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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2015
Page
1
Thousands gathered at the Aiken Training Track for the Trials, braving overnight and daytime showers. An estimated 4,600 attendees, many traveling long distances, enjoyed families, vendors, and the Carriage Parade while communities planned around the event.
Samuel A. Cothran, former publisher and editor of the Aiken Standard, was inducted into the S C Journalism Hall of Fame at the S C Press Association Annual Meeting in Myrtle Beach. His son said the honor would please their father who dedicated his career to the newspaper business and modernized the Aiken operation.
Editorial emphasizes the importance of open government and FOIA responsibilities during Sunshine Week. Open letter from Warren Winfred Long urges agencies to improve transparency, naming local figures Virgil Frank Gates Raymond Tyler Turby F Boots Thomas Jr and noting deaths and funerals pages on 6A for context.
Five day forecast shows sunny conditions with a high of 76 and a low of 48 degrees. Expect clear skies. Temperatures move from mild mornings to warm afternoons with gentle winds across the period.
The Aiken Standard earned 34 South Carolina Press Association honors including the President's Cup and second in General Excellence at the association awards banquet in Myrtle Beach. Reporter Maayan Schechter won top Public Notice Journalism for her Oct. 19 City Councilman Merry owes delinquent taxes on properties story.
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