Family Ties Bridge Vietnam War Gap Across Generations
Uyen Griffis, 31, recalls being separated from her parents at three months during the fall of Saigon and later reuniting in South Carolina. Griffis and her sister Anna grew up believing relatives were guardians, while her nail-salon owning parents now help run the family business. Makena, Griffis’ five month old daughter, brings new bonds as the family gathers in North Augusta and Aiken.
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Griffis
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Aiken
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Joseph
Rob Novit
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Stolen Aiken historical marker shocks city
Allen Riddick of the Aiken County Historical Society laments the theft of a $1,500 marker dedicated May 4 in downtown Aiken. He offers a $100 reward and seeks restitution to fund a replacement, noting two more markers planned for next year at a $3,000 cost. The sign, highlighting Aiken’s 1835 charter and William Aiken, was snapped off its pole.
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Sam
Aiken County
Florida man eyed in local bank robbery linked by tests
Aiken public safety officials await forensic results that could tie a Merritt Island Florida man in custody in Kansas to a June 24 People's Community Bank robbery on Whiskey Road. Salina detectives arrested Christopher Small on July 15 for a Kansas bank robbery and he is a suspect in a North Carolina case.
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South Carolina
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Salina
Kan
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Small
Merritt Island
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Carolina
Aiken Public Safety
Turno
State budget woes prompt talks of selling surplus land
Lawmakers urge auction of idle properties from a 1999 audit citing 53 possible surplus sites including a $2 million beachfront tract near Huntington Beach and a $5 million Wedge Plantation in Georgetown County. Critics note long-standing leases and limited sales despite surplus. See SURPLUS, page 5A.
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