Graves desecration probe targets Confederate graves near Wagener
Coroner and Aiken County Sheriff's Office investigate vandalism at a family burial plot off Clinton Church Road Wagener. Projectiles and grave robbing cited as possible motives for the Civil War era headstones marked CSA. Coroner Sue Townsend notes further site checks and mentions grave desecration as a serious felony in South Carolina.
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Clinton Church Road
Wagener
C.S.A
Sue Townsend
Obituary notices for Palmer T Bradley and others in Aiken
Obituary notices for Palmer T Bradley Aiken Lee A McNair and Betty Page from Gloverville appear on Page 6A detailing deaths and memorials with brief biographical notes and service details.
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Palmer T. Bradley
Aiken
Lee A. McNair
Jackson Betty Page
Gloverville
Ballot to Offer 60 Candidates in Aiken County Vote
Voters in Aiken County face a 12 page ballot with more than 60 candidates and constitutional questions. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and results will be posted at the County Council building. A state summary sheet aims to reduce confusion on yes or no on laws dealing with crime, judges, business, and Sunday openings.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Council
State Election Commission
Aiken youths win national orienteering title
South Aiken High juniors and seniors swept the top five places at the National Junior ROTC Orienteering Championship in Meramec State Park Missouri. Led by Josh Blake and teammates, the team dominated coast to coast with strong training in Georgia.
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Aiken County
South Aiken High
St. Louis
Josh Blake
David Wilson
Nathan Baer
Matthew Cuningham
Tim Crown
Marcus Pinto
Phillip Delphrey
Stewart Lee
Josh
Meremac State Park
Sulivan
J.D. Wiggins
Naval
Wiggins
South Aikien
Georgia
Georgia Orienteering Club
Red Top Mountain
Mistletoe State Park
Russell State Park
South Aiken
David
Eejay’s earns praise for education support in Aiken
Elvin Jones owner of Eejay’s restaurant in Aiken is praised by the South Carolina Department of Education for supporting local students entering the workforce. Robert Starks of the Aiken County Career Center highlights Jones’s commitment to education at all levels including special needs programs.
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Aiken
Elvin Jones
S.C. Department of Education
Robert Starks
Aiken County
Making a Citi online ties or emotional disabilities
Starks says the program helps people with emotional disabilities gain work and contribute taxes. The note mentions a Kalmia Mall restaurant and directs to serving details on page 5A.
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Starks
Kalmia Mall
Denver-Sized Apathy Grows In Seattle Amid Low Turnout
In Seattle and surrounding areas many adults, from Collin McNees to Moschetti and Pena, express disengagement with elections. Polls show at least 45 percent of eligible voters may skip casting ballots Tuesday, citing apathy, disillusionment, or being uninformed.
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Seattle
Collin McNees
McNees
Cascades
Clinton
MTV
Moschetti
Mercer Island
Eisenhower
Korea
Beltway
Washington
America
Annaliza Pielago
Bellevue Community College
Pielago
Gail Pena
Hopelands Dedicates Blue Star By Way Marker at Hopeland Gardens
A ceremony at Hopeland Gardens honors Armed Forces with a Blue Star Memorial By Way Marker sponsored by the Aiken Garden Club Council. Notables include Mrs Stephen K Marsh and Tom Rapp, city horticulturist, as volunteers praised local support and Friends of Hopeland Gardens contributions.
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Hopeland Gardens
Aiken Garden Club Council
Stephen K. Marsh
Garden Clubs of
South Carolina
WH. Mathis
Ernestine Law
National Garden
Aiken
Jerome Eggert
District
Blue Star Memorial
Tom Rapp
Robert C. Barnett
Rapp
Friends of Hopeland Gardens
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Falcons
Yeltsin
Moscow
Michael DeBakey
Boris Yeltsin
DeBakey
Kremlin
Sergei Yastrzhembsky
Moscow Cardiological Center
Interfax
Abby
S. Aiken
Bill Bengtson
Angela Renee McClure
Joshua Blake
Bil Bengtson
Eejay’s
Scottie Blocker
Hopelands
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