Accused Murderer Hankerson Waives Extradition to South Carolina
Joseph Hankerson, 41, captured in New York after more than 12 years at large, waived extradition to face murder charges in Aiken. He is tied to the Oct 6 1994 slaying of Christopher Pollin, whose body was found in Bethany Cemetery. Authorities previously linked Hankerson and Joseph Morrison III to the crime. Morrison is already serving a life sentence. Hankerson will be returned to Aiken with help from the U S Marshals Service.
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USC Aiken Band Festival spotlights 16 area bands
The first USC Aiken Band Festival at the Etherredge Center Friday March 16 features sixteen middle and high school bands including fourteen from Aiken County. Clinicians Dr. Cheryl Fryer Dale Hare and Kelly Tucker will adjudicate two to three selections per band with written comments and on stage feedback. Performances judged like state events and recordings will capture each band’s rating and critique. Titled as a cooperative effort led by Fryer and Aiken County Band Association president Ryan Westberry the event aims to provide fresh perspectives from renowned educators.
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Busbee Creative Arts Academy
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USC Aiken Band Festival invites public to free performance
On Friday March 16 the USC Aiken Etherredge Center hosts a band festival featuring area middle and high school groups. Admission is free with a detailed schedule for each school and group performance provided.
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Aiken Prep
Schofield Middle School
Leavelle McCampbell
New Ellenton
Hydrogen research grows in South Carolina with new alliance head
Dr. Shannon Baxter-Clemmons, the new executive director of the S C Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance, spoke to the Rotary Club of Aiken about hydrogen energy research, fuel cells, and alternative fuels. She highlighted collaboration among USC Clemson S C State, Center for Hydrogen Research, Savannah River National Laboratory and state agencies and discussed attracting private investment and potential plant development in SC.
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Bob Newburn
Tony Baughman
Fred Humes
Judge appoints 2 S C special administrators to James Brown estate
Two South Carolina attorneys, Robert L. Buchanan Jr. and Adele J. Pope, were named by Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jack Early as special administrators for the James Brown estate. They will oversee Alfred Bradley Albert Dallas and David Cannon, trustees and personal representatives named earlier, amid disputes raised by Brown’s family and his partner Tommie Rae Hynie.
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Audubon Field Trip Seeks Spring Migrants in Augusta
The Augusta-Aiken Audubon leads a Saturday field trip to Lover's Lane and Augusta Levee on March 17 to observe spring migrants. Participants should meet at Popeye's on Gordon Highway and Walton Way in Augusta at 8 a.m. Email croakie comcast.net for details.
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St Patrick Day events at Curiosity Shop family celebration
Curiosity Shop hosts a St Patrick Day program starting 10 30 a m on Saturday March 17 with a Wearin O the Green procession Irish Dancers at 11 a m Leprechaun Treasure Hunt at noon for under 6 and bagpipe by Thomas Cuny 10 a m to 3 p m Concessions at St Johns United Methodist Church 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m Call 644 0004 for details
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