District 1 runoff sets Tuesday vote in Aiken County
District 1 runoff pits Bob Goldman against Fay Hatcher after Goldman led the March 18 Republican primary with 300 votes while Hatcher closed the gap to 214. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The winner seeks the council seat’s remaining 18 months and will face Democrat Kathy Rawls in the May 6 general.
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Bob Goldman
Aiken County
Fay Hatcher
Goldman
Hatcher
Windsor
Frank Mizell
Walter Moore
Sammie McIntosh
Judith Warner
Kathy Rawls
Wagener
Salley
Perry
New Holland
Deaths in Aiken and nearby areas obituary notes
Obituary notices list Bertha Canty Mamie Whittle Cook Velma Taylor Couch Rose Helen Goodwin and Joseph Tony Perara in Aiken with Henry W Phillips Beech Island and Douglas M Lawrimore Blackville referenced in page BA.
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Bertha Canty
Aiken
Mamie Whittle Cook
Lexington
Velma Taylor Couch
Rose Helen Goodwin
Joseph
Tony) Perara
Henry W. Phillips
Beech Island
Douglas M. — Lawrimore
Blackville
Georgia Lottery Drawn Numbers Reported
Saturday drawing results show winning sequence 113 21 2228 90 with additional digits and prize allocations unclear. No further details on divisions or payout available.
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Georgia Lotto
Record crowd fills stands for 1997 Aiken Harness Races
A record crowd of 4,237 attended the 26th annual Aiken Harness Races at the Aiken Mile Track on Saturday. The event, sponsored by the USC Aiken Pacer Club, featured eight races plus a celebrity race and Star Challenge exhibition.
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Aiken
Usc-Aiken Pacer Club
Trotter Star Challenge
Randy Warrick
The
Pacer Club
Warrick
Sacrifice and love remembered today
The piece reflects Holy Week, recalling Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross for humanity. It uses a parable of a boy donating blood to illustrate willing sacrifice and ties it to church observances at First Presbyterian Church of Aikel. The author notes the atonement theme central to Christian belief.
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Christian Church
Jesus of Nazareth
Jerusalem
Jesus
God
Belvedere Man Dies in North Augusta Wreck
Belvedere resident Lewis Eaton Bushee, 4, died at the scene after his 1974 Ford Pinto collided with Nora Hogan's 1995 Oldsmobile on US 25 in North Augusta around 10:45 a.m. Hogan was hospitalized in surgery. Bushee was not wearing a seat belt. No speed or alcohol factors indicated. investigation pending.
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Belvedere
US. 25
North Augusta
Lewis Eaton Bushee
Hampton Ave
Aiken County
Sue ‘Townsend
Tim Pearson
Department of Public Safety
Bushee
US 25
Nora Hogan
Fairview Drive
Ms. Townsend
Local economists urge diversification after SRS layoffs
Aiken County officials and business leaders caution that Savannah River Site layoffs threaten short term gains but still see a bright local future. Ed Burgess cites aggressive private investment and ongoing diversification as keys, noting 1996 private capital surpassed SRS funds for the first time and county rankings remain strong despite potential declines.
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Savannah River
Aiken
Ed Burgess
South Carolina Department of Commerce
SRS
S.C. Department of Commerce
Aiken County
Spartanburg
Fred Humes
Economic Development Partnership
Aiken and
Edgefield Counties
Humes
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Holler
Rock Hill
William Holler
Ukraine
Democratic Party
Republican
Patriot
Reform
Abby
Brian Schroeder
Ves Mac
Ginny
By Michael W. Gibbons
Scott Webster Gray Johnson
Beverly Snelgrove
Jeri Perkinv
First Presbyterian Church of
Aikel
SAC
Perkins
Scott Webster
Friendship Baptist Church
Richland Avenue
Michael W. Gibbons
S.C. Departme
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