Interstate 73 to give new exit options
State and local leaders told congressional staffers that the proposed Interstate 73 will connect Detroit to Myrtle Beach, offering faster beach access, an alternate hurricane evacuation route, and economic relief for Dillon, Marion, and Marlboro counties facing high unemployment.
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Myrtle Beach
Detroit
Grand Strand
South Carolina
Congressional
Marlboro County
Dillon
Marion
Alan Clemmons
Myr
Aiken Bluegrass Fest Opens With High Energy
The Aiken Bluegrass Festival opened Friday night at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts to support STAR Riding and Driving Inc. Mountain Heart headlined a kinetic set as three bluegrass groups performed for a near capacity crowd in the first fundraiser of what organizers hope will be a long-running event. Steve Gulley of Mountain Heart praised the community from the stage.
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Ginny Southworth Jamin
Mountain Heart
Washington Center For the Performing Arts
Aiken
Star Riding & Driving, Inc
Ty Washington Center For the Performing Arts
Steve Gulley
Derby field cut to 18 as two scratches join muddy track
Kentucky Derby contenders faced a wet Churchill Downs morning as Wimbledon trained by Bob Baffert and longshot St Averil were scratched with leg and foot issues. The field drops from 20 to 18, post time at 6 04 p m, with rain chances 50 to 60 percent and Baffert seeking a first Derby starter since 1990s.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Wimbledon
Bob Baffert
Longshot St. Averil
Baffert
Derby rain scrapes gate positions for Limehouse
Limehouse will break from the No 3 post with saddle cloth No 1 after scratches open Gates 1 and 2 for today's Derby. Trainer Todd Pletcher notes the rain and defections alter the race while Jerry Bailey faces a first nonride since 1991.
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Jerry Bailey
Wimbledon
Todd Pletcher
Dogwood Stable
Limehouse
Pollard
Pletcher
Winn-Dixie to close or sell 156 stores and cut 10000 jobs
Winn-Dixie plans to close or sell 156 stores and eliminate 10,000 positions over the next year amid weak earnings. For the quarter ended March 31 the company posted $600,000 in earnings, or break-even per share, on $2.67 billion in sales, down from $50.6 million and $2.82 billion a year earlier.
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Winn-Dixie
Jacksonville
Fla
Winn- Dixie
Wal-Mart
Inside This Issue Bridge 4c Calenda
Classifieds pages detail items for sale and personal notices across the issue. This compact card notes a calendar and listing index guiding readers to local advertisements and community announcements.
Special athletes compete in games at Midland Valley High
Amber Overstreet volunteers for her first Special Olympics event at Midland Valley High, paired with Gary Spires. The program drew more than 700 special education students and adults from Aiken Saluda and Edgefield counties and over 600 adults.
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Langley
Amber Overstreet
Gary Spires
Midland Valley High School
Amber
Midland Valley
Gary
Midland Valley High
Aiken
Saluda
Edgefield
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