All-America City honor inspires Aiken area pride
Aiken City Council member Karen Papouchado says the All-America City award acts like a banner year for the area. She cites economic development gains, boosted charitable funding, and heightened civic pride since the June 7 honor. Charleston, Hartsville and Columbia are the only South Carolina cities with the distinction.
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Aiken Lions honor officers and winners at Ladies Night
At the Aiken Lions Club Annual Ladies Night on June 16 LS McCormick and Nancy Knowles received the Melvin Jones Fellowship and Lion of the Year awards respectively. Bill Jennings presented the fellowship. New officers and directors for the year begin July 1, installed by William C. Finley. The club meets on the first and third Mondays each month.
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Don Lamont
Bennie Newman
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Scratching off legality of scratch cards faces statewide scrutiny
Senate leaders and law enforcement wrestle with whether shopping scratch-off cards violate law. Attorney general opinions say they are illegal, prompting sheriffs to warn store owners and plan potential arrests if sales persist. Local deputies await higher guidance before action.
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Victim's family faces another murder trial in Lexington
Connie Mack mourns her uncle Thomas Wise as Marcus Timmons faces a new murder trial next year in Lexington County for the 1993 shooting. The state Supreme Court voided Timmons conviction due to improper testimony about a string of robberies. Mack and relatives fear reliving the trauma while advocates cite underfunded victims services and new legislation still too late.
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