Garris draws crowd with drug recovery speech at rally
Garris shared his 19 years clean from crack cocaine and urged action over excuses. The Free Riders Motorcycle Club discussed overcoming labels of thug or hustler and stressed honest work. Family members of crime victims offered poignant memories of the violence's impact.
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Curtis recalls King impact and 1964 school desegregation
Curtis reflects on witnessing the 1964 abolition of segregation and explains how the moment inspired her career as a reading specialist and administrator in California. In 1968 she shared her story with students, emphasizing that no parent should place a ceiling on a child’s potential to shape history.
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Aiken Camellia Show Winners Crown Top Blooms
Winners list for the Aiken Camellia Show includes Best Bloom in Show Tom and Dottie Evans Award to Buck and Tyler Mizzell and multiple Best Japonica, Reticulata, and Miniature awards to Geary Serpas Mizzell Musick and others. Local exhibitors Ann Mack McKinnon Powers Powers and Clark Buckhaven also recognized.
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Buck
Tyler Mizzell
Jim Stutts
Miles
Brenda Black
Geary
Bonnie Serpas
Paul and Marie Dahlen
Tony and
Christen Smith
Annabelle Fetterman
Mary and
Craig Musick
Megans
Chandler
Court of Honor
Ann and Mack McKinnon
Richard
Camellia Show Delights Aiken with 2002 Blooms on Display
Perfect weather boosts attendance as the Aiken Camellia Show features 2002 blooms and 500 to 600 more than normal. The event runs 1 to 5 p.m. at the Aiken Mall with displays from the Aiken Camellia Society and Ikebana International and Bonsai Displays.
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Elizabeth Benton
Mary Musick
Camellia Society to Host Auction February 14
Dickson notes newcomers join the local camellia event drawing 27 out of town judges. Eddie Mann, Aiken Camellia Society VP, shares he began growing camellias with his mother and won Best Bloom in Show in 1985. The society invites locals to participate and join. The auction is February 14 at 7 p.m. at St. John's United Methodist Church Ward Hall.
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Aiken
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