Broadening the spectrum at Ruth Patrick Center aiken schools
The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at USC Aiken broadens student learning through partnerships with local schools and agencies. A three part series begins Sunday examining North Aiken Elementary new teaching approaches, Outdoor learning with the US Forest Service and DOE, and hands on science with Westinghouse Savannah River Company.
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Ruth Patrick
Usc Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
North Aiken
Forest Service
Department of Energy
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
19 year old woman killed in Christmas Day shooting
Latoya Singleton, 19, died after the Christmas Day shooting in Jasper County. Her boyfriend, Joseph L. King, 23, was arrested nearby and charged with murder after a three hour standoff during which he threatened self harm before surrendering.
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Coosawhatchie
Latoya Singleton
Jasper County
Joseph L. King
Sherriffs
Ted Morris
Martin Sauls
Obituary notices for Inge Kole Aiken Dorothy Story
Obituary notices published on page 2B list Inge Kole Aiken Dorothy Story and Summerville Harold Williams among the local figures remembered. The notices honor their lives with concise biographical notes and dates.
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Inge Kole
Aiken
Dorothy Story
Summerville
Harold Williams
Top Story of 1996 AP yearend poll TWA blast tops list
The AP poll named the TWA Flight 800 explosion as the year's top story with the Atlanta Olympic bombing ranking third. It notes major events like the ValuJet crash, welfare overhaul, government shutdown, and a booming economy, while highlighting the Lima embassy siege as a late-breaking story.
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TWA
Atlanta
Centennial Park
Associated Press
Theodore Kaczynski
Val
uJet
Florida Everglades
Oklahoma City
Lima
Peru
Volunteers Decide Where the Money Goes in United Way Drive
Volunteers at United Way of Aiken County drive annual fundraising and decide funding allocations. They emphasize transparency and program funding since 1992, with staff and volunteers reviewing budgeting to ensure money targets specific needs. The process aims for accountability and informed giving.
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Scott Webster Kay Miles
Capt
K.C. Hall
The
Salvation Army
United Way
Aiken County
Michael Williamson
Dee Stanford
Williamson
Aiken First Night features downtown celebration
Aiken hosts its annual First Night New Year event from 7 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday in historic downtown. The program includes a People’s Grand Procession, multiple acts from gospel to rock, martial arts, magic, dance, storytelling and more at sites across downtown led by the Aiken Center for the Arts. Admission buttons cost 5 in advance and 7 the day of, with free entry for children under six.
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Aiken
Geoffrey King
Second Baptist Church Mass Choir
Duches and
Blystone
Prodigal Son
Killamanjaro Alkebulan
Irene Goodnight
Lori Apperson
Watford Demon
Mike Wilbanks
Aiken Civic Ballet
Laurens Street
Newberry Street
Richland Avenue
Aiken Center For the Arts
Aiken Drug
Woodruff Drug
Leminick Pharmacy
Depot Food
Retailers slash prices after holiday to spur post Christmas sales
Retailers across the nation opened early offering deep discounts to revive post holiday buying. Lords & Taylor Macy s and smaller shops slashed prices on electronics apparel and home goods as shoppers sought bargains after a slow Christmas season.
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Lord & Taylor
Macy's
John Costello
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Robert Burton
Kmart Corp
Electroncs
Sonya Ortiz
Compusa
Manhattan
New Year safety event for Aiken teens runs overnight
Local businesses and South Aiken Presbyterian Church host Aiken’s New York New Year for grades nine to 12. The co ed lock in starts 10 p m Tuesday at the church family life center across Whiskey Road from Odell Weeks Center and ends 6 a m Wednesday. Organizers Karen Burke and Beverly Murphy promote a drug alcohol and profanity free alternative to First Night with an all night program and a raffle offering a car or 1000 cash as top prizes. Tickets are 3 each with dinners for two from many Aiken eateries as additional prizes.
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South Aiken Presbyterian Church
Aiken
New York
Family Life Center
Whiskey Road
Odell Weeks Center
Karen Burke
Beverly Murphy
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