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🌱 Close Wilson–Khalifa race brings recount to Aiken County

Aiken, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Close Wilson–Khalifa race brings recount to Aiken County
  • Where to honor veterans in Aiken today
  • Where Aiken is honoring veterans today

Also on today's calendar: LSCOG Executive Committee Meeting & LSRHC All Members Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 42.
  • Friday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Aiken recount starts Tuesday in close U.S. House District 2 race with Joe Wilson and Zyon Khalifa (wjbf.com) — Aiken County scheduled certification of its congressional recount for 9 a.m. November 11 at the Government Center, following a count planned for November 10. Republican Joe Wilson led Democrat Zyon Khalifa by 2,926 votes in the reported tally, with county officials expecting a mandatory recount because the margin was below 1%.
   

2. Where to honor veterans across Augusta, Aiken and Columbia County (augustachronicle.com) — Aiken residents can honor veterans today at an 11 a.m. service at Aiken County Veterans Park, 1435 Richland Avenue E. The observance is presented by the Aiken County Veterans Council, followed this evening by the Aiken Symphony’s 7:30 p.m. Veterans Day Salute at USC Aiken’s Etherredge Center.
   

3. Today's events for Nov. 11 (aikenstandard.com) — Aiken marks Veterans Day with an 11 a.m. service at Aiken County Veterans Park, 1435 Richland Ave., followed by an evening symphony salute. The Aiken Symphony performs patriotic music and American classics at USC Aiken's Etherredge Center at 7:30 p.m., with tickets ranging from $46 to $62.
   

4. Cheapest midgrade gas in cities across Aiken County in week ending Oct. 31 (aikentimes.com) — Aiken’s lowest reported midgrade gas price was $3.75 a gallon for the week ending Oct. 31, just above North Augusta’s $3.73, according to GasBuddy customer reports. The county average was $4.16, matching South Carolina’s average. These are historical cash prices, not a guide to what stations charge today.
   

5. Christmas in Hopelands returns for 35th year – Bringing holiday magic to the CSRA (wjbf.com) — Christmas in Hopelands returns to Aiken December 12–23, lighting more than two miles of garden pathways for its 35th year. Open nightly from 6 to 9:30 p.m., the celebration includes entertainment at 7 p.m., decorated historic attractions, and children's crafts and visits with Santa at Rye Patch.
   

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  • Estate Sale at Gem Lakes - tag sale.
    Open on Friday, November 13 from 9:00 to 6:00 and Saturday, November 14 from 8:00 to 4:00. On Friday, first 30 guests receive a complimentary cup of… (Nextdoor Briarcliff-Southwood)
  • Vale estates community garage sale November 13 - 14 from 9-1.
    Multiple houses Come out a browse! Lots of items for sale Off old dibble road in vale estates (springhouse dr and oak meadow) (Nextdoor Old Dibble Rd)
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Aiken. Apply here.
  • CBRE Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Data Center Electrical Technician in Aiken. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aiken here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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