Gift ideas lift spirits for Valentine's at local shops
Valentine's countdown prompts shoppers to browse local stores for gifts with romantic themes. Includes Tom and Sally's Chocolate Body Paint, Victorian Treasure, crystal Hershey's Kiss, Friendship Heart, lavender scent, rose quartz, and Beanie Babies as popular picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Ramey
Plum Pudding
Tom and
Sally
Ramey
Charity Holdman
Jeanes
Carol Reeve
Sandhill Gifts
Obituary notices list several local deaths on page 2B
The page records obituaries for Thelma Kitty Allen of Aiken CN Van Auken of Orangeburg Betty J Fulmer of Aiken Gladys Hammond Grant of Aiken Marion H Harmon of Aiken Tarryn D Harrison of Augusta and Judy Byrd Jester of Aiken
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Thelma
Kitty Allen
Aiken
van Auken
Orangeburg
Betty J. Fulmer
Gladys Hammond-Grant
Marion H. Harmon
Tarryn D. Harrison
Augusta
Judy Byrd Jester
Georgia Cash 3 Draws Midday and Evening Winners
The Georgia Lottery reports Wednesday results with Midday Cash 3 numbers 3922 and Evening Cash 3 drawing 40-1 and a prize amount of 0.329 dollars per unit. No single winner announced. players urged to check tickets and claim prizes.
Planners approve waste transfer site in Aiken
The Aiken Planning Commission approved a city request to build a solid waste transfer station at 650 Beaufort St behind the recycling center. The site will compact garbage before hauling to Three Rivers Landfill, reducing trips from the Langley site as the county landfill closes in spring.
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the Aiken Ranning Commission
Beaufort St
Three Rivers
Savannah River
Aiken County
Langley
South Carolina House votes to ban video poker industry
The South Carolina House approved an 86 to 32 vote to ban video poker and halt new machine licenses after May. Lawmakers cited the $2 billion industry and debated budget provisos used in 1986 to allow cash payoffs via vouchers. Governor Beasley praised the action while the Senate weighs the bill amid lobbying and legal challenges over legality and constitutional concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Roland Smith
DeLangley
House
Maya
John Lindsay
Lindsay
Smith
Senate
Coin Operated Machine Association
David Beasley
Beasley
Murder suspect floods jail in Aiken County incident
Troy Johnson, 26, broke a sprinkler head and a window at the Aiken County Detention Center to flood a section of the jail and wave the pipe at inmates. He was subdued with pepper spray as officers evacuated the area. Gov. Beasley later transferred him to the South Carolina Department of Corrections pending trial for murder of his wife Micnente Garrett Johnson.
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Aiken County Detention Center
Troy Johnson
Butch Reynolds
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Reynolds
Public Safety
Aiken County
Johnson
Aiken
Howard Sellers
Sellers
David Beasley
S.C. Department of Corrections
Columbia
Micnente
Garrett Johnson
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By Nina J. Nndiffer
Bridge
Dear Abby
Man of
Ginny Southworth
Kennedy Middle School
Gene Redd
Redd
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Weex
Planning Commission
Rye Patch
Citizens Park
H.O. Weeks
Crosland Park
Ventures Park
Summit
Pine Log Road
Town Creek
S.C. 19
US. 1
Interstate 20
S.C
John Land
Joseph Anderson
S.C. Supreme Court
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