Reconstruction planned after Avon dale Mills crash at Graniteville crossing
Norfolk Southern officials plan a Monday morning reconstruction of the Canal Street Ascauga Lake Road crash that killed five Avon dale Mills employees. Aiken County sheriff’s deputies will provide traffic control after 7 a.m. while investigators review the vehicle train collision at the Graniteville crossing in November. The train was within speed limits en route to Columbia from Augusta.
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S.C
Aiken County
Norfolk Southern Railway
Avondale Mills
Graniteville
Aiken
Canal Street
Ascauga Lake Road
Columbia
Augusta
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard
Salvation Army Kettle Kick-off Elevates Local Fundraising
The Aiken Salvation Army marks 77 years serving the area with a Kettle Kick-off event led by Capt. Luis Viera. The drive promotes the bell fund-raiser and notes that 89 cents of every dollar supports programs for the needy.
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Salvation Army
Aiken
Luis Viera
Ben Baugh
Lynn Brown
Fred Cavanaugh
Clemson USC Bragging Rights Showdown Set for Noon
The annual state rivalry game between Clemson and South Carolina draws a near sellout crowd. USC enters 6-4 seeking revenge after last year’s 63-17 loss and to prevent Clemson from reaching six wins for eligibility. The broadcast starts at noon on JP Sports via WLTX Channel 19 and Fox Sports Net with a G-Force Cable Channel 37 simulcast. In Aiken a public viewing party is planned at Legends of the Aiken Golf Club.
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Clemson
Carolina
Gamecocks
Columbia
USC
JP Sports
WLTX
Channel 19
Fox Sports Net
Gamecocks rally for big bowl viewing event
Lawrence recalls last year's embarrassment as 1B Motivation hosts a large gathering at 555 Highland Park Drive. Owner Tom Ferriter has rented a 52 inch high definition TV for the big game and plans to offer happy hour prices starting at noon. Legends opens at 11 a.m for the pre game show with the main event at noon.
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Highland Park Drive
Tom Ferriter
Ferriter
Legends
Gamecock
South Airien High students assemble care packages for troops
Nearly two dozen South Airien High School students and adults worked in the media center on a weekend project to ship care packages to soldiers in Iraq. Led by senior Patty Grant, they packed personal hygiene products, toys, and canned goods for mailing, hoping to boost troop morale.
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Iraq
James Thacker
Lam le
South Airicn
South Airien High School
Ashli Allen
Patty Grant
Graham says Sanford tax credits could hurt public education
U S Senator Lindsey Graham faults Gov Mark Sanford plan to tax credit private school tuition as potentially undermining a discriminatory public funding system. He notes a rural school funding lawsuit could take years to resolve and urges attention to funding flaws while acknowledging Sanford’s goal of introducing competition.
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Columbia
Mark Sanford
U.S
Lindsey Graham
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