Toy trains up for auction by Cheeks on May 21
The Cheeks Auction Company will auction a 650 piece toy train collection from Stu art Prather Jr of Augusta on May 21 at 2796 Columbia Highway N. The lots span from the 1930s to 1990s and most items are in mint condition with original paperwork. Dennis Cheek and partners expect collectors to attend and bring strong interest from the train community.
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Cheeks Auction Company
Columbia Highway N
Stuart Prather, Jr
Augusta
Dennis Cheek
Prather
Cheek
Jim Junker
David Wright
Columbia
Rail safety overhaul announced after Graniteville derailment
U S Secretary Nor man Mineta will unveil a federal Rail Safety Action Plan at a State House news conference in Columbia. The plan targets human error fatigue cross ings safety and hazardous material transport after the January derailment caused a chlorine gas spill with nine deaths and more than 5000 evacuated.
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U.S
Norman Mineta
Graniteville
Kimberly Riddle
DOT
Department of Transportation
America
Mineta
State House
Columbia
National Transportation Safety Board
Bluegrass fans flood Aiken festival with local and national acts
The Aiken Bluegrass Festival drew hundreds from noon to 11 pm on Saturday with a kids area and Appalachian games. Local acts opened before national stars Larry Keel Peter Rowan and Tony Rice performed, then Old Crow Medicine Show and Acoustic Syndicate closed the bill. Acoustic Syndicate announced its May 30 disbanding.
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Aiken
Steve Groat
Darlene and the Amicks
Split Rail
Doug and the Henrys
Salt Creek
Savannah River Grass
Groat
Larry Keel
Peter Rowan
Tony Rice
Soccer parents rally at Southeast Championships at Citizens Park
Soccer parents show high enthusiasm at the Under-10 Southeastern Championships at Citizens Park complex. Kerry Dunn, mother of Chris 13 Natalie 12 and Kimmy 7, praises soccer as teamwork friendly and easy to learn while noting her children’s teams and siblings’ histories.
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Citizens Park Complex
Kerry Dunn
Chris
Natalie
Kimmy
The
Bolts
Kim
Aiken Ice
Thunder
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Steve Sanders
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Danielle
Rheanne
Sullivan
Steve
Terri Sullivan
Tessa Eckburg
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!