Aiken County Sets March Cold Record After Weekend Storm
The weekend storm drove Aiken County to a record low of 12 degrees in March breaking the prior 20 degree mark from 1975. The county logged 13 inches of precipitation mainly freezing rain and snow as temps rebound to the upper 50s by Tuesday. Civil Defense coordinated nurse and emergency personnel transport with volunteers and four wheel drive vehicles.
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Aiken County
Bobby Mauney
Aiken County Civil Defense Office
Civil Defense Office
Mauney
ACCD
Triple Crown Schedule for Aiken Harness and Horse Events
The schedule lists events at Aiken venues including harness races at the Aiken Mile Track, AIKEN TRIALS at the Aiken Training Track, Hall of Fame induction for Bowl Game and Smart Angle, a Horse Show in the Woods at Hitchcock Woods, and AIKEN HUNT MEET at the Steeplechase Track. Dates span March 15 to March 22 with specific start times.
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Aiken
Banks Mile Road
Two Notch Road
Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Smart Angle
The
Woods
Hitchcock Woods
Aiken Hunt
Audubon Avenue
Friday Horse Edition Marks Tenth Anniversary
The Aiken Standard issue commemorates ten years of Friday Horse Edition with past Triple Crowns polo games and hunt meets through pictures. Harold Fletcher writes a remembrance of Aiken as a horse town and features on Allan Coward.
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Aiken
Harold Fletcher
Allan Coward
First Child Arrives Early In North Augusta Family
Charlie and Cathy Hinton welcomed their first child a daughter born Sunday morning despite winter weather. A Pekingese dog caused minor mischief by grabbing a plaster rag, leaving a dusty white face as if in a playful confession.
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Charlie
Cathy Hinton
North Augusta
South Carolina Faces Record Low Temperatures and Snow
A weekend storm dumps up to eight inches of snow across South Carolina, setting March record low temperatures in Columbia, Greer, Charleston, and Aiken. Schools and state offices close as hazardous roads cause widespread travel disruption and at least three storm-related deaths are reported.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Greer
Charleston
Aiken
John Purvis
National Weather Service
Rock Hill
Georgetown
Clemson
University of South Carolina
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
California
San Gabriel Mountains
Midlands
Pee Dee
Spartanburg
Keith Hugh Moffitt
Highway Patrol
Moffitt
Orangeburg
Oconee
William Henry Walls
Westminster
Raymond Washington
Holly Hill
Lexington County
Two South Carolina lawmakers announce 1970s style campaigns
In November Busbee and Russell announced runs for re election and new seats. Busbee D Aiken seeks re election to house seat 86 with prior service since 1974 and a business background. Russell R Lexington aims for Senate seat vacated by Turnipseed, while Turnipseed weighs options including a U S House bid.
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South Carolina
M. Judson Busbee
D-Aiken
House
Norma C. Russell
Lexington
Senate
Tom Turnipseed
Busbee
Busbee Supply Company
Wagener
Lander and
Anderson Colleges
Vietnam
Nancy Weaver
Terry McMillan
Salley
Robert Cooper
Aiken
Russell
Turnipseed
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Rodney J. Russell
Spence
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Ena
Mike Cofer
Christine Cox
Brad Overcash
Laurens Street
Elizabeth Harrington
Willard Bond
Aiken Today
Erma Bombeck
Flyna
Dear Abby
Associated Press
Bob Varsha
Atlanta
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