Wagener Fire Dept Open House and July Celebration
The Wagener Volunteer Fire Department hosts an open house and July celebration with an old-time family theme on Saturday. A parade starts at 11 a.m. followed by a noon barbecue lunch and activities including a greased pig contest, sack races, karaoke for all ages, mud pit tug of war, BB gun shoot, pie and watermelon eating contests, arm wrestling, and horseshoes.
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Wagener
Wagener Volunteer Fire Department
Eight-year-old boy dies from accidental gunshot wound
An 8-year-old Aiken County boy, John Michael Harris, died at Aiken Regional Medical Centers after a single gunshot wound to the chest. Coroner Sue Townsend said the death appeared accidental, with the father, Thomas Newton Harris Jr., driving him to the hospital. An autopsy is set for 2 pm today in Newberry as the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department and State Law Enforcement Division investigate.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
John Michael Harris
Aiken
Newberry
Thomas Newton Harris Jr
Deaths Arthur Alexander Cutman to Mae Veach Whatley
Obituary notices for Arthur Alexander Cutman Richard Anthony Chandler Karen D Brandenburg Trenton Canal Morris Wagener Graniteville and Mae Veach Whatley list names and locations including Aiken Trenton Charlotte and Graniteville with brief death notices across sections 6A and 2B.
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Arthur Alexander Cutman
Aiken
Richard Anthony Chandler
Wagener
Karen D. _Brandenburg
Trenton Canal
Morris
Graniteville
Mae
Veach Whatley
Charlotte, NC
Kevorkian assists in death of 63 year old California woman
Dr. Jack Kevorkian aided in the death of Shirley Kline of Oceanside California at Royal Oak Michigan hospital. Attorney Geoffrey Fieger said Kline suffered widespread bowel cancer and died with Kevorkian, his client’s son, and two friends present. Emergency staff failed to revive her.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Jack Kevorkian
California
Shirley Kline
Oceanside
Calif
Kevorkian
Geoffrey Fieger
Kline
William Beaumont Hospital
Yvette Monet
Ing
Associated Press
Fieger
Bette Lou Hamilton
Ohio
Pontiac
Knox Avenue Celebrates Independence Day Parade
Residents along Knox Avenue from Whiskey to Two Notch roads marked the nation's birth day with an 11 a.m. parade starting at Two Notch and winding through Mimosa Circle, Calhoun Place, and Barnard Road before ending on Knox. Col. Maurice Williams notes the local festivities run for several years with a picnic, swimming party, and fireworks.
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Independence Hall
Washington Mall
Memphis
Knox Avenue
Two Notch Roads
Maurice Williams
Two Notch
Mimosa Circle
Calhoun Place
Barnard Road
Knox
Emergency funds rescue lives in Aiken County plea
Robert Besley Jr of the Aiken Rescue Squad secured a $17,000 United Way allocation for a new rescue vehicle. The vehicle arrived just as Col John McCormack suffered a stroke while visiting, and Besley’s team, all volunteers, provided timely treatment. McCormack recovered while funding ensures reliable first response. prior vehicle was an unreliable 14-year-old surplus van.
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Robert Besley Jr
Aiken
United Way
Aiken County
Carol McCormack
Besley
Col McCormack
US. Army
Ginny Southworth
Aiken United Way
Bob Besley Jr
Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken Rescue ‘Squad
Vehic
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