Minstrels help ring in New Year at Center for the Arts
Minstrels Jesters and Troubadours helped celebrate an inaugural family New Year’s Eve festival at the Center for the Arts. Organizers credited four years of First Night work and volunteers with building the event’s success. Families enjoyed carnival games, crafts, snacks, and music while kids toured indoor activities and a garden room program.
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Michael Vinella
Aiken Center For the Arts
ACA
New Health Laws in South Carolina Take Effect
South Carolina enacts Omnibus Health Benefits and Education Act of 1998 adding OB GYN visits without referrals, mandating coverage for pap smears, mammograms, and prostate cancer screenings, and requiring hospitalizations for mastectomies plus two years of device warranties for elderly and disabled items.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Lynn Seithel
Charleston
Donna Thorne
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Thorne
Jim Lander
D-Newberry
Lander
Obituary Notices for Jackson and Settles
Death notices for Josephine Jackson of Aiken and Theodore Settles of Augusta appear on page 5A, detailing their passing and associated funeral details.
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Josephine Jackson
Aiken
Theodore Settles
Augusta
Georgia Lottery Draws Record Fantasy 62 13 2027
Georgia lottery results show a Thursday draw with a fantasy themed prize pool totaling substantial figures. No clear winner names or exact payout details are provided in the fragment.
Frommer Achieves Dream of Aiken Fire Chief Post
Pete Frommer, longtime Aiken Department of Public Safety member since 1972, was appointed chief by the city manager. He recalled childhood duties sounding alarms and learning from retiring Chief Carrol Busbee, crediting mentors for keeping his dream alive.
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Pete Frommer
Aiken
Frommer
Douglas
Shorty
Pardue
ADPS
Carrol Busbee
Ginny Southworth
Aiken Department of Public Safety
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the Aiken Center For the Arts
Natasha Arce
Center For the Arts
Val
John Walker
Russell
Alanna
Beryl
Stuart
Minstrels
Phys
Abby
Fantasy
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