Autumn bounty arrives at Aiken Farmers Market stalls
Autumn morning markets bring pumpkins squash and dried corn to Williamsburg Street. Vendors Holly Gartman Jackie Smith and Walter Wilson display pumpkins pears beans peppers and colorful flowers while Frances Young notes Saturdays are busiest with longer hours and a thriving mix of crafts and produce beyond summer staples.
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Williamsburg Street
Holly Gartman
Jackie Smith
Walter Wilson
Frances Young
Savannah River Site cuts shrink under budget deal
The projected federal job cuts at Savannah River Site were reduced by Congress and the White House budget compromise. DOE staff were told that 43 positions would be eliminated pending President Clinton's approval, with 25 layoffs and 18 through attrition or buyouts. The site will seek to avoid the 25 layoffs and re-evaluate the previously identified expendable positions.
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Savannah River
Department of Energy
T Hut
Clinton
Altoether
Rick Ford
Jury orders record award in bus death case
An Aiken County jury awards Brittany Smalls parents 746000 in a Beech Island fatal bus boarding accident. The panel assigns 82 percent fault to the state school transportation system, with 18 percent to Brittany’s own actions, and notes the education department can appeal within 30 days.
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Aiken
Brittany Smalls
Beech Island
Education Department
Richard Harpoothan
Brittany
Bonilla
Donald Smalls
Walter M. Parker
Harpoothan
Carl Grant
Robert Rikard
Department of Education
Death of Inez Ingram Brown in Aiken
Obituary notice for Inez Ingram Brown reported in Aiken on page 2B. The record notes her death and provides brief biographical details and survivors. The notice contextualizes the family and service arrangements in local terms.
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Inez Ingram Brown
Aiken
Lottery Winning Numbers Report Wednesday
The Ga lottery brief lists Wednesday drawing results with numbers 239 for ah 239, Cash LAS Pantany 7422 23 27 shown in the entry. The fragment provides no dates or full game names.
Children's Place aids at risk children in Aiken County
United Way funded Children's Place on Barnwell Avenue helps more than 100 youngsters daily with day care and supportive services. Peggy Ford notes the center relies on United Way funding to match federal and state grants, stressing early nurture shapes trust and future success while describing the agency's reach into abuse and neglect cases.
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United Way
Aiken
Children’s Place
Aiken County
Peggy Ford
Barnwell Avenue
Ford
NAACP SC President Expected to Retire at Convention
The 50th State Convention of the South Carolina NAACP opens in Aiken with Dr. William F Gibson, president of the SC Conference, anticipated to announce retirement as the three day NAACP convention begins. His tenure included a prior ouster from the national board amid allegations of misused funds, which he denies.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Aiken
William F Gibson
NAACP
National Naacp Board
Greenville
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