Youth designs Y2K bug wins Aiken contest mascot
Eighth grader Nathan Lester moved to Aiken wins the Aiken Millenium Bug contest with a design that features MM 2000 on a creature like Jiminy Cricket. City officials seek a name for the mascot while voting boxes and exhibition plans unfold across county libraries and arts venues. Nathan's parents serve at Talatha Baptist Church and the family relocated from Bloomington Normal Illinois.
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Aiken Center For the Arts
City council backs historic commission in work session
The Aiken City Council and the Historic Preservation Commission voiced mutual support at a Wednesday work session aimed at addressing public concerns about the HPC. Officials said the historic district ordinance is largely sound, with only potential changes needed, and noted the commission has processed over 500 applications in three years with fewer than 5 percent denied. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh debunked rumors of a punitive meeting and praised the commission’s work.
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Aiken
Historic Preservation Commission
HPC
Shots fired at Heritage High School near Conyers Ga
In the early morning hours at Heritage High School gunfire injured several people. A suspect was taken into custody. None of the injuries were life threatening according to Bonnie Knight of Rockdale County schools. Victims were transported to Rockdale Hospital in Conyers as students fled the cafeteria area.
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Conyers
Bonnie Knight
Rockdale County
Heritage High School
Avlanta
Ms. Knight
Bill Price
Rockdale Hospital
Kate Whiting
Heritage
Man Freed in Robbery Case Acquittal in Wendy's Hold Up
Maurice Wise, 22, was acquitted of an attempted armed robbery tied to a July 24, 1998 Wendy's holdup on Richland Avenue after prosecutors failed to connect him to the crime. Employees could not identify him. another suspect, Nathan Hamilton, 23, faces a guilty plea.
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Wendy's
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Wise
Aiken
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Hamilton
Test drive ends in death near Richardson Lake Road
Aiken man Joe Williams, 40, died when a truck driven by a friend failed to negotiate a curve and crashed on Richardson Lake Road. The driver, Dim Parrish, at 67 mph in a 35 mph zone, was treated and released. possible charges are pending as Williams becomes the 14th traffic death in Aiken County this year.
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Jones Gamble
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Gamble
Aiken
Aiken County
Teen smoking still up in South Carolina study results
South Carolina officials say teen tobacco access has narrowed in a 199X study, with less than 20 percent of purchasers succeeding between January 2 and April 15—the lowest rate in six years—while a USC survey shows more high school students smoke regularly. Department leaders urge continued action.
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South Carolina
University of South Carolina
Tom Gillette
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Rick C. Wade
State Department of Alcohol and
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