Missing New Ellenton woman Mary Alice Dixon sought by family
Mary Alice Dixon, 86, disappeared after breakfast with a daughter in New Ellenton. Police, volunteers followed leads, including a false sighting at a Hardee's in Allendale County. Dixon, mother of five and grandmother to many, is described as 5'5", 105 pounds with brown eyes and gray braided hair. A $2,000 reward funded through First Citizens Bank offers any information leading to her return. Call (803) 652-7770 or sheriff's office at (800) 922-9709.
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Dixon
Mary Alice Dixon
New Ellenton
van McMillan
Aiken County
Annie Dixon
Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church
Chief McMillan
McMillan
Georgia and South Carolina to build expressway hub
Senator Ryberg announces a new expressway linking North Augusta and Augusta as a hub for interstate, federal and state routes. The project will be funded by the State Infrastructure Bank with federal and local support, with bids in May and a contract award in June. The expressway aims to ease congestion and spur regional development.
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Augusta
Ryberg
State Infrastructure Bank
State Department of Transportation
Transportation
Express
Augusta National Golf Club
Georgia
South Carolina
Aiken
Barnwell budget cuts prompt House review and Senate concern
Kelley warns agencies may slash services as Barnwell funding is cut. The measure moves to the House Ways and Means Committee, could reach the House floor then Senate. Leatherman expresses caution noting past raids of 38.5 million to shield colleges and balance the budget.
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Kelley
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Hugh Leatherman
R-Florence
Barnwell
Leatherman
Harness Races Benefit USC Aiken Pacer Club
The readout notes eight one mile races were postponed due to rain but rescheduled races will proceed with gates at ten in the morning. Bruce McGhee reports trainers and owners prefer staying in Aiken for the event. Sponsorship by the University of South Carolina Aiken supports the Pacer Club and athletic department scholarships and events. Admission is ten dollars for adults six for children with two dollar parking and a race program. The track sits at Banks Mill Road and Lyon Drive.
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Bruce McGhee
Aiken
University of South Carolina Aiken
Pacer Club
Banks Mill Road
Lyon Drive
Israeli assault broadens as troops press in West Bank city
Fighting intensified in Nablus as Israeli tanks and helicopter gunships battled hundreds of Palestinian gunmen. Arafat’s compound area faced stun grenade blasts injuring journalist Jerome Marcantetti. In the north, Lebanon border clashes prompted fears of two fronts. Nassir Awais, a leader of Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, was reported among the dead.
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Bush
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Lebanon
Israel
Nablus
Balata
Casbah
Old City
Nasser Awais
al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade
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