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Jam with the Savannah River Stringband at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist church today. Bring your acoustic instruments. Open to all levels of musicianship. For more information, email Vicki

The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society will meet at 3 p.m. today in the Edgefield County Council Chambers, 225 Jeter St., Edgefield. Beth Francis will be the guest speaker. Her

An Empty the Shelter event will be held at the Aiken County Animal Shelter, 333 Wire Road, through July 31. Adoption fees will be reduced or waived for many dogs.

The United Way of Aiken County will hold a Stuff the Bus event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, July 24, at Sams Club, 220 Jefferson Davis Highway. The

Representatives from the Savannah River Ecology Lab will give presentations on local wildlife at 2 and 3 p.m. today at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W. Seating

Food Truck Thursday will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. today at Evans Park, 201 Pine Hill Ave., New Ellenton. The theme will be Bike Night. Live music will be provided

Representatives from the Savannah River Ecology Lab will give presentations on local wildlife at 2 and 3 p.m. today at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W. Seating

Dominion Energy and Native Plant Society worked together to demonstrate how plantings can meet both utility requirements and the needs of pollinators and other wildlife by planting a native plants garden at Saluda Riverwalk. Who says conservation groups and utility companies can’t work together toward a common goal? While that idea is not an everyday

Beckham Swamp Road The Gills Creek Watershed Association (GCWA) came into being in the early 1990s when several local lake associations began meeting informally to discuss water quality and other related issues affecting their particular lakes, all of which were part of the Gills Creek Watershed. In February of 1994, DHEC launched the Gills Creek

Local organizations promoting native plants say they're better for the environment and easier to care for than exotic plants.