Aiken Trials Draw Record Crowd Under Ideal Spring Day
Thousands of visitors and locals flocked to the 56th Aiken Trials on Saturday amid bright sunshine after a cold wet week. Jockey Mikki Unger and Dogwood Stables’ Dot Campbell led a day of racing as about 10,000 spectators enjoyed horses, family-style festivities, grills, oysters, and meals around the track setting the tone for what organizers hoped would be a sign of spring.
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Aiken
Mikki Unger
Jack Sadler
Dot Campbell
Dogwood Stables
Doug Williams
Thompson finalist for post as Greeley city manager
Four finalists, including Steve Thompson, were named from 104 applicants for Greeley Colorado city manager. Thompson, from Aiken, said he will review information sent and keep options open as interviews are scheduled for March 27 to 29. Other finalists hail from Florida and Ohio.
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Aiken
Steve ‘Thompson
Greeley
Colo
Thompson
Denver
Nelson
Florida
Ohio
Titanic tops Star Wars as top domestic money earner
A U S Canada ticket buyer pushed Titanic past Star Wars to become the top domestic money earner. The piece notes Gone With the Wind would lead in admissions adjusted for current prices, suggesting a $1.29 billion value for GWTW in 1998 dollars.
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Los Angeles
United States
Canada
Obituary notices page 104 lists several deaths
Obituary notices include Konarik, Jackson Miley S Priester, Aiken Lenwood, and Willing at Aiken. The page records passing dates and brief biographical notes for each deceased, reflecting local community obituaries listed on page 104.
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Rank Konarik
Jackson Miley S. Priester
Aiken
Lenwood Willing
Georgia Lottery Drawings Summary
Georgia lottery results listed include Cash 3 daytime 64-0 and evening 24-8, Cash 4 15-60, Georgia Lotto 8:2490-82-38-46, Friday late 498-658, Fantasy 5 9-15-28-29-90, The Big Game 1-8-31-47, and Big Money alt 3.
Bridges Open Access to Serene Carolina Bay Trails
Aiken Rotary Club built two rustic wooden bridges over canals feeding a Carolina bay off Price Avenue. The bay near Virginia Acres sits amid pines and rushes with ducks on the water as muddy canal banks risk trouble after rain. Local residents say the new crossings will ease crossings and improve trail safety around the bay.
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Aiken
Clup
Carolina Bay
Price Avenue
Virginia Acres
Aiken County
Scott Webster
Skip Townsend
Joe Brooks
Lawsuit Attorneys update SRS workers
Immigration attorney Anthony Mulrain and Ivan Smith were chosen to represent Black workers at the Savannah River Site in a class action suit filed last year in US District Court in Georgia against Westinghouse Savannah River Co. and Bechtel Savannah River. The case alleges racial discrimination in hiring promotions and routine radiation exposure through unjust job practices.
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Aiken
Friendship Baptist Church
Employees United Legal Defense Fund
Marshall
Anthony Mulrain
Ivan Smith
Savannah River
Georgia
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Bechtel Savannah River
SRS
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Rehes
Ginny Southworth
von Stade
SUN
Post
Vern Nelson
Steve Thompson
Abby
Lee Dane
Save the Park Committee
The
Rotary Club
Imamas Smith
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