MSG9 2025 Green Jacket Tournament

by LARRY D. INGRAM MEN'S SOCIAL GOLF Nine Hole League (MSG9) will be kicking off their signature event this month, the annual Green Jacket Tournament and Awards Banquet. On Friday, April 18th, round one of the Green Jacket Tournament begins at Tara Club. The field then moves to Monticello on Wednesday, the 23rd for round two. Rounds three and four will be played at Tara and then Monticello again on the 25th and 30th of April; four (4) consecutive nine (9) hole rounds. The best eighteen...

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McCormick County Historical Commission Completes Roof Replacement On Grist Mill

by JAMES BRADY IN AUGUST THE McCormick County Historical Commission, which owns and manages the Dorn Mill Complex was under contract with Midwest Maintenance Inc from Augusta, GA to replace the roofing system on our 1898 Grist Mill. Replacing the roofing system was made possible through a grant from the State of South Carolina. The grant funds are being managed by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. All properties listed on the National Register of Historical Places must...

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Strawberry Moon Rises Over Smooth Waters at OAC Kayak Gathering

BY ROSE TRACY  One the evening of June 21, twenty five members of the OAC gathered for a sunset/moonrise kayak event.  The weather was perfect - mid 80s and zero chance of rain - and the water was smooth as glass.  We launched from the boat ramp at Hickory Knob State Park and paddled out to the end of the point for a good view of the setting sun and the rising of the Strawberry Moon.  The June full moon is named after the wild strawberries that ripen during that month and...

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A Great Time For A Great Cause

by CISCO TORRES ON FRIDAY, MAY 31st the SLV One Hit Wonders Softball Club participated in the Making May Miracles Charity Softball Tournament at the Riverview Park Complex in North Augusta. The event benefited the RECing Crew. The RECing Crew Special Leisure and Recreation Association is a non-profit organization and community partner with the United Way that was established in 2002 by the families and friends of those with disabilities to offer leisure and recreational opportunities for...

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Dorn Complex Historical Marker Unveiled

by Tonia "Toni" Moore The South Carolina Historical Marker Program was officially established in 1936 “to have the direction, and control of the marking of historical sites, or houses and localities.”  South Carolina Historical Markers identify and interpret places of importance to achieve an understanding of South Carolina’s past. This includes sites of significant events, or at historic properties such as buildings, sites, structures; or as examples of...

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