South Aiken clinches spot in Class AAAA title game
South Aiken High School defeated North Augusta 67 56 in the Upper State final at USC Aiken to advance to the state championship versus Socastee. Michael Tyler led with 20 points and Tony Kitcings added 14 points 15 rebounds and six blocks as fans flooded the floor. The Thoroughbreds set a school first by reaching the state final.
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Scott Webs
Tony Kitchings
Tarence Callahan
North Augusta
University of South Carolina Aiken
Michael Tyler
Tony Kitcings
Thoroughbreds
South Aiken
Donnie Holland
Socastee High School
Carolina
Obituary notices list several local residents honored
Death notices for Hattie Lea Salter Ward Helen Coulter Eva Elkins Hutto Charlie Mathise Thelma G Fender Ruth Muller Melcolm Leroy Curry are noted on page 2B of the newspaper. These brief items record recent passings across Williston Blackville Johnston Aiken North Augusta and nearby communities with no further biographical detail provided.
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Hattie Lea Salter
Ward Helen Coulter
Charts Town
Eva Elkins Hutto
Blackville
Charlie Mathise
Johnston
Thelma G. Fender
Williston
Ruth Muller
Melcolm
Aiken
Leroy Curry
North Augusta
Georgia Lottery Draw Report for Tuesday
Georgia lottery results list midday Cash 3 9-0 and evening Cash 3 7-0-7, with The Big Game numbers 7-19-24-28-92 and additional notes for Money Ball 21. Data appears as a compact draw update with multiple game results and time stamps.
Aiken Training Track race gates set for Saturday
Heavy rains flooded the Aiken Training Track but organizers expect the surface to dry. Jaycees member Mike Fanning said most water is drained and mud control is planned with sand if needed. Gates open 10:30 a.m. Saturday with post at 1 p.m. Tickets range 6 to 8 dollars, parking 5 to 10. Located at Two Notch and Powderhouse Roads. Chamber number 641-1111.
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Aiken
Mike Fanning
The
Aiken Jaycees
Two Notch Road
Powderhouse Road
Farmers battle cold to save Southeast strawberry crop
In gray dawn farmers amid 22 to 26 degree readings across Atlanta Nashville Greenville and Raleigh chip ice from irrigation pipes and shield young strawberry plants with sprinklered warm water. Marty Cook tends rows by flashlight near a space heater as forecasters warn on crop damage and peach council officials pray for a spared harvest. Two years earlier South Carolina ranked second in peach production with 20 000 acres worth about 35 million.
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Gray Court
Marty Cook
Cook
Atlanta
Nashville
Tenn
Greenville
S.C
Raleigh
N.C
South Carolina
Bob McCurry
South Carolina Peach Council
California
Gambling debate delayed in South Carolina
South Carolina lawmakers push back debate on banning the $2 billion gambling industry to March 24 amid a looming filibuster. While senators prepare their version of a $4.9 billion state budget, budget hearings proceed, and agencies must outline requests to the Senate Finance Committee.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Senate
Tem John Drummond
Drummond
Senate Finance Committee
Madness marks first three months in Aiken County deaths
Aiken County reports four murders four personal crisis cases an accidental death and 15 traffic fatalities in the first three months of 1998. Coroner Sue Townsend calls it madness warning of a possible all-time high and cites youth deaths as a growing concern. She plans to seek more autopsy funding and manpower from the county council.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Savannah River Bridge
Beech Island
Batesburg
Townsend
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