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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 2005
Page
3
The article questions the historic value of the city purchase of a corner lot for 260000. Part of the property may be used as parking for a controversial African American museum, while the rest will include a park bench and shrubs to fulfill green space requirements.
A shopper thanks Ricky Cox for returning a purse found after a theft at Dollar General. The owner praised the public’s good deed and noted surveillance showed the purse moved to Food Lion before recovery by Aiken Public Safety.
The Aiken Standard urges City Manager to address Southside traffic gridlock blamed on driveways along busy roads and poor planning. Readers warn of 5000 new homes bringing 8000 more cars and propose through roads or loop fixes while inviting public comments.
Rebecca Harper guides eighth graders from Aiken Middle School in a shag lesson with third graders at North Aiken Elementary. Johnny and Judy Turner teach basic steps, first separating by gender, then pairing up as students warm to the activity.
Jonathan Sheppard, longtime trainer and Hall of Fame electee, reflects on his journey from England to the United States. He recalls starting with ponies, riding in point to point races, meeting key mentors, and building a training career that included Storm Cat and a 1990 Hall of Fame induction.
A garbled OCR fragment references prices and hours with scattered terms such as 2475 and 22.80. It mentions doctors and a paper edition with unclear dates or location, creating an unusable frame for a full item.
The City of Aiken highlights a December character trait of self control. Lottery results listed include Pick 3 3-4-2 and Powerball 4-10-33-34-50 with Powerplay 2. Sunday draws show Cash 3 44-7 and Fantasy 5 7-24-24-28-28.
North Augusta celebrates its centennial with new badges for officers and firefighters. The redesigned badges feature department seal, rank, and occupation, with silver for patrol and firefighters and gold for sergeants and above. The project uses existing city funds and runs through 2006. Officers honored for long service include Leonard Gore 35 years and Jimmy Butler 30 years, among others.
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