Infant's Death Probed in Recycling Center Find
North Augusta police and Richmond County investigators probe the death of a newborn found on a conveyor belt at a garbage recycling center. The infant, identified as female but race undetermined, autopsy set for morning.
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North Augusta
Richmond
Apt
Randy Mosley
Northaugusta
Newberry
Capt. Mosley
Townsend
Richmond County
Leroy Sims
Augusta
Ri County
Apt. Mosley
Capt
Mosley
S.C
Artist Changes The Quilt Look At Quilt Show
At the Aiken County Historical Museum the Quilt Show features Tom Osborne’s wooden quilt blocks made from regional tree wood. Osborne created patterns including the Aiken and Augusta stars with meanings tied to local landmarks, alongside 50 quilts on display across several rooms.
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Aiken County Historical Museum
Aiken
Tom Osborne
Banksia
Asborne
Westinghouse
Virginia
Jeanne
Osborne
Derrick backs Brady Bill as deterrent to handgun crime
Rep. Butler Derrick champions the Brady Bill in a 238 to 189 House approval, saying it adds a cooling off period to curb handgun violence. He cites background checks and waiting periods, noting gains seen in states with similar rules, as Senate action looms.
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Derrick
Bill
Washington
Butler Derek
Senate
Clinton
White House
James 8. Brady
Ronald Reagan
House
California
Illinois
Bubba Culture Fascinates European Scholars Visit
About 50 European scholars studied Southern culture at the University of South Carolina Institute for Southern Studies this week. They explored barbecue football stock car racing and catfish while debating Jefferson's landscape and regional songs.
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Columbia
Stuart Kidd
University of Reading
London
Kidd
University of South Carolina
Institute For Southern Studies
Bubba
Jefferson
Monticello
Susan Perez Castillo
Mississippi
Community tip line invites tips at local newsroom
Readers are urged to call 648-2311 with news tips and ideas for local coverage. The notice emphasizes direct contact to the newsroom for tips, questions, and fresh story suggestions.
Local Notables List With Page 8A Reference
A roster of individuals including James B. Croft Blackville Effie W Gregory Belvedere Elton Hathaway Augusta Handy Hooper Aiken Elease Robertson Edgefield Curtis H Spires Augusta Jean Thompson Hixon Tenn are noted with a directive to see Page 8A for details. The brief lists names without additional context or actions.
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James B. Croft
Blackville
Effie W. Gregory
Belvedere
Elton Hathaway
Augusta
Handy Hooper
Aiken
Elease Robertson
Edgefield
Curtis H. Spires
Jean Thompson
Hixon
Tenn
Tree Gamble Pays Off On S Boundary
June H Murff, president of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, accepted a $5,000 grant to plant 60 to 65 live oak trees on South Boundary Avenue. Matching funds come from SBA, Forestry Commission, Trees on South Boundary sale, and the Chambers Putting Down Roots program. A second $5,000 grant remains unused until June.
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June H. Murff
Greater Aiken
South Boundary Avenue
Small Business Administration
1. S.C. Forestry Commission
Jim Harrison
South Boundary
Chamber
Aiken
Vietnam Women's Memorial Dedicated at Viet Nam Veterans Memorial
Washington ceremony marks the dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, the first U.S. statue honoring women who served in the military. Army nurse Diane Carlson Evans, who campaigned for a decade, offers thanks and salutes women veterans as tears and hugs unfold.
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Washington
Daughters of America
Diane Carlson Evans
Vietnam
Eterans
Evans
Veterans Day Honors at Wade Hampton Park North Augusta
North Augusta observed Veterans Day at Wade Hampton Veterans Park with host Nat Wolfe praising living veterans. Residents reflected on freedom and democracy while the park's memorial to battles from the Revolutionary War to modern conflicts stood as a historic city symbol.
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Orth Augusta
North Augusta
Wade Hampton Veterans Park
Veterans Park
Nat Wolfe
Wolfe
Georgia Avenue
Wade Hampton
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