Memorial Park Drive in Aiken County Honoring Local Veterans
Hammons has led a three year push to build a veterans memorial park in Aiken County. He aims to engrave 150 names including his brother James Hammons who died in Vietnam. A disabled Vietnam veteran, he travels 12000 miles in pursuit of permits funding and land for the project.
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Hammons
Memorial Park
Aiken County
James Hammons
Vietnam
Ola Hitt
Corpus Christi
Texas
Aiken
Augusta
Veteran's
Georgia says no downside to its lottery
Georgia residents discuss lottery spending and dreams of big wins as the state touts education benefits like HOPE scholarships. Jay Bortles and Mindy Boynton describe daily play and modest winnings, while officials cite a 4 percent problem rate and limited Helpline activity, arguing no evident social harms from the program.
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Georgia
Bortles
Gamblers Anonymous
Mindy Boynton
State Capitol
Bortes
Ms. Boynton
Zell Miller
Deaths of Jessie Canady Corbett Fowler and others
Notices list Jessie Junior Canady, Joe L. Corbett, and Gary Dennis Fowler as deceased in obituaries from Aiken Springfield and Winter Park Florida respectively. Details such as dates, ages, and funeral arrangements are not provided in the fragment.
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Jessie Junior Canady
Aiken
Joe L. Corbett
Springfield
Gary Dennis Fowler
Winter Park
Fla
Lottery Result Fragment from Sunday Draw
Fragmentary lottery note lists Cash 3 numbers 2 1 2 and 75 95 plus Pantasy 6 18 14 17 31 3. Ambiguities in source.
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Cash
Bening
Pantasy
Plain soldiers reflect on Memorial Day in Aiken
WWII veterans Charlie Goodwin and Charlie Whitaker, both South Carolinians, recall serving as plain soldiers who helped win World War I. One says he was no hero, just a soldier. The piece notes Memorial Day as a tribute to those who did not return.
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Europe
Charlie Goodwin
Charlie Whitaker
Goodwin
Spring at Hopelands Gardens Show Concludes Today
Hopelands hosts the second annual Spring at Hopelands with garden displays, decoratives, and educational exhibitions. Pearl Fryar lectures on Topiary at 2 p.m. and the Aiken Civic Ballet performs at 7 p.m. on the Performing Arts Stage as part of the Summer Concert Series. Parking available. co chairs are Joan Tower and Sally Anaclerio.
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Hopelands Garden
Hopeland Gardens
Rye Patch
Pearl Fryar
Doll House
Aiken Civic Ballet
Hopelands
Whiskey and
Berrie Roads
Whiskey Road
Dupree Place
Joan Tower
Sally Anaclerio
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Edge
Scott Webster
Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park
America
L.A. International
Joan Associate
Atlanta
Jay Bortles
Sandbar & Grill
Bordes
South Carolina
Dear Abby
Aiken Charlies
Graniteville Co
Loren Street
Hampton Avenue
Vaucluse Road
Whitaker
Ginny
Roslyn Circle
Bamberg County
Ginny Southworth
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