Ice Sculpture Spruces ATC Parking Lot Surprise
ATC students and staff found a winter display in new parking areas as sprinklers froze overnight. Nina Niciffer praised the scene calling it a beautiful ice sculpture and a touch of Christmas on a cold morning. Meteorologist Allen Weber noted subfreezing Overnight temps with highs near 48 F yesterday and a dip to around 25 F tonight, with a warming trend starting Thursday.
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Aiken Technical College
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ATC
Augusta
Allen Weber
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Weber
Area teams set for state football title games in Columbia
Aiken High meets Greenwood at Williams-Brice Stadium Friday night at 8 for the Class AAAA Division II final. Williston-Elko faces undefeated Timmonsville Saturday at 5 for the Class A title. Tickets cost 6 at the gate. Aiken sales run to Thursday. Booster events and reserved parking details included.
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Columbia
Aiken High School
Greenwood High School
Williams-Brice Stadium
Hornets
Williston-Elko High School
Timmonsville High School
Aiken High
Aiken Booster Club
Williston Elko
Booster Club
University House
Bluff Road
George Rogers Boulevard
Fairgrounds
City of Aiken adopts forgiveness as December trait
In a Christmas spirit move mayor Fred Cavanaugh announces Aiken will honor forgiveness this December. He emphasizes forgiving rather than holding grudges as a path to personal freedom and better community relations. The mayor notes gratitude for divine forgiveness and urges honest dialogue to resolve past wrongs.
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Aiken
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Fred Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Shoppers Confidence Surges as November Confidence Index Climbs
Americans' confidence in the economy rose sharply in November driven by Wall Street gains low unemployment and rising personal income. The Conference Board reports the index jumping to 135.8 from 190.5 in October, nearing its 199 peak, as optimism returns after months of declines.
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New York
Wall Street
Conference Board
AIDS Vigil Marks World AIDS Day Preparations
A candlelight vigil at the Aiken Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services drew a small county-wide circle of participants for about 20 minutes. Herb Mattocks welcomed guests as Laura Plants offered a prayer urging compassion and unity amid the killer disease.
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Scott Webster
Helen Richards
Laura Plants
Mary Calabro
Aiken Center
Herb Mattocks
Aiken
Protests Roil Seattle At World Trade Conference
Violent street protests disrupted a 135 nation WTO trade gathering in Seattle as officials vow to press ahead with talks. President Clinton was to speak to ministers amid curfew and riot police, with National Guard and state troopers deployed. Demonstrators filled downtown streets, damaging NikeTown Nordstrom and a Starbucks shop as global leaders urged calm and progress.
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Seattle
Clinton
Washington
Gary Locke
National Guard
Mike Moore
World Trade Organization
WTO
NikeTown
Santa’s Village
Nordstrom
Asia
Death notices and funeral home obituaries this week
Obituary notices list names Freddie Corbett Gloverville and Maggie Richardson Aiken with funeral homes Hatcher Blizzard dates. Richard Greer Aiken Strawser Donnie Jackson Harrisburg Pa Jackson-Brooks Bruce F. Rawls Wagener Blizzard Dennie B. Selby Aiken Shellhouse Clara Massey Smith Aiken Thompson. Obituary information appears with ages and venues.
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Freddie Corbett
Gloverville
Hatcher Funeral
Richard Greer
Aiken
Strawser Funeral
Donnie Jackson
Harrisburg
Jackson-Brooks Funeral
Bruce F. Rawls
Wagener
Blizzard Funeral Home
Maggie Richardson
Dennie B. Selby
Shellhouse Funeral
Clara Massey Smith
Thompson Funeral Home
Georgia Lottery Tuesday Winners and Midday Picks
Georgia lottery draws report Tuesday results with Midday numbers 040 6 Cah Evening 4 20. Cash and Pantany 5248 11 19, and Big Game showing 4 5 2247 ig Money Mal 28. details on winners and totals not fully clear.
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