Midland Valley Christmas Fest and Parades Schedule
A compact list of holiday events across the region includes a 6:30 p.m. tree lighting at Midland Valley Public Library, The Ugly Duckling ballet at Etherredge Center at 7:30 p.m., a Kwanzaa Fest at 10 a.m., and multiple Christmas parades and shows. Other items include a 10 a.m. Aiken Christmas Craft Show, Living Christmas Tree performances at Millbrook Baptist Church at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Wagener Wagener Christmas parade at 11 a.m., New Ellenton parade at 1 p.m., Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville parade at 3:20 p.m., and North Augusta parade at 2 p.m.
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Midland Valley
Midland Valley Public Library
Etherredge Center
Aiken
Weeks Center
North Augusta
Millbrook Baptist Church
Ginny Southins
Aiken High
FFA
H.C. Weeks Activities Center
Obituary notices on Page 2B include Burke Page and Stewart
Obituary notices list Ernest George Burke Columbi William Bill Page Jr and Wallace Stewart. The notices appear on Page 2B of the Aiken North Augusta section.
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Ernest George Burke
Columbi
William
Bill) Page Jr
North Augusta
Wallace Stewart
Aiken
Flag flap stirs heat over State House flag debate
North Augusta lawmakers met as Gov Beasley urged moving the Confederate flag from the Capitol. Rep Charles Sharpe pledged to vote against removal saying he would not support taking it down. Sen Greg Ryberg backed relocation only if it ends the discussion.
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North Augusta
Charles Sharpe
R-Wagoner
State House
Wagener
Satan
Confeder
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Ryberg
Two Major Plans Studied at Savannah River Site
Two high value environmental studies are under way at the Savannah River Site exploring a 3 billion dollar linear accelerator to produce tritium and a new tritium extraction facility. Public scoping meetings in Aiken aired the plans though local interest was muted with concerns about jobs and national security.
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Savannah River
SRS
Aiken
Brian Costner
Energy Research Foundation
Columbia
Costner
George Bush
Congress
Strom
Thurmond
Clinton
The Ugly Duckling lights up Etherredge Center
The Aiken Civic Ballet Company filled Etherredge Center with children for two performances of The Ugly Duckling. Fresh choreography by Carl Crosby, larger sets, and new dancers enhanced the show. JR Williams Jr. reprised the Ugly Duckling while Linden Wallace played a fussy character as young audiences laughed and cheered.
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Aiken Civic Ballet Company
Etherredge Center
Carl Crosby
Duck
Ugly Duckling
Swan
JR. Williams Jr
Linden Wallace
Five Die In Collision Between School Bus And Car
A collision on Selvern Road near Wagen between a returning school bus and a private car killed five people. The bus carried only its driver. no students were aboard. The ages and names of the deceased were not released. Accident reconstruction teams examined the scene as witnesses described the car as heavily damaged.
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Wagener
Bill Gallman
Aiken County
Selvern Road
New Holland
Wagen
Cpl
Jones Gamble
S.C. Highway Patrol
Gallman
Lyndon Carey
Area Five Schools
Gall
Mayor denounces porn on pay TV in Aiken County
Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and County Council Chairman Ronnie Young accuse InterMedia of pornography invading homes via television. The pair demand stricter blocking, noting pay per view channels Playboy and Spice reach Aiken. InterMedia offers parental control boxes and PIN codes to prevent unauthorized orders. 40 percent of pay per view orders in Aiken are for adult programming. Local officials praise some responses but push for stronger measures.
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Fred Cavanaugh
Cable-Tv
Aiken County
Cavanaugh
InterMedia
Kevin Barrett
Aiken
InterMeta
Ronnie Young
Kathryn Hutton
Nashville
Hutton
Iike
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Surat
Abby
Georgia Lottery
Sharpe
Capitol
David Beasley
Beasley
UNC
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