World's Longest Yard Sale draws crowds across four states
Thousands of bargain hunters flood a 450 mile US 127 route from Gadsden Alabama to Covington Kentucky. Vendors from 8 000 plus yards expect sweltering heat and traffic jams as antique china hubcaps and more go on sale. Ed Gillum notes prices drop with bargaining. The event started 11 years ago in Fentress County Tennessee to draw tourists and has grown annually.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Gadsden
Ala
Georgia
Tennessee
Covington
Ed Gillum
Fentress County
Suspects Held After Beech Island Home Incident
Suspect Miss Thompson and Hall were denied bail following a hostage incident in Beech Island. The Chiera family, including a pregnant wife and two daughters, were held at gunpoint after a classified ad led them to the home. Authorities believe Thompson planned to take a child. Bail denial cited safety and extrajudicial connections to Georgia charges.
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Chiera
North Augusta
Miss Thompson
Tony Chiera
Hall
Aiken Magi
Carolyn Williams
Georgia
Beech Island
Ms. Williams
Chieras
Immunization requirements for school children detailed
The text outlines three polio doses with at least one after age four, two measles doses after age one, one rubella and one mumps dose after age one, and three hepatitis B doses for those in kindergarten or grades one or seven. It notes plans to extend shots to seventh graders who started last year and requires a certificate signed by a physician at school registration. Contacts include the school district, health department, and DHEC immunization branch with phone numbers.
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DHEC
Health Department
Columbia
Grand jury to aid Ramsey murder probe in Colorado
Boulder District Attorney Lex Hunter said he will convene a grand jury to help develop further evidence in the JonBenet Ramsey slaying. Gov Roy Romer rejected a special prosecutor, citing potential delays, as questions about Hunter’s handling swirl. The grand jury will operate under seal with subpoenas, and details on timing remain undisclosed.
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Denver
JonBenet Ramsey
Boulder
Lex Hunter
Roy Romer
Hunter
JonBenet
Little Miss
Colorado
Steve ‘Thomas
SRS Disassembly Facility Could Create Hundreds of Jobs
Meetings discuss locating a pit disassembly and conversion facility at SRS with potential to generate 400 to 500 jobs locally. If all three missions shift to SRS, total employment could reach 1,500. The community center sits on Buena Vista Avenue opposite the North Augusta Municipal complex.
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Srs
Buena Vista Avenue
North Augusta Municipal Complex
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Sociated Press
Wanda Hatfield
Peyton
Lois Richards
Grimsley
Fred W. Andrea III
York Street
Richland Avenue
Program of Gospel Music
Vuznd Johnson E
Gene ‘Wison
Illy Boyd
Graniteville
First Baptist Church
Coagbaen
Jordan
Cro
Saga
Rack Room Shoes
Augusta Square
Augusta, GA
Aiken Mall
Ramsey Case
Associated Press
JonBene
College
South Carolina National Guard
Aiken
Dinin Guide
Fark Tril
Dees Eeny
Ramada
Pots
Amigos
Richland Ave
Colleton Ave
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