1+ day, 23+ hour ago (701+ words) AmbioPharm employee Christina Riddle hands someone a ham during a turkey and ham give away in North Augusta." North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams hands out a ham to a driver during a turkey and ham giveaway at AmbioPharm Inc. Nov. 25 in North Augusta." AmbioPharm employee Megan Babula talks to someone in a vehicle during a ham and turkey giveaway in North Augusta Nov. 25 North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams holds a turkey at AmbioPharm Inc. in North Augusta Nov. 25." North Augusta Mayor Briton Willams places a ham in a driver's car as part of ham and turkey giveaway at a local company in North Augusta. North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams talks to Sade Spaulding during a ham and turkey giveaway at AmbioPharm in North Augusta Nov. 25. North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams talks to AmbioPharm employee Megan Babula during a ham and…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1073+ words) Beth Francis, in red, shares the history of the Hammond family during the 250th anniversary celebration of North Augusta's historic Charles Hammond House. Francis is a direct descendent of the Revolutionary War patriot. Not just the house itself, but the Hammond cemetery was point of interest Nov. 15 when an anniversary celebration of North Augusta's oldest home250 yearswas held for anyone to stop by in a rare public showing of the site. The South Carolina General Assembly passed this resolution recognizing the historic importance of North Augusta's Charles Hammond House and crediting James O'Neal with its restoration. North Augusta statehouse Rep. Bill Hixon presented O'Neal with this framed copy. NORTH AUGUSTA The historic home of Charles Hammond, a Virginia patriot of the Revolutionary War, was built over 10 years, between 1765 and 1775. Older even then Edgefield's Pottersville House, this structure from 1790 is now undergoing its…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (561+ words) A table that was set up to honor retired Aiken County Public School District culinary arts teacher Rose Butler. Retired Aiken County Public Schools Teacher Rose Butler speaks after former students surprised her students Oct. 11 during a celebration. NORTH AUGUSTA " Retired'Aiken County Public School District culinary arts teacher'Rose Butler didn't become a teacher for the pay" she did it because she wanted to make an impact on young people and teach them life skills through what was once known as home economics. For many years, she's cheered on her students' successes. So when her former students surprised her one afternoon in North Augusta, she was in shock. "I was elated and they really got to me, and the room was full of students whom I taught," Butler said. Butler, who inspired generations of students through cooking, life skills, and other…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (527+ words) A room dedicated to the Nutcracker at a home in North Augusta during a previous Christmas Tour of Homes. Tickets are now on sale for this year's tour. The homes of Mike Hitchler, Christina Brady, Kathryn Martin, William and Susan Rowland, and Bradley and April King will be featured in this year's annual Christmas Tour of Homes that will be held in North Augusta on Dec. 5 and 6. NORTH AUGUSTA " An annual Christmas tour that features several homes will return in December." The 37th annual Christmas Tour of Homes will be held Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 at various locations in North Augusta. The event is being put on by the Xi Beta Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, according to a media release. The tour begins Dec. 5"from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 from 11:30 a.m. from 3:30 p.m." Homes in Hammond's Ferry, The Rapids and Georgia Avenue…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (998+ words) North Augusta City Council on Nov. 3 finalized both a change in the city's local election cycle and the 2026 budget with its two-mill property tax increase. Election Day in North Augusta will now be in November of even-numbered years. City Council finalized the change in North Augusta's local election cycle Nov. 3. NORTH AUGUSTA " After floating the idea in October, it's now certain that North Augusta's mayor and City Council members will take a six-month hit to their terms, the council on Nov. 3 having finalized a change in North Augusta's local election cycle that aligns it with that for federal office. Historically held in late April during odd-numbered years, North Augusta's local elections for mayor and Council have run exactly opposite the more typical November elections of even-numbered years. It's meant that these local