Wagener-Salley band earns Outstanding Performance Award
Wagener-Salley High School’s War Eagles, led by Wagener Lex Price and students including Aaron Gantt, receive the Outstanding Performance Award for the 1996-99 school year. The small A-class program stood out amid larger South Carolina schools, with notable state championships participation and leadership shaping a sixth place finish at Newberry state finals. Abby Gantt notes rising interest as band quality drew fans away from football.
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Wagener
Lex Price
Wagener-Salley High School
South Carolina
War Eagles
Aiken
Spartanburg
Irma
Price
Newberry
WSHS
Aaron
Abby Gantt
Newcomer Reports Grand Larceny and Armed Robbery in Aiken
A newcomer staying at a local motel reported grand larceny and armed robbery after an associate led him to a second location where they were robbed at gunpoint. The worker disarmed the gunman, who fled on foot, and later found his red 1991 Ford Ranger missing from the motel. Nearby, a Hampton Avenue resident said a burglary between Sunday and Friday yielded 510 dollars in items. A Greenville Street resident reported stolen food and drinks from a refrigerator after intruders entered through a window during church. A Richland Avenue mobile home lot theft included a Frigidaire refrigerator and furniture valued at 2000 dollars total. no forced entry was observed.
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Aiken
Cobb County
Hampton Avenue
Greenville Street
Richland Avenue
South Carolina House Split Over Gambling Referendum Plans
House Republicans clash with Senate on regulating video gambling. Debates focus on timing a public vote, taxation of potential revenue, and whether to ban the industry. Supporters push for a November 2000 referendum while others warn it could hurt the party.
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South Carolina House
Columbia
House
Senate
David Beasley
Jim Hodges
David Wilkins
Greenville
General Assembly
Rick Quinn
Dan Tripp
R-Mauldin
South Carolina
Lewis Vaughn
R-Taylors
Local teachers win Excellence in Teaching mini grants
Dozens of educators receive Excellence in Teaching mini grants from Westinghouse Savannah River Company. The awards honor innovative classroom projects across multiple schools including Aiken Elementary, Ridge Spring, Greendale, Greendale, Belvedere, Oakwood Windsor, and Augusta Middle. Winners include Pamela Cook, Karen Cue, Misty Duncan, Caryn Oz, Natasha Green, Pam Hamilton, and many others recognizing math science reading and environmental education.
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Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
Weiner
Wmna
Alan Potpourreure
Criss 18
Kesharne Cornel
Lew Math
N ‘Aken Elem
Pamela Cook
Corea Pecey
Debbie Fox
Messay
Ridge
Elon Maer Marca
Busbee Elem
Kathy Geeon
Apt Golden
Greendale
Mary Googwn
Canton
Souiton
Acton
Paul Knox
Natasha Green
Sten
Paul Knox Mae
Inchude Chery
Henderson “Eve
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Wagener-Salley High
Aaron Gantt
Goodwill Industries
Scott Webster
Debra Houssey
Jeff Blake
Ginny Southworth
Rebekka Nordman
Millbrook Elementary
Frida
Scott B. Hunter
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
8.C
PBM
Lisa Tucker
Mel” Oakwood
Windsor
Johnston Elem
Nancy Varn
Tagheuer TE
Washington Rd
Augusta
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