Ard Receives Death Penalty For Killing Girlfriend Fetus
A Lexington County jury sentenced 25 year old Joseph Jody Ard to death for murdering his girlfriend Madalyn Coffey and her near term fetus, the first such verdict in the state. Judge Westbrook set an execution date for May 29, with automatic appeal.
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Lexington
Joseph
Jody
Ard
South Carolina
Lexington County
Donnie Myers
Marc Westbrook
Ava
Madalyn Coffey
Miss Coffey
Madalyn
Jeremy
Myers
South Caroli
Dixiana
ATC Honors Students at Aiken Technical College Awards Night
Aiken Technical College held its annual Awards Night in the amphitheater. Scholarships were awarded including ATC Foundation Scholarships to Denise H. Allen, Jacqueline Harris, Ian Renee Leonard, and others. Private donors supported many awards, with James B. Greer Memorial Scholarship and Jerry Jones Memorial Scholarship noted for 1996-97.
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Langley — Aiken Technical College
ATC Foundation
Denise H. Allen
Jacqueline Harris
Ian Renee Leonard
Shannon Sturgill
Yvonne Young
Ginger Avery
Sarah Herring
Stephanie Poole
Christian Tiller
Laura Cook
Michael Fulcher
Jeffrey Johnston
Alisa Quiller
Megan Webster
Jeffrey Berry
Grace United Methodist Church
Stephanie Blackstock
Evans High School
Crystal Bodie
Mt. Vernon Mills
Marilyn Bradley
Education Resources Foundation
Alicia Broome
Greenville Tech Childcare Center
James Brown
Robert Coleman
Ted
Anthony Harrell
Anonymous
Antonio Hunter
Donna Langley
Greenville Tech
Carolynne Madeen
American Nuclear Society
Beatrice Moore
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Pamela Perry
Sand River Woman's Club
Amanda Pridgen
Courtney Ross
Anne Pruitt
S.C. Dental Association
Dorothee E. Kinney
James B. Greer
Joyce Hill
Jerry Jones
JTPA
Joanne Smith
ECW
Karen Reed
Linda Ware
Tracey Glover
Joy Paradise
Caeser Grant
Tony Harrell
Leonard Griffin
Ceaser Grant
William Dicks
William Bugs
Donnell Lewis
Carol S. Boles
James G. Diarenzo
Ernestine Glover
Leonard O. Griffin
Amber R. Hollowell
Taysha M. Rector
Deborah Reed
Danielle M. Sica
Kim R. Trowell
Dawn M. Westmoreland
James K. Fields
Shannon Carter
Melissa D. Laurey
Tommy L. Perry
Renee Leonard
George H. (Buck
Brenda R. Harvey
Thurmana Whatley
Associan Arts
Aiken Technical College
Welsh and American teens share two week exchange prom
Two Welsh students from Gwernyfed High School and Llandrindid High School visit Aiken High School for a two week exchange. They experience American teen life and attend a prom that is unusual in Wales. The visiting students will depart Monday morning for the return trip.
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Courtney Hagan
Aiken
Jessica
Beth
Wales
Aiken High School
Gwernyfed High School
Llandrindid High School
Aiken County Schools Lunch and Breakfast Menu Week
Public Schools present weekly menus with manager's choice days for most meals. Monday through Friday feature elementary middle and high school options with variations including chicken fillet on bun broccoli and corn. Breakfast offerings include juice cereal sausage and pancakes with assorted sides.
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Aiken County Public Schools
Bath-A picks and grinning sounds at Legion post
The Sounds of Country Band will play at American Legion Post 153 on Flynt Drive Bath near Jefferson Elementary School at 7 30 p m Admission is free and alcohol is not served The event occurs on the second and fourth Saturday of each month with various local services and venues listed for timing and locations.
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Bath
Sounds of Country Band
American Legion
Flynt Drive
Jefferson Elementary Shoo
ATC Assistant Dean Joins Midland Valley Chamber Board
Dorothy M. Waymer, assistant dean at Aiken Technical College, joins the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce board after eight years at ATC. She lives in Aiken and will serve on the chamber’s board of directors.
