First Aiken Unity Day Festival set for July 23
The inaugural event at Perry Memorial Park on July 23 runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with Aiken Public Safety and the Sheriff’s Office involvement. Upson aims to bridge police community gaps for kids via backpacks, free food, games, performances, and speakers including Charles Barranco and Gail Diggs.
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Aiken
Charleston
Upson
Department of Public Safety
Charles Barranco
Gail Diggs
Thomas Dixon
Aiken Standard fronts appear without color due to press issues
An editor's note informs readers that several section fronts in the Aiken Standard will run in black and white until operations resume color printing. No further details are provided about sections or timeline.
Area Deaths Reported Across Several Cities
Obituaries list Louis Washington III Aiken Ann Irene Mitchell Pepper Wagoner Grace Smith Eaton of Asheville North Carolina Patricia Hartley McFerrin Graniteville with funeral notices in the Deaths and Funerals section dated 6A.
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Louis Washington
Ili
Aiken
Ann Irene Mitchell Pepper
Wagoner
Grace Smith Eaton
Asheville
North Carolina
Patricia Hartley McFerrin
Graniteville
Peace march unites Aiken after fatal shootings
About 60 residents of all races marched in downtown Aiken to the Center for African Americans History Arts and Culture. Organized by the Concerned Ministers Fellowship the event called for unity and justice across Dallas Orlando Louisiana and Minnesota. The Rev Paul Bush stressed the protest aimed at violence not police or faith groups and urged peaceful dialogue to prevent further harm.
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Ta'bria Johnson
Aiken
Paul Bush
Concerned Ministers Fellowship
Aiken County
Bush
Potter’s Descendants Introduced on Dave Day at Edgefield
Independent researcher April Hynes revealed the living descendants of David Drake known as Dave the Potter during a Dave Day program at the Edgefield Clay Studio. Descriptions noted tears as Drake’s kin stood to be recognized, linking modern families to the enslaved potter pulp artist.
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Potter
Dave Day
Edgefield Clay
Drake
Dave the Potter
Hynes
Dede Biles
David Drake
Edgefield Clay Studio
Edgefhied
Pauline Baker
John Williams
Daisy Whitner
Priscilla Carolina
Herbert Whitner
Daisy
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