New Year baby Kaci Fields born first in Aiken 1999
Kaci Fields was the first baby of 1999 born in Aiken County at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. She arrived Friday at 7:56 a.m. via uncomplicated Cesarean section, weighing seven pounds eleven ounces and measuring 20.5 inches. Parents Van and Tammy Fields of the Kitchings Mill area welcomed their daughter amid joyful staff introductions.
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Kaci Fields
Aiken County
Van
Tammy Fields
Kitchings Mill
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Kaci
Mama
Tammy
Ginny Southworth van
Aiken Regional Medical Cen
Family details reveal household names and school ties
A fragment notes Tammy as a full time mother while Van works as a meat cutter at Wal Mart in Barnwell. The siblings Kenny aged 13 attends Aiken Middle School and Ashlee aged 9 goes to Oakwood Windsor Elementary. The remark they were real happy about it is quoted.
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Room 242
Tammy
Van
Wal-Mart
Barnwell
Kenny
Aiken Middle School
Ashlee
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary
Tammy Fields Van Discusses Family Plans and Names
Tammy Fields Van talks about expecting a child and mentions the extended family. She names her parents Jim and Mary Mandell of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Van's parents Charles Fields of Aiken County and Faye Arthur of Atlanta. Tammy declares three children are enough.
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Van
Tammy
Jim and
Mary Mandell
St. Petersburg
Flo
Charles Fields
Aiken County
Faye Arthur
Atlanta
Beasley to teach at Harvard John F Kennedy School
South Carolina Governor David Beasley after losing reelection will spend February through June as a Harvard Kennedy School fellow. He will teach a noncredit course, engage in Institute of Politics activities, and host student discussions in Cambridge with a $1,200 monthly stipend and $2,500 monthly living expenses.
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Columbia
David Beasley
South Carolina
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Beasley
Jim Hodges
Harvard Institute of Politics
Susan Molinari
New York
Oscar Arias
Cambridge
Mass
Mary Wood
Mary Hunter
Sarah Catherine
David Jr
Samuel Ross
Deaths Natalie Paige Stinson in Martinez Georgia
Natalie Paige Stinson is noted in Martinez Georgia with obituary notices appearing on page 5A. The record lists the deceased and directs readers to the section containing funeral and memorial details.
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Natalie Paige Stinson
Martinez, Ga
Georgia Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Friday drawing results show Cash 9 Midday 4 65, Cash 3 Evening 10 8, The Big Game numbers 11 19 28 49 48 with Big Money Ball 8. No context on date or location provided.
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Cash
Deadly year ends with 50 fatalities
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend notes 50 traffic deaths in 1998, tying a long-standing record and marking a grim start to 1999. She cites alcohol, distraction, and careless driving as major factors, urging defensive behavior, seat belts, and adherence to laws to curb fatalities. An incident on Dec 9 near Kitchings Mill and a deadly crash a week earlier are cited as examples, with a reminder that life can hinge on a moment.
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Aiken
Sue Townsend
Townsend
Niles Gambrell
Aiken County
Kitchings Mill
Traffic fatality mars quiet New Year holiday
A single car crash on S.C. 302 near Aiken State Park killed one person and required the top to be cut from the Toyota Camry. Identity of the deceased was not released. Local officials reported a quiet New Year’s Eve and Day with few DUIs, shoplifting, or car break-ins.
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S.C. 302
Aiken State Park
Tom Galardi
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Aiken
Galardi
Global New Year Celebrations Across Cities Amid Festive Weather
Crowds gathered from Times Square to the Space Needle to welcome 1999 with fireworks and balloons. In New York more than 500000 braved 20 degree winds as 15000 balloons rose and a Mars-visible light show lit the sky. Mayor Giuliani and Sang Lan pressed the ball drop button. Boston hosted First Night festivities with a monster parade and midnight pyrotechnics. Las Vegas drew 250000 to 400000 along the Strip while Port Clinton celebrated fishing industry with a crane-lowered glass walleye.
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Times Square
Space Needle
Moet & Chandon
New York
Opher Heyman
Miami
Shari Rossey
St. Paul
Minn
Mars
Rudolph Giuliani
Sang Lan
Seattle
Boston
Boston Harbor
Lake Erie
Port Clinton
Ohio
Las Vegas
Matt Berry
Berry
Pasadena
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Little Kaci Fields
Aiken Regional
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S.C
Harvard
Adrianne Kaufmann
CSRA
Dear Abby
Gambrell
Kimberly Barlow
Jennifer Scott
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