Student Hit By Truck In Critical Condition At Redcliffe School
Eight year old Brittany Smalls was struck by a small pickup while attempting to cross Beech Island Avenue at 6 40 am. She was taken to the Medical College of Georgia in critical condition. No charges will be filed against the driver due to no excessive speed. A prayer service was planned in Aiken after the family requested prayers for Brittany.
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Redcliffe
Brittany Smalls
Beech Island Avenue
Medical College of Georgia
S.C. Highway Department
Joseph Pellicci
Smalls
Ina
Brittany
Aiken
Ukrainian Dancers to Perform at USC Aiken Etherredge Center
The Veryovka Ukrainian National Dance Company performs tonight at 8 in the Etherredge Center at USC Aiken as part of the Cultural Series. A free cultural conversation precedes at 7 10 p.m. in Room 125. Call 641 3305 for ticket information.
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Veryovka Ukrainian National Dance Company
USC Aiken
Etherredge Center
Lions Clubs Leader McCarty to Speak at Aiken Rally
James A McCarty director of Lions Clubs International will address attendees at Aikens First Baptist Church on January 27 p m Representatives from 43 Lions Clubs are expected to attend the first mid winter rally held in Aiken McCarty has led the group since July 1994 and has long served in Lions Club roles including Millsboro club member since 1976 president district governor and council chairman
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James A. McCarty
Lions Clubs International
Aiken
First Baptist Church
Lions Clubs
McCarty
Millsboro Lions Club
Police Blotter Summary From Bath Gloverville Graniteville 1998
Police blotter reports vandalism at Firestone Tire on Pine Log Road with a broken driver side window and damaged mirror. A 1995 Kawasaki Mojave four wheeler was stolen on Minter Street Bath valued at 3280. Burglary on Myrtle Street Gloverville saw multiple items stolen after entry via damaged doors. Phone theft on Midland Drive Graniteville valued at 250. Seven burglaries on Columbia Highway yielded jewelry and wallets valued around 1000. All suspects unknown.
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Firestone
Pine Log Road
Minter Street
Bath
Myrtle Street
Gloverville
Midland Drive
Graniteville
Columbia Highway
Nine Groups Split Up Tax Money By CHASITI KIRKLAND
The Accommodations Tax Committee approved funding to nine tourism related groups led by the City of Aiken Recreation Department receiving 10600 dollars and USC Aiken getting 700 dollars for its Josef Hofmann Piano Competition. City Council approved the taxes and explained the fund accumulation and allocations from last year.
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City of Aiken Recreation Department
USC Aiken
Josef Hofmann
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Steven ‘Thompson
Aiken
City of Aiken
Steeplecha Association
Aiken Center For the Arts
Friends of Hopeland
Aiken County Historical Museum
USCA
Battle of Aiken
Schofield Student Top Speller at South Aiken High
Colin Bradley Ligon won the Aiken County Spelling Bee held at South Aiken High School sponsored by Aiken County Public Schools and The Aiken Standard. The winner edged Jeffrey Young by a slim margin after 138 words were presented to 10 contestants amid tense rounds.
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Colin Bradley Ligon
Aiken County
South Aiken High School
Aiken County Public Schools
Aiken Standard
Jeffrey Young
Colin
Christmas Fire Brings Medical Miracle For High School Senior
Jason Smith a Midland Valley High School senior awoke from a two week coma after his home burned on Christmas day. His 3 year old nephew Daniel woke the family and helped save them with Jason breaking a window to escape smoke and suffering a gash requiring nine stitches. Jason and his mother were treated at Medical College of Georgia with Pat released soon after. Jason remained hospitalized.
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Langley
Jason Smith
Jason
Midland Valley High School
Daniel
Pat
Danny
Smith
Smiths
Horace Rogers
Mike Harrell
Medical College of Georgia
Smoking-Related Deaths High In South Carolina
South Carolina taxes cigarettes 7 cents a pack but faces nearly 400 000 in costs from smoking illnesses. CDC crime shows state tobacco industry at 172 million and high adult smoking, with high school usage over a quarter. Debate pits anti tobacco groups against industry.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Proctor Opens Bid For Huff Seat In District 83
North Augusta Republican Sheran Proctor announced her bid for the District 83 House seat vacated by Tom Huff. A school board veteran, she vows to run government like a business, cut waste, hold workers accountable, and focus on family values, school standards, violence, and discipline while welcoming citizen input.
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North Augusta — Aiken County
Sheran Proctor
House of Representatives
Proctor
Lockaway Hall
Tom Huff
Huff
North Augus
Laws
North Augusta
T. Scott Beck
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Michael W. Gibbon
Michele Bloch
American Medical Women’s Association
Subcommittee
School Board
By Carl Langley
House
State Court of Appeals
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