elections hardly get more than 10% to 15% of voters…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (234+ words) Bistro 55 which closed in April will reopen with a grand opening Nov. 7 at the restaurant. NORTH AUGUSTA'A North Augusta restaurant that closed its doors in April will reopen to the public this week. The French-inspired restaurant Bistro 55 will open to the public Nov. 7, according to a Facebook post that was made by the restaurant. "We're delighted to open our doors and welcome you to a new chapter at Bistro 55," the restaurant said in the post. "Join us this Friday for our grand opening to gather, savor, and celebrate. Bistro 55 announced that it would be closing for good back in April, but in June the restaurant announced that it would be reopening under new management. The restaurant is known as a fine dinning restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. It offers drinks, brunch and dinner service. Bistro 55 first opened in October…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago (925+ words) NORTH AUGUSTA " Plenty of holiday spirit to go around, and the season starts right away after Thanksgiving with tree lightings, parades and even some pig races, all in the North Augusta area. Hosting a holiday event but don't see it here? Have it added to our Community Events Calendar by submitting your event info to [email protected]. Sara's Farm Adventure in Edgefield County goes all out with its holiday-themed festivals, and moving away from the pumpkins of Halloween, it's time now for Santa to arrive. The details: Santa's Southern Lights goes from Nov. 21 through Jan. 3. (Fridays and weekends, 1-9 p.m.; and Thursdays, 5-9 p.m.). Sara's Farm Adventure is located at 130 Greenhouse Rd. off South Carolina Hwy. 19 in Trenton (take Edgefield Road up from Exit 5). Tickets start at $17.57 for individual daytime admission ($31.03 with Trail of Lights admission). Group bundles come with a discount. For more information,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (787+ words) Ground broke Nov. 13 on Aiken Regional Medical Centers" second freestanding emergency room, a more than $17 million investment in North Augusta"s Martintown Road corridor. North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams welcomed Aiken Regional"s second investment in North Augusta as contributing to citizens" quality of life for the peace of mind that convenient access to medical care can give. North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams, left, and Aiken County EMS Director Jimmie Williamson took part in the ceremonial groundbreaking for Aiken Regional"s freestanding ER on West Martintown. David Brannon, director of development for Palmetto Peach, called Aiken Regional"s North Augusta investment a "boon for economic growth." NORTH AUGUSTA " Ground broke on North Augusta"s second freestanding emergency room Nov. 13, the ceremonial turns of 10 shovels there on West Martintown Road marking the start of construction on what is a more than…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (260+ words) Associate Professor Angela M. Zombek of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will deliver the Hazel Dicken-Garcia Lecture at the Sachsman Symposium on the Nineteenth Century Press, the Civil War and Free Expression on Nov. 14, at Augusta University's Jaguar Student Activities Center. Writing in the Journal of Southern History, reviewer Sarah Purcell praises Penitentiaries, Punishment, and Military Prisons for its potential to foster fresh perspectives on the topic. "Zombek's tightly written and argued account will be required reading for anyone interested in the penal system and should appeal to anyone open to seeing Civil War prisons in a new way." An editor of Kent State University Press' Interpreting the Civil War series, Zombek has also served as a Copie Hill Civil War Fellow of the American Battlefield Trust. The lecture is named in honor of the late Hazel Dicken-Garcia, a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (837+ words) People put water in buckets as part of CSRA Walk for water in which walkers walked from SRP Park to church in Augusta Nov. 8." A boy fills his bucket with water before he walks back to SRP Park as part of CSRA Walk for Water Wakers carry empty buckets during the CSRA Walk for Water Nov. 8 at SRP Park in North Augusta. Particpants walk on the Augusta Riverwalk from SRP Park Park during the CSRA Walk for Water." Two people grab dirty water to walk with to SRP Park as part of CSRA Walk for Water." People pick up white buckets to carry during the"CSRA Walk for Water Nov. 8 at SRP Park in North Augusta. A little girl holds up two buckets during the CSRA Walk for Water on the Augusta Riverwalk." Two girl walk with empty buckets as…...