Aiken hosts track trials with six races and baby events
The Aiken Jaycees host a track trials day noting six races for different ages. Gates open 10 30 a m and racing starts 2 p m at Aiken Training Track along Two Notch Road Audubon Drive. Weather forecast partly cloudy with a 20 percent rain risk and mid 80s high. Tickets $10 at gate or online and phone orders 278 4849.
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Two Notch Road
Audubon Drive
Aiken Jaycees
Mike Fanning
National Weather Service
Stevens
Coward
Ford Conger Field
McGhees’ Mile
Banks Mill Road
Yates Death Penalty Bid Ends After Deliberations
Prosecutors urged death for Yates but offered no new evidence in the penalty phase. The jury chose life in prison, finding no continuing danger and prompting no plea for mercy. Harris County and Texas records highlighted as context.
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Joe Owmby
Kaylynn Williford
Yates
Odom
Texas
Harris County
Owmby
Broadcast morning veteran joins Choo Choo Chat lineup
Kayla, longest tenured on the show, recalls her mother Marie a former Aiken Elementary teacher and her first appearance weeks after birth. She and friends have waited years to work on Choo Choo Chat, nervous at first but aided by practice and rehearsals the day before.
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Marie
Aiken Elementary
Kayla
Dan Rather
Katie Couric
Choo Choo Chat trains on and off the stage
Simone Diggs leads lively show antics with accents while Cassie McRee reports the weather in big sunglasses. Principal Sharon Foret Cagle hosts daily encouragement and a student submitted joke. Fifth graders prepare to move to middle school but cherish the fun project and PTA funded upgrades.
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Cassie McRee
Scarlett O'Hara
Simone Diggs
Sharon Foret Cagle
Simone
Ryberg Urges Fiscal Responsibility in State Offices
Ryberg urged state constitutional officers to serve at the pleasure of voters and to treat taxpayer funds as a personal business. He stressed accountability, asserting voters’ needs precede personal agendas and highlighted his Senate roles in Corrections Penology, Transportation, and Finance and Labor committees.
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Ryberg
Ryberg Saia
al Agendas
Senate
Corrections and Penology
Senate ‘Transportation Committee
Finance and Labor
Commerce and Industry
K-9 Teams Train for Explosives Narcotics Detection
The USPCA program trains 9s aiming for tracking 20 dogs for explosive detection and 48 for narcotics. Trials in Aiken each March test dogs in vehicles and training aids, with handlers like Smith stressing varied environments to improve field readiness and protect community kids from drugs.
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USPCA
Smith
Aiken
DOT
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