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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1996
Page
1
Voter registration deadline and changes in Aiken County
Voters in Aiken County must register by 3 pm today for the November 5 general election. Those who moved since last registration have until 3 pm to file address changes. Denton Johnson, executive director of the county elections office, said registration begins at 9 am. Across the region, a separate report notes a fatal toll booth crash in Hooksett New Hampshire where Marion Beckett and her mother were involved. Marion died, her mother survived with minor injuries, and the other driver Richard Connacher also died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Denton Johnson
County Registration and Elections Office
Hooksett
N.H
Marion Suzanne Beckett
Richard Connacher
Nashua
Connacher
General Electric Co
Concord
Beckett
Marion Beckett
Deaths Jerry McCormick Warrenville Bernice Bing Aiken
Obituary notices for Jerry McCormick of Warrenville Bernice R Bing and Moseley Weeks of Aiken summarize local deaths with brief biographical details and service information as published on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry McCormick
Warrenville
Bernice R. Bing
Aiken
Moseley Weeks
Georgia Lottery Friday Draws Numbers Snapshot
Friday Georgia lottery draws show Fantasy Five numbers 81 7 98 12 5 and The Big Money Game 18 36 16 38 8 with Money Ball 1. Mg Money Ball appears as a partial entry.
Aiken weighs limits on cellular towers in city
Ed Evans and Ronny Bolton discuss proposed changes to Aiken zoning to regulate cellular towers. City aims to meet FCC rules while preserving skyline, with plans to camouflage towers like trees and balance growth with aesthetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Ed Evans
Planning Commission
Evans
Ronny Bolton
Federal Communications Commis
Cellular numbers reshaping South Carolina prefix map
BellSouth’s Don Caughman notes rapid growth of new prefixes as cell phones pagers and fax use strain old plans. In Aiken and North Augusta eleven prefixes apiece plus 502 as a new prefix mirror area code shifts 864 and 803. Future portability could merge devices to one number with varied uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Don Caughman
BellSouth
United States
Aiken County
Caughman
South Carolina
Upstate
North Augusta
Bath
Fall color spreads across Blue Ridge and peaks vary by elevation
Cooler weather signals fall color updates available online or by phone. Lisa Smith notes the mountains offer an extended five week color season with peak changes by elevation. North Carolina draws Aiken County residents to see Mt. Mitchell and Grandfather Mountain. Colors begin at high elevations in late September and deepen through October with some areas lasting into early November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa Smith
Asheville
Aiken County
North Carolina
Mississippi
Mt. Mitchell
Grandfather Mountain
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mount Pisgah
Pisgah Inn
Nielsen loses confidence with education leaders in South Carolina
A Sept. 16 letter from the South Carolina Association of School Administrators questions why some students were not given a national standardized test and warns that Nielsen is facing an occupational hazard. Superintendent Barbara Nielsen says clashes reflect tough reforms and justified probing for the sake of children. Sandra Lindsay, president of the administrators division, says trust in Nielsen is at an all-time low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Barbara Nielsen
South Carolina Association of School Administrators
School officials clash with Nielsen over testing data
Strain between school administrators and Nielsen has ebbed and flowed for years. Last month Nielsen released data suggesting nearly 700 schools did not test all students as required on the Metropolitan Achievement Test. Nielsen declined to accuse specific districts but demanded explanations and called for targeted reviews of undertesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nielsen
Education Department
Lindsay
Shining light on domestic violence
Brenda Bruner endured nine years of abuse before fleeing with her two children after a gun threat. She spoke at a Friday press conference launching October Domestic Violence Awareness Month, recounting how her son’s plea helped her leave. Terri McGee’s three year abusive relationship also led to CARP assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Bruner
Christian
Carp
Sassafras Festival Parade Starts In Downtown Aiken
Today offers festivals parades and gospel music across area with Burnettown hosting the second Horse Creek Valley Sassafras Festival. About 80 crafters and 20 food vendors expected. SC 421 from Burnett to Carter blocks for events. Parade at 10 a.m. from Midway Cafe in Gloverville to Burnettown with Steve Lee Tammy Anderson Southland Express Cloggers Flo Carter and the Sounds of Joy performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sassafras
Aiken
Burnettown
Horse Creek Valley
S.C
Burnett Street
Carter Street
Midway Cafe
Gloverville
Steve Lee
Tammy Anderson
Southland Express
Flo Carter
The
Sounds of Joy
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Strom Thurmond
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Ginny Southworth Stolene
Alltell Mobile
Whiskey Road
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