Sulky Races Highlight Aiken Triple Crown Weekend
Aiken hosts the Sulky and Harness races at the Aiken Mile Track on Hanks Mill Road with gates at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. tickets cost 2 dollars for adults and 1 for children under 12. The fifth annual Triple Crown Road Races occur at H. O. Weeks Center on Whiskey Road, featuring 1 mile, 2 mile, and 10 mile runs with entry fees from 3 to 6 dollars and awards at 11:30 a.m. The Aiken Hunt Meet at Clark Field on Powderhouse Road on March 21 offers prize money and benefits Helping Hands Inc. Post times and advance tickets noted through local chambers and sponsors.
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Aiken
Aiken Mile Track
Hanks Mill Road
Aiken Shrine Club
Chamber of Commerce
Aiken County Recreation Department
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken Track Club
H. O. Weeks Center
Whiskey Road
Recreation Department
Aiken Jaycees
Two Notch Road
Hopelands Gardens
Heavenly Cause
Henry D. Paxson
National Hunt and
Aiken Sertoma Club
Helping Hands Inc
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Jackson To Get SRP Service
The Public Service Commission approved about 75 percent of Continental Telephone’s requested rate increase for Jackson South Carolina. The approval includes a 13.87 percent return on investment totaling $414,739 and a six month deadline to establish local calling to SRP. The average monthly bill rises from $6 to $7.05.
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Columbia
State Public Service Commission
Continental Telephone System
Continental
Jackson
PSC
South Carolina
SRP
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Regional newspaper digest outlines classifieds comics community calendar Dear Abby Erma Bombeck Flyway Home Box Office obituaries and sports coverage across local television and weather sections.
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Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
Aiken Council weighs arts center funding and budget moves
The Aiken County Council eyes a 270000 grant for a USC Aiken Fine Arts Center auditorium and reviews options including a 700 seat or a 300 seat alternative. They also plan budget balancing measures and a litter control ordinance as they meet at 7 p.m. at 736 Richland Ave.
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Aiken
The
Aiken Standard
Minister Dr John H Law to Leave Aiken Church for St Simon's Island
Dr John H Law will resign as minister of First Presbyterian Church in Aiken at month end to begin duties at St Simon's Island Presbyterian Church on April 1. A congregational meeting is set for March 15 to announce the decision. Law cited a sense of calling and has led community programs including a Salvation Army Food Bank and a Family of the Month sponsorship during his three years in Aiken. He previously led the Dalton church for 11 years and has served as moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of the Southeast.
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First Presbyterian Church
Aiken
Law
St. Simon’s Island Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
St. Simon’s
Dr. Law
Salvation Army Food Bank
Salvation Army
Betty Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Dalton
Presbyterian Synod of the Southeast
South Carolina
Georgia
Brunswick
King College
Bristol
Tenn
Columbia Theological Seminary
Ann Parker
Maitland
Fla
Laws
Debbie
Stephanie
Tim
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Mattie C. Hall
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Jeanie Seamster
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