Melons roll at Aiken Farmers Market despite heat
Wilbur Simmons a 13 year old vender at the Aiken Farmers Market hawks watermelons and cantaloupes amid a heat battered season. Vendors report a bumper melon crop while peas beans and okra suffer and Saturday remains the briskest shopping day. Wilbur notes hearty demand and quick sales as heat continues to bite other produce.
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Wilbur Simmons
Wilbur
Aiken
Perous
John C. Simmons
Windsor
Martha Dicks
Elbert Holston
Farmers Market
Residential rezoning opposed by city council vote
Aiken City Council gave first reading to an ordinance to rezone a small tract between Cushman Drive and Lincoln Avenue to permit manufactured housing. Despite initial support, key council members signaled opposition for Aug. 10 public hearing. Residents fear development could alter neighborhood character and invite problems.
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Aiken
Skipper Perry
Beverly Clyburn
Eric Radford
Cushman Drive
Lincoln Avenue
Perry
Clyburn
Eugene McKie
Survival of center at stake prompts sweeping probe
Tony Dunn, new executive director of the Margaret J. Weston Health Center, warns the center’s survival hinges on rapid decisive action. A July 9 memorandum to the board foreshadows a broad investigation into all facets of the rural facility. Directors are urged to establish patient status immediately as federal rules demand at least 1 percent enrollment.
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Margaret J. Weston Health Center
Tony Dunn
Dunn
Obituary notices list several deaths on page 2B
Obituary notices include Jack Pilcher Chamblis of West Columbia Raymond F White of Kennebunkport Maine and Ethel Jones Shull of Wagener. The page 2B obituary column notes these deaths with brief identifications and locations.
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Jack Pilcher Chamblis
West Columbia
Raymond F White
Kennebunkport
Maine
Ethel Jones Shull
Wagener
Lottery results for Monday draw in Georgia
Georgia lottery results show Cash 3 Midday numbers 8 7 2 and Cash 3 Evening 60 0 due to 407 47 Pantasy 5 draws list 51015 1820 as Pantasy 5 sequence.
Million dollar bond set in three burglary cases
Circuit Judge Rodney A Peeples imposed a 1 million bond Monday on Jack ie Corley 22 charged with first degree burglary in three home invasions. He must post at least 100000 cash to await trial. Assistant Solicitor Patricia Corey opposed due to violence background but supported the ruling as burglary first is a serious offense.
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Rodney A. Peeples
Peeples
Jackie Corley
Patricia Corey
Bond
Corley
Aiken man gets life sentence in multiple burglaries
Ms. Corey said Corley faces life for alleged burglaries in Aiken and Barnwell counties in April and May while on parole from a youthful offender sentence. He is accused of deceiving investigators by using a false name after a May 29 arrest and attempting to pawn a gun stolen from an Aiken home. He posted $5,000 bond due to no prior Tony Brown record.
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Corey
Corley
Aiken
Barnwell
Aiken County
Tony Brown
Cardiac Lab Upgrades At Aiken Regional Medical Center
Aiken Regional Medical Center completed a 1.5 million renovation to its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory adding a high performance image intensifier and digital imaging. The system from TREX Medical improves precision, reduces procedure time, and stores images on compact discs reducing costs and storage space. Hospital officials note patient demand rose from 202 in the first year to 1,207 in 1997.
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Aiken
Marshall Ritchey
ARMC
XRE
Trex Medical Corporation
United States
Ritchey
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Aiken Farmers Market
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