Four candidates filed to fill Aiken County's District One school board seat, the Aiken Standard reports.
"Those who filed are Tony Kirkland, Drew Klapko, Deborah Tyler of Aiken County and Kim Livingston of Saluda County. District 1 covers the eastern part of the county, including Wagener, Salley and Ridge Spring-Monetta...."
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Photo: Neally, Hope, Dr. Glore with Miranda in front.
By: Valerie Sliker
On February 1, 2023, Dr. Jennifer Glore, a 2003 Purdue University graduate, opened the Wagener Animal Clinic located at 111 Railroad Avenue West in the building that formerly housed the Town Hall, the Wagener Police Department and the Wagener Museum. Hours of operation are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8 - 12 and 1 - 6. They are closed from 12 - 1 for lunch and they are closed Saturday and Sunday. They are open Thursdays 8 - 12 only.
The clinic operates by appointment only. Reach them at 803.218.9181. Follow the Wagener Animal Clinic on Facebook.
The veterinary clinic provides full veterinary services for small animals including vaccines, lumps and bumps, spay and neuter, dental cleaning and extractions and hospitalization. The non-emergency clinic currently does not offer overnight care. The clinic includes 4 exam rooms, a surgery room, and a room for digital xray and ultrasounds and more. Dr. Glore hopes to offer grooming services in the future.
Dr. Jennifer Glore owned animal clinics in Indiana prior to moving to Aiken County. She has lived in Aiken County since 2021. The staff of the Wagener Animal Clinic includes Miranda, a receptionist with previous animal clinic experience, Hope, a Veterinary Assistant currently attending school to be a Technician, and Neally, a Registered Veterinary Technician.
Aiken County will be part of this year's SC AG & ART TOUR. Walter Curry will be serving as the chairman of the county Ag & Art tour planning committee.
The South Carolina Ag + Art Tour is a free, self-guided tour of farms and markets that feature local artisans at every stop! During the tour, visitors have the opportunity to see first-hand where their food comes from, watch artists in action and purchase their works, enjoy the melodies of local musicians, and learn more about rural life. The tour is the largest free farm and art tour in the nation with over 45,000 visitors participating since 2012.
If you are an Aiken County farm site owner, non-farm site (museum, art center, artisan store), artisan interested in being a part of the tour/sponsorships or would like to volunteer for serve on our committees, email Dr. Curry at [email protected]
The Ag & Art Tour is coming to Aiken County 2023, May 13th-14th! The tour website is https://www.agandarttour.com.
By Representative Bill Taylor
A MOMENTOUS EVENT! Shovels pitched sand into the air today for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Wagener-Salley High School. Students, parents, teachers, interested citizens, and elected officials flocked to the site. I celebrated with those in attendance, as the Aiken Standard reported:
“You'll have the last old high school, and you're going to have the first and the best high school in all of Aiken County, is that not something...”Taylor said. “You're going to have a grand new high school ... you citizens are the ones who kept pushing this. It wasn't elected officials or even appointed officials or anyone else. You citizens kept this up forever and ever. You got what you want, and it's coming soon.”
The Nancy Bonnette Library offers a mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot available to patrons. Mobile hotspots can be used anywhere to create a wireless network, allowing you to connect any Wi-Fi enabled mobile device, laptop, printer, digital camera or gaming device. This is a great opportunity for use in the car if you are on the road a lot. And, of course, you can use it at your home as well if you do not have internet service. Stop by the library to check one out.