State officials probe fatal I-20 crash involving tractor-trailer
Aaron Jennings 32 of North Augusta died after his 2004 Ford Explorer was forced off I-20 by a speeding tractor-trailer. Witnesses say the truck passed in the slow lane and may have struck or caused the SUV to leave the road. Investigators and the coroner are withholding driver identity and charges. witnesses reported excess speed. Jennings was unbelted and ejected in the median rollover. The crash remains under reconstruction. this is Aiken County’s ninth traffic fatality this year.
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Augusta
Medical Center of
Georgia
Aiken
Tim Carlton
Carlton
Jennings
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken County
Karen Daily
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Jefferson Elementary A honor roll third quarter names
Jefferson Elementary School lists students named to the A honor roll for the third quarter. Included are Avenie Abellan Heather Allen Winston Bailey Skylar Barton Hailee Baughman Chase Benthal Callie Burnett Rogers Alle Carlin Nina Carlin and Anto.
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Jefferson Elementary School
Avenie Abellan
Heather Allen
Winston Bailey
Skylar Barton
Hailee Baughman
Chase Benthal
Callie Burnett-Rogers
Alle Carlin
Nina Carlin
Anto
East Aiken Elementary names DAR Good Citizen of the Month
Spencer Power named the DAR Good Citizen of the month for March at East Aiken Elementary School and honored during the Character Education Program on April 1.
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Spencer Power
DAR Good
East Aiken
USC Aiken hosts week of literature events with readings and signings
Aiken events include Dacre Stoker at USCA science building 237 on Wednesday at 2 30 p m for a Dracula The Un Dead signing at the campus bookstore. Broken Ink release party hits the Student Activity Center mezzanine Wednesday at 6 p m. Warren reads from Ritual 3 and editors lead Broken Ink with English professor Karl Fornes praising submissions and growth. Retired USCA professors Phebe Davidson and Roy Seeger present poetry at the Aiken Center for the Arts Thursday 7 p m, Davidson’s Seven Mile and Seeger’s The Boy Whose Hands Were Birds. Andrew Geyer caps the week with a reading and signing at the Aiken County Public Library Saturday April 17 at 2 p m. Contact movit@aikenstandard.com.
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Aiken
Dacre Stoker
Usca Science
Room 237
Stoker
Bram Stoker
USCA
Broken Ink
8.C
Warren
Phebe Davidson
Roy Seeger
Aiken Center For the Arts
Davidson
Seeger
Andrew Geyer
Aiken County Public Library
Open House Weekend Promotes Tax Credit Homebuying
Aiken board participates in Nationwide Open House Weekend with over 400 blue and white balloons guiding buyers to listed homes. First time buyers can claim a 10 percent tax credit up to 8000, expiring April 30. existing homebuyers credit up to 6500 also ends April 30. Information at www.aikenmls.com and via Suzanne Stone.
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Aiken Board of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
United States
Kristyne Blake
Ers
Aiken
Blake
Aikenmls
Aiken High School Class Reunion Set for April 26
The semiannual gathering for classes from the late 1930s to early 1950s will be held at Shealy's BBQ in Leesville on Monday April 26 at 10 30 a m. Out of town classmates are urged to attend and no reservations are required. For details call Nookie Wood Bradley or Luise Head Babb.
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Aiken High School
Shealy
Leesville
Nookie Wood Bradley
Luise Head Babb
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