NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Focuses on Injustice
Derrick Johnson delivered the keynote at Aiken County NAACP’s 35th annual Freedom Fund Banquet at USC Aiken. He tied past and present injustice to ongoing fights against discriminatory legislation and local incidents involving white law enforcement, including the Ernest Satterwhite case.
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Derrick Johnson
National Board of Directors
The
NAACP
Mississippi State
Aiken County
Freedom Fund
Usc Aiken
Johnson
Civil Rights Organization
Mississippi
Ernest Satterwhite
Area Deaths List North Augusta Camden Aiken Obituaries
Area obituaries list Charlice Renee Evans Jiao Susie Pham and Patricia Burke Phelps with North Augusta Camden Maine and Aiken connections. Notices titled Deaths and Funerals appear in the 6A section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlice Renee Evans
North
Augusta Jiao
Susie” Pham
North Augusta
Patricia Burke Phelps
Camden, Maine
William David Duncan
Aiken
Weather forecast brief slips into local update
Partly cloudy conditions with a high near 66 and a low around 45 are forecast for the day. The 5 day outlook remains mild with similar temperatures and little precipitation possible.
Area 15 Spring Games open with Osbon kickoff
Aiken mayor Rick Osbon officially opened the Area 15 Spring Games of the Special Olympics. More than 600 athletes from schools and groups such as the Burton Center and Tri Development Center gathered at Midland Valley High for a morning of events including foot races long jumps softball throws and an obstacle course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Kubovic
Mikayla Jenkins
North Augusta High
Zion Pixley
Raniteville
Aiken
Rick Osbon
Osbon
Burton Center
Tri-Development Center
Edgefield
Midland Valley High
Aiken Osbon
Bonnie Fulgham
Tri- Development Center
Aiken County
Special Olympians Parade Kickstarts Aiken Spring Games
More than 600 Special Olympians from 42 area schools paraded at L.L. Willis Stadium in Graniteville. Aiken Mayor Rick Osbon opened the event as volunteers, families, teachers, and officials cheered, celebrating the countywide Spring Games.
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Graniteville
Midland Valley
L.L. Willis Stadium
Aiken
Rick Osbon
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Jackson
Dan Brown
Aikenstandard.com
Nadia Propis
Grayson Phillips
Warrenville
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