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ATC
M.V. Chamber Board
Langley
Dorothy m. Waymer
Aiken Technical College
The
Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce
Storm Branch Alumni Banquet Schedule Listed
Storm Branch Alumni plan its annual banquet on Saturday at 4 p m in the Central Building near Silver Bluff Road on Anderson Pond Road. The event details emphasize the community gathering hosted by the local alumni group.
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Storm Branch
Silver Bluff Road
Anderson Pond Road
Fourth Children's Wildlife Education Day Planned
The S.C. Waterfowl Association CSRA Chapter hosts the fourth annual Children's Wildlife Education Day at Stringfellow Ponds on Saturday from 9 30 a m to 4 p m. The event is free and open to the public hosted by Gus Griffen and friends. Children should bring a fishing pole and a life jacket for the activities. For more information call 642 0303.
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S.C. Waterfowl Association
CSRA
Stringfellow Ponds
Gus Griffen
Friends of
The
Rabies Clinic Drive From DHEC Aiken County
The Department of Health and Environmental Control and local veterinarians announce low cost rabies clinics across Aiken County. Each animal costs 3 dollars. Dogs on leashes and cats in carriers. Schedule lists Silver Bluff Animal Hospital and SPCA locations with times, plus Belvedere and Clearwater offices.
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Department of Heaith and Environmental Control
Aiken County
Silver Bluff Animal Hospital
Silver Bluff Road
Aiken
SPCA
Wire Road
Clearwater
Belvedere
Edgefield Road
Langleyies
Colonial Dames Chapter to Hear About Gregg Event
Henry Tyler chapter of Colonial Dames XVII Century meets Monday at 11 a.m. A Dutch treat luncheon at Western Sizzler on Richland Avenue will follow. Frankie H. Cubbedge gives a slide presentation on William Gregg and Graniteville.
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Colonial Dames
Gregg
Henry Tyler
Colonial Dames XVII Century
Western Sizzler
Richland Ave
West
Frankie H. Cubbedge
William Gregg
Graniteville
Oath Augusta Dan Cathy to Speak at Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
Dan Cathy executive vice president and president of Chick fil A International will address the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast on May 2 at 6 45 a.m. at the North Augusta Community Center Tickets are on sale at local churches Chamber of Commerce NA Municipal Building and the activities center Cathy started with Chick fil A at age nine singing to customers and doing radio commercials for the first Dwarf House in Hapeville Ga He is a Furman University and Georgia Southern College alumnus.
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Oath Augusta
Dan Cathy
Chick-fil-a International
North Augusta
Chamber of Commerce
N.A
Activities Center
Cathy
Chick-fila
Hapeville, Ga
Furman University
Georgia Southern College
National Anxiety Disorders Day Screening Event Planned
Local agencies join to observe National Anxiety Disorders Day with a screening at H Odell Weeks Activities Center on Wednesday May 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program includes video viewing, questionnaire, meeting a medical professional, and information on anxiety disorders. Supporting groups include SRA Alliance for the Mentally Ill Mental Health Association Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center University Hospital and Aurora Pavilion. Details at 641-7700.
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H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
SRA Alliance For the
Wise Outrageous Women Accept National Award
Dr. Doris Hammond travels to Washington DC to accept USA Weekend national honor for a Make A Difference Day project by Wise Outrageous Women. She cautions inquiries should go to Aiken Regional Medical Centers Resource Center at the Aurora Pavilion 641 5900.
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Doris Hammond
Washington, D.C
USA Weekend
Wise Outrageous Women
WOW
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aurora Pavilion
High School ROTC Units Hold Car Wash Saturday
South Aiken High School and Aiken High School ROTC units will run a car wash at Bi Lo Food Store Pine Log Square in Aiken from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds benefit the March of Dimes with food, music, and festive atmosphere. For details contact Clara Merriett at 641-9019.
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South Aiken
Aiken High School
Aiken
Pine Log Square
Clara Merriett
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Gurley
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Beech Island
Order of World Wars
Officers Club
Augusta
Military Order of World Wars
Fort Gordon
USCA
USC Aiken
O’connell Experimental Theatre
Etherredge Center
Antoine Cordahl
Laura Welch
Harvard Business School
Rhonda
Los Angeles
Wachovia Bank of Georgia
Carter Center
First Baptist Church
Jonesboro, Ga
Cathys
Andrew
Ross
DHEC
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