Veterans Day ceremony honors sacrifices of American veterans
Under leaden skies at the newly dedicated Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park, William Shepherd and Senator Greg Ryberg paid tribute to American veterans and those who fell in battle. The event drew a large crowd as flags fluttered in a chilly wind and a Marine poem from Okina wa was read.
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Hodges urges NAACP to suspend boycott for MLK Day plan
South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges called for the NAACP to pause its tourism boycott in exchange for progress toward a state Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. He did not address the Confederate battle flag during a Diversity Council banquet last night.
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Bridgestone Opens Aiken County Tire Plant With ACTAS Tech
Bridgestone celebrates the grand opening of a 435 million passenger car and light truck tire plant in Aiken County South Carolina officials and Gov. Hodges attend. The event features the Automated Continuous Tire Assembly System ACTAS touted to assemble rubber components without human touch boosting daily output and quality.
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Ceremony at Sage Mill Park Unveils Tire Process
Gov Hodges attends ceremony at Sage Mill Industrial Park where an automated tire producing system debuts aiming for 125000 tires daily and a $50000 seed gift to United Way for a daycare center to fund an around the clock facility.
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Midland Valley band director hopes playoff run keeps music alive
In his fifth year Zack Pace leads Midland Valley High School marching band as the football team advances in the playoffs. The band, which already won the South Carolina Lower State 3-AAA championship, performs tonight at home against Carolina Forest amid the team’s pursuit of a state title. Pace, 29, studied at Furman and USC and plays saxophone and oboe.
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Pace praises band success driven by youth and experience
Pace credits a mix of enthusiastic younger students and strong seniors for the marching band's success this year. He notes long practice, weekend sacrifices, and cross participation in multiple ensembles under his oversight, including two concert bands a jazz group a percussion ensemble and the winter guard.
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