Aiken Jaycees Western Carolina State Fair Opens
The Aiken Jaycees fair sponsored by SRP Federal Credit Union, Bridgestone Firestone, Aiken Regional Medical Centers and Coca-Cola starts Thursday Oct 18 at 5 pm. Exhibitsarm crafts will run daily as gates open at noon Oct 19 with Hunter Hayes opening for Sammy Kershaw at 7:30 pm on the SRP stage.
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SRP Federal Credit Union
Bridgestone Firestone
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Coca-Cola
SRP
Hunter Hayes
Sammy Kershaw
Opening Times and Admissions for Night Event Weekend
Event schedule lists gate openings and admission prices across several days from Friday to Saturday. Highlights include pay one price riding, free gate admission for certain hours, student and senior discounts, advance mega-passes, and midnight madness hours.
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Two Blackville players killed in highway wreck
Two Blackville-Hilda High School football players died and two others were injured when a car struck a tree late Saturday. Driver Bryan Walker 17 died after airlifting to a Columbia hospital. Van Johnson 16 died at Barnwell County Hospital. Speed may have been a factor. none wore seatbelts. Passengers Jervai Brown 15 and James Chavis 17 were treated and released.
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Blackville-Hilda High School
Blackville
Bryan Walker
Columbia
Barnwell County
Charles Dooley
van Johnson
Well County Hospital
George L. Jones
Jervai Brown
James Chavis
NAACP marks 83rd anniversary at Runs Baptist Church
NAACP members gathered at Runs Baptist Church in Beech Island to celebrate 83 years. Dr Lonnie Randolph, president of the Columbia NAACP, urged voting rights, education reform, and Confederate flag reform, stressing preparedness to vote and respectful progress.
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Beech Island
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Runs Baptist Church
Lonnie Randolph
Columbia
NAACP
South Carolina
Randolph
Lyndon Johnson
Friendship Baptist church hosts Historic Aiken Foundation talk
Restoration architect Stephen Smith showcased a slide show on Friendship Baptist Church highlighting original design elements. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh attended and praised the preserved landmark, while the Historic Aiken Foundation awarded a Preservation Award and a history book. The church male chorus performed hymns and the foundation granted $600 for the chorus Christmas Outreach program.
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Aiken
Friendship
Historic
Aiken Foundation
Stephen Smith
Smith
Fred Cavanaugh
Historic Aiken Foundation
Willie Quiller
Ada Boynton
America
Friendship Baptist
Aiken County
Maureen B. Chavis
God Bless America
Aixen Foundation
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Aiken High
South Aiken High
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Wowfloy
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