Evening events and political primary listed in calendar
A schedule shows 6 p.m. United Way awards dinner at Houndslake, 7 p.m. Later Vaudeville at USC Aiken Etherredge Center, 7:30 p.m. musician Michael Card at First Baptist North Augusta, 10:30 a.m. SRS 50th anniversary kickoff at Aiken County Historical Museum, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. South Carolina presidential primary with polling places on page 6A.
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Michael Card
First Baptist
North Augusta
SRS
Aiken County
Vandals strike homes and vehicles across Aiken County
Aiken County reports multiple vandalism incidents including damaged Elbert Street Granville residence and Pine Log Road mailbox. A North Augusta Wilde Drive home, Beulah Avenue Belvedere car break-in, and Hampton Avenue storage theft are noted. Authorities urge call-ins to 642-7620 642-1761 and tips to Crime Stoppers at 642-1796.
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Aiken
Georgia Lottery Wednesday Draws Summary
Georgia lottery results list Cash 3 Evening and Cash 4 numbers as read. Cash 4: 1 9 4 6. Fantasy 5: 1 7 18 24 28.
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Cash
Fantasy
Adopt-A-Highway program cleans South Carolina roads
South Carolina volunteers have removed millions of pounds of litter through Adopt-A-Highway since its 1987 start in Beaufort County and statewide rollout in 1988. In Aiken County about 1,490 volunteers cleared 53,280 pounds along 396 miles last year, with statewide totals reaching 2.5 million pounds from 34,000 volunteers. The program runs on volunteer effort with coordinates set by county coordinators, including Sara Young of the Aiken County maintenance office, contact 642-1533.
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South Carolina
Beaufort County
Aiken County
Sara Young
Aiken High students among top 20 in science quiz
Caroline Salter Charles Harrison and Tyler Cook from Aiken High School ranked in the top 20 at a winter workshop quiz by the South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. The multiple choice event tested knowledge from recent science articles in The State.
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Aiken High School
Caroline Salter
Charles Harrison
Tyler Cook
S.C. Junior Academy of Science
Sankofa exhibit highlights African American contributions at ATC
Aiken Technical College hosts Sankofa: African-American Museum on Wheels by Angela Jennings for Black History Month. The display features photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, signs from King era, African American inventions, and biographical items on figures like Booker T. Washington and Harriet Tubman, plus Africa imagery and ships’ history.
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Tywanda Holley
Pharaoh Akhenaten
Aiken Technical College
Sankofa
Angela Jennings
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
Frederick Douglas
Malcolm X
Harriet Tubman
Mary McLeod Bethune
Africa
Ms. Jennings
Jennings
Magellan Venus show at Du Pont Planetarium dates listed
The Du Pont Planetarium at USC Aiken presents Magellan: Report from Venus, highlighting the Magellan mission launched in May 1989. The show explains radar imaging of Venus, its surface features, and how radar works, with dates February through April shows at 7 and 8 pm. Admission ranges from 1 to 4 dollars, with reservations via phone.
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du Pont Planetarium
Venus
Earth
Solar System
Gary Senn
Magellan
Mem
Bers
University of South Carolina Aiken
USCA
Augusta
VPSA manager Don Groves to retire March 14 at 70
Don Groves, general manager of Valley Public Service Authority, will retire March 14 after ten years leading the district from North Augusta to Aiken. A Navy veteran and former rural telephone executive, he credits strong customer service and notes the board of nine could be streamlined. Calvin Smith will succeed him March 15, with Groves praising Bubba Smith as a capable successor who prioritizes customers.
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Valley Public Service Authority
Don Groves
Groves
VPSA
Water District
Bob Boone
Sarah Johnson
The
Water Commission
Mrs. Johnson
WPSA
Boone
North Augusta
Aiken
US 1
Pine Log Road
Court House
Sth Street
Savannah River
Johnson
Mooe
Don Smith
Kenneth Mendenhall
Sara Richardson
Oscar Kemp
Otis Gibson
Rose Bryant
Bobby Griffin
Sammy Turner
Calvin
Bubba) Smith
Smith
Bubba
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United Way
Houndslake
USC Aiken
Etherredge
S.C
Sheriff's Office
Gran $Itevillé
Wilde Drive
Hampton Avenue
Northbrook Drive
Ridge Road
Beulah Avenue
Belvedere
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Palm Drive
H&h Brothers
Georgia Lottery
ATC
Planetarium
Et oCourtey
Echo
Soars
Witchboard
Ostmaster
He ‘Aken
Scott B. Hunter
Tno
Rutan Do
Aken
Thin
Harry Truman
Tennessee
Pond Branch Telephone Co
Gilbert
Pond Branch
Aiken Standard
Windsor
Spm
Washington Rd
Georgia
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