African American History Month events in Aiken attract crowds
The city hosted a Black History Month celebration with a wedding ceremony at the Aiken Center led by Rep. William Clyburn. The event featured the South Aiken High School choir, poetry readings, and stories by local teachers, with sponsors including Aiken PRT and several local groups. About 500 people attended the Black Expo at Smith Hazel Recreation Center, with contests for a doll making competition, a kindergarten to eighth grade coloring contest, and youth bingo.
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William Clyburn
D-Aiken
South Aiken High School
Amy Neeley
Aiken Center
Robin Glenn
North Augusta High School
Aiken
Links Inc
Smith- Hazel Recreation Center
Karen Papouchado
Terry Rhinehart
Aiken Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Smith-Hazel Senior Citizens Arts and Crafts Club
Betty Gyles
Aiken Prt
Ambassador Club
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
The
Elks Club of
Ten Gents
Ginny Southworth
Cynthia Steele
Smith-Hazel Center
Aiken County
Hunter named head of South Carolina Press Association
Hunter succeeds Jerry Vickery as SCPA president and will represent the association before the public press legislature and related groups. He is publisher of the Aiken Standard since 1989, began as a sports writer in 1973, and holds degrees from USC and UNC.
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Hunter
Jerry Vickery
Easley Progress
Liberty Monitor
SCPA
Press
Press Association
The
Aiken Standard
Bethesda, Md
Rockville
University of South Carolina
University of North Carolina
United Way of
Aiken County
Coalition To Assist
Etherredge Center Orchestra Association
Cities In Schools
Downtown Aiken Development Corporation
Aiken Partnership
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation
Rotary Club of
Aiken
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Lois McFadden
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Eleanor
First Presbyterian Church
Reenactors Stage Civil War Battle at Aiken Farm
The event drew battle reenactors from five southern states and featured period dress and gear such as wooden cooking utensils boots and hats. It began Friday with demonstrations for hundreds of Aiken schoolchildren and proceeded smoothly after nine to ten months of planning.
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Cota
Warfront Recreation Day Activities Listed
Today features a 9 am religious service, displays by cavalry and infantry, period dress exhibitions, and the final battle scene after lunch.
Religious service and battles mark day’s war pageant
A 9 a.m. religious service opens the wrapup at the bat tleground with cavalry and infantry displays. Period dress exhibitions continue as the final battle scene unfolds after lunch. General Wheeler and his men are expected to carry the day, according to Cota’s warning to Yankees.
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Cota
Wheeler
Aiken City Council to tackle Wal-Mart exit and TIFD loan
City officials weigh an exit between two eateries to boost traffic signal use at Centennial Corporate Center as part of a Wal-Mart deal that hinges on annexing entire Baker and Hines parcels. The council also considers a 1 million loan from utility depreciation funds to back a 3.4 million TIF District downtown upgrade with 15 year tax stability.
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Centennial
Aiken
Legislators back Savannah River Site for tritium and power
A bipartisan letter from 12 lawmakers urges Savannah River Site as the preferred location for tritium production and potential electricity generation. It cites SRS's 40 years of experience and established facilities for tritium handling, noting other sites would need new facilities and training. Signers include Thurmond Nunn Coverdell Norwood Graham Spence. DOE expects to announce a site and tech choice for tritium production later this year.
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Congress
DOE
United States
Savannah River
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Paul Coverdell
R-Ga
Charlie Norwood
Lindsey Graham
Floyd Spence
R-S.c. Doe
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