Inherit The Wind at University Theater and Veterans Day events
Calendar entries list 8 p.m. University Theater production Inherit The Wind at USCA, O'Connell Theatre. 9:30 a.m. Aiken Driving Club fall drive at Rye Patch. 11 a.m. Veterans Day ceremony at Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park. 11 a.m. Horse Creek Midland Valley Veterans Park Veterans Day ceremony. 1 p.m. North Augusta American Legion Post 71 Veterans Day ceremony at Wade Hampton Veterans Park.
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University Theater
Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park
Horse Creek
Midland Valley Veteran’s Park
North Augusta
American Legion
Wade Hampton Veterans Park
Blotter reports thefts and damages in Aiken area
A wallet left at a Super 8 on Whiskey Road lost 127 dollars between 7 am and 7 pm Wednesday. A silver gray 18 inch Mongoose bicycle stolen from Schroder Avenue Tuesday between 6 and 8 pm. Items stolen from a 1962 Chrysler New Yorker on York Street Tuesday between 10:90 am and 8:20 pm include blue sapphire ring worth 900, 35 mm silver black camera worth 150, and 3 compact discs worth 50. A black tow rider truck with white lettering pumped 27.25 dollars of gas at a Silver Bluff Road convenience store Tuesday near 6 pm and left without paying. A Richland Avenue employee found 42 dollars missing from a cash register Tuesday at 3 pm. A Gloverville woman reported a dent to the left front door of her car while parked at a Richland Avenue business Tuesday between 8 and 10 am causing 100 dollars damage. Four hub caps and a Panasonic AM FM CD player were stolen from a 1980 Ford Thunderbird on Jehnssee Drive Tuesday between 1:30 and 3:10 pm, hubcaps 40 dollars and CD player 230 dollars. Between 5 pm Monday and 8:40 am Tuesday someone shattered the driver's side window of a 1996 Ford Thunderbird on Charleston Place causing 200 dollars damage with no entry gained.
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York Street
Silver Bluff Road
Gloverville
Richland Avenue
Jehnssee Drive
Charleston Place
Georgia Lottery Wednesday Draw Numbers Summary
Wednesday Georgia lottery results show Cash 3 Midday 0 8 9 and Cash 3 Evening 3 0 1. Cash 4 draws 2 0 2 7. Samtasy 5 numbers 6 7 9 11 28. Draws reflect state lottery results with unique combinations and prize implications.
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Samtasy
Lottery impact on Georgia retailers after South Carolina vote
Retailers weigh South Carolina lottery approval and its effect on Georgia sales. Smile Gas on Reynolds Street expects little change as many customers are South Carolinians seeking better odds. Bodie’s Shell worries about cross river shifts, while Bryant’s Convenient Stores cite minimal lotto profits and a wait-and-see approach before adjusting. Proximity to Georgia and Carolina prizes may drive shoppers to the state with higher jackpots.
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South Carolina
Georgia Lotto
Palmetto State
Peach State
Shannon Hanna
Smile Gas
Reynolds Street
Ble
Hanna
Lotto
John Bodie
Bodie’s Shell
Thirteenth Street
Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Joel Bryant
Bryant
Convenient Stores Inc
SRA
Augusta
Joel
Warrenville Man Sentenced One Year For Truck Wreck
Larry Joe Williams 36 was found guilty of leaving the scene after a March 1999 accident that severely injured his wife. Judge Perry M. Buckner imposed five years, suspended to one year in jail with two years probation. Prosecutor Everett Chandler noted wife Sandra Williams drove the truck on the night of the crash and testified she was paralyzed from the neck down after the collision.
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Warrenville
Larry Joe Williams
Perry M. Buckner
Williams
Everett Chandler
Sandra Williams
Howlandville Road
Chandler
Aiken Driving Club Hosts Fall Carriage Drive Weekend
The Aiken Driving Club will hold its annual fall drive this weekend with events starting Saturday at 9 30 a m at Rye Patch Aiken. On Sunday carriages will parade through downtown Aiken presenting a scenic city showcase of horse drawn coaches.
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Aiken
One for the books presidential election explained
Dr. Robert Botsch of the University of South Carolina Aiken describes the 2000 race as a record setting election. He notes the Electoral College decides the presidency, with states typically using a winner take all approach. He explains Bush could win electoral votes while Gore wins the popular vote, and highlights the impact of the Nader vote in Florida.
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Robert Botsch
University of South Carolina Aiken
Ponch
Scott Webster
USC Aiken
Electoral College quirks and past near-misses described
The speaker discusses the 1888 election where Nader is referenced in a hypothetical to explain how votes could shift to Gore if Nader had not run. He notes a predicted Bush win of the electoral vote despite a possible popular-vote loss and recalls historical precedents 1824 and 1888.
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Nader
Gore
Botsch
Bush
America
Benjamin) Harrison
Grover) Cleveland
Cleveland
John Quincy Adams
North Augusta Woman Convicted in Federal Drug Sting
A North Augusta woman Katie Coursey Ellis aged 53 was sentenced to six months in jail and a $100 fine after appearing in Aiken federal court for illegal dispensing of Valium. Indicted in 1996, Ellis faced an undercover drug distribution investigation by federal agents aided by FBI and state police.
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North Augusta
Aiken
Cameron M. Currie
Katie Coursey Ellis
Aiken Court
Currie
Jong
Neeses
Orangeburg
Lamont Mack
Shawn Mack
FBI
S.C
Law Enforcement Division
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Fall Drive
Rye Patch
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Whiskey Road
Schroder Avenue
Georgia Lottery
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Akan Communications
Akan
County Mail
Monty
Scott B. Hunter
Poe
Starcoe
Crelaton
Her
J.M. Greene Co. Fine Jewelry Showroom
Falmsile Golf
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