Fun shines at fair at Jackson Middle School
Weather stayed mostly dry as crowds visited the Southeastern Hobby Fair at Jackson Middle School. Gospel groups performed including Flo Carter and her band, with Groovy Granny on stage. Activities included cakewalks and a raffle for the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department. Visitors came from Texas New Jersey and New York, with peak hours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors offered lemonade funnel cakes snow cones and crafts amid cloudy skies.
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Jackson
Jackson Middle School
Flo Carter
Harvey Tollison
Parks and Recreation
Texas
New Jersey
New York
Prosecutor Pulls Out of Test-Case in Columbia
US Attorney Rene Josey removed himself from a trial on alleged test switching and said Education Superintendent Barbara Nielsen may bear some culpability. The case涉及 Stephen Edwards and John Brown, indicted on mail fraud and conspiracy in a scheme to help Ernest White obtain a GED. Trial postponed, Nielsen potential witness. Josey cites friendship with Democrat Inez Tenenbaum and seeks to avoid impropriety.
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Columbia
Federal Justice Department
Rene Josey
Barbara Nielsen
Josey
Education Department
Stephen Edwards
John Brown
State Comptroller General's Office
Dennis Shedd
Edwards
South Carolina State University
Nielsen
Dennis
Brown
Ernest White
White
Nielsens
Inez Tenenbaum
Aiken County voters face light turnout in Tuesday elections
Election official Denton Johnson predicts low turnout for the special House elections in Aiken County with few contests outside Districts 81 84 and 86. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm across 63 precincts with results to be posted at the County Council building. The broader federal ruling on reapportionment frames this vote as among 22 House and eight Senate districts reconsidered. Incumbent Rudy Mason faces Brian Lisk and Sarah Flemming in District 81. Mason seeks a third term while Lisk is a student and Flemming runs a computer consulting service.
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Aiken County
Denton Johnson
Aiken
House
Senate
Rudy Mason
R-Aiken
Brian Lisk
Sarah Flemming
Mason
Lisk
Flemming
Obituary notices on page 5A
Aiken area obituary notices list Betty G Freeman James W Holloway George Albert Huntington Roxie Mae Momberger Hazelle Cree Parnell Ira Proctor all noted in the five A section. The notices appear under page 5A and acknowledge these individuals' deaths with brief details.
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Betty G. Freeman
Aiken
James W. Holloway
North Augusta
George Albert Huntington
Roxie Mae Momberger
Hazelle Cree Parnell
Ira
Bill) Proctor
Gloverville
Lottery Numbers Spark Weekend Cash Excitement
Saturday drawings reveal 42 48 0 erga Lottos TAL B82 24 amid a flurry of bets. Patrons chase small wins as 539 8 cash prizes circulate through local venues.
Park honors Aiken County veterans with dedication
Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park was dedicated near Richland Avenue with plans for a 200000 dollar monument by Veterans Day. Ed Hammons and Joel Randall spoke of the county’s 126 years and the veterans who served, some paying the ultimate sacrifice.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Veterans’ Memorial Park
Richland Avenue
Coast Guard
Ed Hammons
Marine Corps League
Joel Randall
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