Lennon Bus Brings Students to Aiken High For Song
Steven Smith of Aiken High School and seven peers spent about 12 hours on the John Lennon Educational Tour bus parked at Aiken High. Kim Robichaux and Adam Franklin joined in composing and performing an original song as part of USA Weekend sponsored tour aiding a national songwriting contest.
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Aiken High School
Steven Smith
Kim Robichaux
Aiken High
Adam Franklin
Silver Bluff High School
John Lennon
USA Weekend
NBC
Aiken-Augusta
Aiken County
Rep James R Smith Named Chair of House Ethics Committee
Aiken County’s Rep James Roland Smith was elected chairman of the South Carolina House Ethics Committee, adding to his role as chair of the Ways and Means K 12 subcommittee. Smith notes the panel judges ethics cases and aims for fairness across parties.
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Rep. Smith
Aiken County
S.C. General Assembly
S.C. House of Representatives
James Roland Smith
Warrenville
House
Smith
David Wilkins
Wilkins
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard
Sporting Days Weekend Opens With Horse Trials And Art Exhibit
The Sporting Days event kicks off Saturday and Sunday with the Sporting Days Farm Horse Trials and the Sporting Days Art Exhibit and Sale to benefit the Aiken County Chapter Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The horse trials feature 200 horses in dressage cross country and show jumping with junior and senior divisions aboard riders, some Olympic level competitors.
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Aiken County
American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
Sporting Days Farm
Montmorenci
Highway 78
Joannah Glass
Aiken Museum plan moves to City Council debate
The proposed African American cultural center in Aiken advances to the City Council with an operating budget. Rev Douglas Slaughter spearheads the effort seeking 360000 LOST funds to buy the Immanuel Institute building and 500000 in county LOST funding for renovation. He notes local support of 500000 and plans for hands on exhibits while steering committee members anticipate youth talent development. The proposal faces questions over annual operating funding and self sufficiency.
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Aiken
Douglas Slaughter
Slaughter
Immanuel Institute
York Street
Joan Donnelly
Charleston
Mike Anaclerio
Aiken Corporation
Wade Brodie
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Tami L. Young
Combine Court
Aiken Standard
Aiken County Sheriff's
Office
Young
Price Road
Whiskey Road
Gallman
Rob Novit
Lennon
Hicene
Gregory Harvey
West Columbia
Eric Wilson Herndon
Walterboro
Ralph H. Jowers
John Prah Jr
Wagener
Kenneth Earl Scott
Akon
Herbert Alma Erline W. Walker
Graniteville
Annie Mae Johnson
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