Silver Bluff Bulldogs claim first state title since 1991
Silver Bluff High School won the state AA championship with a 28-21 victory over Abbeville, finishing 15-0. Troy Williamson opened with a 62-yard run, and the Bulldogs used a strong ground game and stout defense to clinch the title at Williams Brice Stadium. The win marked an undefeated season, amid praise for coach Al Lown and the program’s sustained success. Educational Television’s Weekend of Champions televised all five title games statewide.
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Abbeville High School
al Lown
Williams Brice Stadium
Columbia
Silver Bluff
Troy Williamson
Williamson
Joe Wilson
Marcus Lawrence
Jamie Williamson
Petticoat Junction
Aiken County
South Carolina
Aiken Hornets fall just short in title bid
Aiken’s football team nearly captured the Class AAAA Division II state crown against Greenwood High. After trailing 21 0 at halftime, the Hornets scored 20 straight to inch within one. A late fourth quarter pass barely failed to convert on fourth down as inches decided the outcome.
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New Ragu School
Hornets
Green‘wood High
Carey Johnson
Bet proves success for Johnson in late career ascent
Elmer Smith profiles Bob Johnson, the billionaire founder of BET, who sold the network to Viacom for 2.87 billion dollars and stayed on with a five year contract. Johnson, born in 1946 Mississippi, built BET from 500000 dollars and a Princeton public affairs degree into a media empire.
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Viacom
BET
CBS
Showtime
UPN
MTV
VH1
Nickelodeon
Johnson
America
Earth
John Malone
TCI
Mississippi
Tollinois
Don King
Princeton
Washington
National Cable Television Association
United Air Lines
US Airways
Johnson U.S. Airways
Reagan National Airport
D.C
Air America
Gore critics call election results a sore loser stance
Letters debate Florida winner George W. Bush and Al Gore with arguments on ballot validity ballot design and potential miscast votes. Citizens urge funds toward elderly needy and education rather than lawsuits. Redcliffe staff praised for Arbor Day activities and tree measurement lessons at Redcliffe State Park.
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al Gore
Buchanan
Ralph Nader
Bush
George W. Bush
Florida
Albert Gore Jr
Redcliffe
Redcliffe State Park
Lee Kitchen
Casey Connell
Lee Ann Shealy ‘Aiken
Redcliffe Elementary School
Aiken Standard Publishes Letters to Editor Guidelines
The Aiken Standard invites Letters to the Editor and outlines submission rules. Writers must include signature, mailing address, daytime and home telephone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited and condensed. address to Letters to the Editor, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802 or email iwallace@duesouth.net or fax 803-648-6052.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
8.C
Iwallace
Duesouth.net
Civility in politics across a divided nation
Frank Wright urges lawmakers to restore civility in Washington amid a near 50 50 partisan divide. He cites television discourse and ego as drivers of hostility and offers practical steps including gracious defeat, guarded TV remarks, cross partisan meals, and revived statesmanship rooted in faith and moral principle.
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Chuck Colson
Congress
House
Senate
Washington
Roger
Capitol Hill
America
George Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
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