St Marys basketball team featured as community group
A letter to the Aiken Standard thanks reporters for highlighting a longtime St Marys basketball group rather than a single standout. The writer notes Terance Callahan’s first season, mentions potential MVP Janni Bijas of Up Your Alley Restaurant, and asserts the team values camaraderie over stats.
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Larry Taylor
Aiken Standard
St. Mary’s
Terrance Callahan
South Aiken High School
Janni Bijas
Up Your Alley Restaurant
Janni
Aiken Council pledges $5,000 for culture center project
The Aiken County Council unanimously votes $5,000 toward buying the former Immanuel Institute on York Street for conversion into an African American history and culture center. The plan includes workshops, performances, high tech exhibits, and a parking/green space, with broader funding sought from a local option sales tax referendum and private donations.
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Lessie Price
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Aiken Corp
Immanuel Institute
York Street
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Eco Cultural Center
Project Graduation gears up for annual grad party
Area 1 students from South Aiken High and Aiken High are targeted for the all night graduation party at Odell Weeks Recreation Center on May 28. Betsy Simons chairs the effort aiming to raise $30 000 with support from home school and private school graduates. Each senior receives a gift of at least 25 dollars along with prizes and scholarships. donations are deductible.
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South Aiken High School
Aiken High School
Odell Weeks Recreation Center
Betsy Simons
Aiken High
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Simons
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Four arrested in Aiken County burglary case
Four Aiken County residents were arrested on burglary charges for breaking into two homes and a Pine Log Road construction company in Warrenville. They allegedly removed a floor safe and, at a motel, a handgun and valuables. Additional charges are expected. The group is detained at the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Mole Road
New Ellenton
Pine Hill Drive
Aiken County
Higgenbotham
Michael Frank
Michael Hunt
Arthur
Newsome
Owenby
Warrenville
Aiken
Frank
National Crime Prevention Council
Ncpc.org
Upgrading to Electronic Voting in Aiken County
Aiken County will switch from punch card ballots to electronic voting in November using federal Help America Vote Act funds. The rollout covers 10 counties, with state support, as part of a plan to convert the entire state to electronic voting by 2006. Demonstrations will tour churches and shopping areas before the general election.
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Aiken
State Election Commission
Stuart Bedenbaugh
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