week the staff at Parks P ... View story

Staff reports 2/22/2012 5:00 PM   

These are the bookings recorded by the North Augusta Department of Public Safety for the dates of Feb. 3-8. Some of the people may not have spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged ... View story

2/22/2012 5:00 PM   

SuggestsSen. Santorum is first class candidate While he may not yet be one of the front-runners in the Republican presidential campaign, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum is clearly the most classy and professional candidate among the remaining four. Apparentl ... View story

By LAUREN VIRGO 2/22/2012 5:00 PM   

The Arts and Heritage Center's upcoming exhibits include a show with the North Augusta Cultural Arts Council that will display the artwork of our talented local students. After the Student Art Show, we will host an open-theme art exhibition featuring ... View story

By BILL BENGTSON 2/22/2012 5:00 PM   

Basketball season ended Friday evening for North Augusta High School's boys, with a 65-50 loss at home against White Knoll, but the girls' squad entered this week gearing up for the playoffs, in the form of a Tuesday road game against Summerville. Ja ... View story

By BILL BENGTSON 2/22/2012 5:00 PM   

North Augusta High School has released its 2012 baseball schedule, and the Yellow Jackets are to be on familiar turf for their first few games, playing at Midland Valley in the Mustangs' annual season-opening tournament. Victor Radcliff is back as th ... View story

By GRACELYNN BYRD 2/22/2012 5:00 PM   

Last week at Fox Creek High School was exceptionally busy. Both the students and teachers were preparing for a variety of activities, such as the school Science Fair. First place winner in the chemistry category, Christina Fowler, said, "I had a fun ... View story