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CSRA company teaches local teens life-saving skills

Andrena Garnett wants her clients to be prepared to save a life because in an emergency, every second counts. Garnett – owner of Anerd 4 Life LLC, teaches the American Heart Association’s CPR, basic life support, and first aid certification courses. She will hold a teen training day on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 930 Stevens Creek Road in the ABD boardroom. “I want everyone to understand how important it is to be certified because you can save a life,” says the former Pre-K teacher

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Josh Heath October 18, 2021 No Comments
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When Covid hit, Aiken already had a large PPE supply

When the Covid-19 crisis erupted nearly two years ago, most of us scrambled to find the approved types of face masks designed to keep the deadly virus out of our mouths, noses and critically, our lungs. I remember wondering in February of 2020, “Where am I going to get the effective anti-virus masks I need for myself and my family?” I had never seen any of them in a store. As it turned out, Aiken already had a wholesale and retail source for a myriad number of Personal Protective Equipment

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Stephen Delaney Hale September 22, 2021 No Comments
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New physical therapy and sports medicine practice opens in Aiken

Aiken is now home to a new physical therapy and sports medicine practice. Last week, the Aiken Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Palmetto Motion located at 222 Park Avenue Southeast. Physical therapist, Dr. Joshua Pniewski evaluates and treats various medical conditions and sports injuries. He also helps athletes improve their performance and performs a procedure called Trigger Point Dry Needling, which involves inserting a thin needle into a tissue to alleviate pain and swelling. For more information or to make an appointment,

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Josh Heath September 21, 2021 No Comments
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Planet Fitness to open new location in West Augusta

Planet Fitness wants to help you get in shape for only $10 a month. The gym, known as the Judgement Free Zone, is scheduled to open a fifth CSRA location on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 2803 Wrightsboro Road near the Village Deli in the Daniel Village Shopping Center. The building is the former home of Trinity Hospice. The other Planet Fitness gyms are located on Bobby Jones Expressway in Martinez, Windsor Spring Road in South Augusta, Knox Avenue in North Augusta, and Whiskey Road in Aiken. Like other gyms, it

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Josh Heath September 20, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Covid-19 effects helps fuel business owners’ expansion

Kelly Hennings loves working with babies and children, but she knew she needed more space to run her business. Hennings – a speech therapist and owner of Honey Pie Pediatric Therapy, currently sees her patients in a 400-square-foot room in the Center for Primary Care’s North Augusta location at 105 East Hugh St. But she’s moving to a new 1,800-square-foot office, located at 106A Martintown Road on the corner of Georgia Avenue and next door to University Home Health Services, about a mile away. Hennings looks forward to having “a

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Josh Heath September 13, 2021 No Comments
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Local business leaders discuss the effects of COVID-19

For better or worse, COVID-19 has affected everyone and every business. While some businesses have struggled, others have flourished. For Robert Kelly (see photo above story) – vice president of Augusta Staffing – the pandemic has made filling open positions a much greater challenge. “A large number of employees are still scared to come to work,” says Kelly. “It’s affected us greatly.” He explains some companies that hire through Augusta Staffing don’t require masks or social distancing, which makes some employees feel so uncomfortable, they quit their jobs. As a

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Josh Heath September 10, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

News 12/26, Cardinal Health and photography studio enforce vaccine mandates

Evamaria Foltz – a local photographer – doesn’t require her contracted photographers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but everyone, including photographers and clients, must now show proof of full vaccination before entering her home studio in Martinez. Their contracts won’t be terminated, but there will not be any work until they get vaccinated or until Foltz changes her policy. Foltz – owner of Foltz Photography, LLC – states she only has contracted workers. “I’m not forcing anyone to do anything,” she explains. They “have the complete freedom to make their

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Josh Heath and Neil Gordon August 27, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Starbucks closes temporarily while other quick serve restaurants adapt to Covid’s second wave

No large sign out front. No sign of baristas. Foggy weather and fogginess in general at Starbucks on Thursday morning outside of the Riverwood Subdivision in Evans. Many cars patiently waited in line one by one and when they didn’t hear a response to their orders they drove up to the drive-thru window. There, they saw a small sign apologizing that the store and drive-thru were closed. Some headed a short ways away in the parking lot to the Rooted Coffee house where employees were busy taking orders at the

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Neil Gordon August 27, 2021 No Comments
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Local business\political leader and family work hard for special needs son

There’s an old saying about business savvy people—they can take lemons and make lemonade. Apparently, the same can be said for their children. Sean Frantom is an experienced fundraiser who worked for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta for seven years, but he’s currently raising funds for a much more personal cause. Sean – manager of sales and community engagement at Topgolf Augusta and Augusta commissioner for District 7 – is raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on behalf of his 2-year-old son, William, who battles the disease.

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Josh Heath August 4, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local business\political leader and family work hard for special needs son

There’s an old saying about business savvy people—they can take lemons and make lemonade. Apparently, the same can be said for their children. Sean Frantom is an experienced fundraiser who worked for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta for seven years, but he’s currently raising funds for a much more personal cause. Sean – manager of sales and community engagement at Topgolf Augusta and Augusta commissioner for District 7 – is raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on behalf of his 2-year-old son, William, who battles the disease.

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Josh Heath August 4, 2021 No Comments
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