Donna Jones repeats as Aiken County Spelling Bee champion
Donna Jones wins first place at the Aiken County Spelling Bee for the second year, beating Gail Buchanan after a tense 128-word contest. The Langley-Bath Clearwater Middle School student spelled consortium and laryngitis to seal the victory, with Gail from Schofield Middle School as runner up.
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Donna Jones
Larry G. Jones
North Augusta
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Donna
Gail Buchanan
Sabre Buchanan
Aiken
Dawan Gunter
J.A. Gunter
Wagener
Gail
Patsy Dickey
Schofield Middle School
Langley-Bath- Clearwater
Randy Scott
Jimmy Scott
St. Mary’s School
Missy Bussey
Evan Bussey
North Augusta Junior High School
Trey Graham
Margaret Lee
Ginny Southworth
Aiken official thrives on behind the scenes city work
The interview profiles a city official who leads with a deputy director role and oversees 200 staff serving 15 000 residents. He relishes meeting diverse people, attending bi monthly city council meetings, and managing grants while praising city teamwork and basketball as a lifelong passion.
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Aiken City Counil
Strickland
Sheriff Metts Hesitates on U S Marshal Post in SC
Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts says he is unsure about accepting a U S Marshal appointment named by Senator Strom Thurmond. He plans talks with Governor Riley and backs Assistant Sheriff A Lewis McCarty, who is also seeking the post as a Democrat, with an interim sheriff to be appointed by the governor.
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Columbia
Lexington County
James R. Metts
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Richard W
Dick) Riley
Metts
Thurmond
Gov. Riley
A. Lewis McCarty
McCarty
Green Ribbon Protest For Atlanta Child Murders
South Carolina legislators wear green ribbons to protest the Atlanta killings of 21 black children. NAACP chapters plan to distribute over 50 000 ribbons and urge nationwide prayer for a quick resolution.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Atlanta
NAACP
State Conference
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Maynard Jackson
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North Augusta Junior High
Tony V. Baughman
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A.L. Corbett
Keith Landy
Mary Landy
Ridge Spring Monetta School
Kimberly Hickson
Rudell Hickson
New Ellenton
New Ellenton Middle School
Tammy Brown
Gwen Mettlen
Rebecca Roberts
Hapeville
Mike Strickland
Young Harris Junior College
North Georgia Mountains
Georgia Southern
Bulldog Heaven
University of Georgia
Athens
Lower Savannah
Roland H. Windham
Windham
Planning and Zoning Commission
Park Commission
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Michael D. Strickland
Sherry Spivey
Elizabeth Harrington
Augusta Hwy
KMART
Augusta
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