Jump for Jesus stunt draws crowd at Kids Kamp
Aaron Ramsey stunned a noisy audience at the Aiken Jaycees Fairgrounds during Christ Central Ministries Kids Kamp 2003. He rode a motorcycle between two ramps with cars as barriers, spoke about his faith, then performed three jumps amid fireworks and smoke while spectators reacted with excitement and fear.
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Public concerns and local notices mix in Edgefield region
Readers raise issues from road safety on Whiskey Road near Publix to left turn restrictions near Wal Mart. They call for Aiken Public Safety attention and question mall breastfeeding accommodations and traffic enforcement.
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Alligator Sightings Spark Talkback in Carolina Bay
Readers respond to Wednesdays article about an alligator in Carolina Bay adjoining Virginia Acres Park off Price Avenue near Whiskey and Silver Bluff roads. The letter page urges more positive news and invites comments via hotline or email.
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Familiar face returns to framing business in Aiken
Michael Smart returns to Artists' Parlor Picture Framing on Laurens Street after leaving Aiken for Florida. He now owns the shop, previously framing local treasures from 1981 to 1995, and offers custom designs and one-on-one service. The store, at 126 Laurens Street, is open Monday through Saturday.
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Aiken businessman denied bond on new charges
Park Avenue Automotive owner John Wayne McCord, 50, was denied bond on three counts of obtaining money under false pretenses. Warrants accuse him of taking over $9,000 from Carol Eby between June 6 and 20 to use for vehicles and household items, with promises not fulfilled. McCord has prior December breach of trust charges and is jailed at the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Re enactor accused of stealing gunpowder
Oakley George Snipes, 21, a local Civil War reenactor and SCV member, is charged with third degree burglary and grand larceny for allegedly stealing 184 pounds of gunpowder valued at about 1500 from an SCV storage shed. The powder, used for smoke effects in reenactments, was recovered in Pelion and Snipes is held on 10000 bond.
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