Fallen soldier returns home to Aiken with honor
The remains of Staff Sergeant Willie James Harley arrived at Aiken Regional Airport from overseas. Harley, 48, of Aiken, was killed October 1 in Afghanistan while conducting road clearance. He served in the South Carolina National Guard 1221st Engineer Company based in Graniteville and joined in 1981.
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Aiken
Willie James Harley
Ssg
Harley
Afghanistan
South Carolina National Guard
1221St
Graniteville
National Guard
Rachel Johnson
Aiken Regional Airport
Deaths and Funerals 6A
Obituary notices list deaths of Deloris Crawford Blackville Bobbie Hanvey Aiken Robert Carson Jackson Trenton Cumi Alexander McClure Haywood North Carolina Willie Turner Jr New Ellenton Edward Wiser Williston outlining funeral details and times for these individuals.
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Deloris Crawford
Blackville
Bobbie Hanvey
Aiken
Robert Carson Jackson
Trenton
Cumi
Alexander McClure
Haywood, N.C
Willie Turner Jr
New Ellenton
Edward Wiser
Williston
Famous figures tied to Aiken area history
A list highlights ten notable names connected to Aiken including Brad Dourif, Stewart Harris, Lee Atwater, Paul Wight, Fred Astaire, Eugene Odum, Andy Williams, Minnie Pearl, Evelyn Walsh McLean, and others. Each entry notes their link to Aiken through residence, upbringing, or residence at local estates and institutions. The compilation reflects diverse fields from acting and music to ecology and politics.
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William
Michael Dean Perry
Aiken
Brad Dourif
Dourif
Aiken Prep
Chucky
Grima Wormtongue
Doc Cochran
America
Lee Atwater
Willie Horton
Michael Dukakis
Spin
Atwater
Life Magazine
Paul — Certarnly
Aiken County
Evelyn Walsh McLean
Dangerous Aiken Intersections List Ten Hotspots
A list details ten dangerous intersections in Aiken. Key sites include Pine Log Road at Whiskey Road, Dougherty Road at Whiskey Road, Laurens Street at Richland Avenue, and Richland Avenue at University Parkway. Other spots are Pine Log Road at Silver Bluff Road and Corporate Parkway, Owens Street at Whiskey Road, Laurens Street at York Street, and Richland Avenue at York Street.
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Pine Log Road
Whiskey Road
Dougherty Road
Laurens Street
Richland Avenue
Silver Bluff Road
University Parkway
York Steetsthutland Avenue
Yorktreet
Corporate Parkway
Owens Street
Whiskey
Aiken 10s honor the perfect 10-10-10 day
Aiken Standard marks 10-10-10 with a collection of ten items dubbed Aiken 10s. The feature invites readers to contribute more lists via the site and notes the date as a special occasion for lists rather than rankings.
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Letterman
Aikenstandard.com
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Fallen Soldier
Abby
nam Weddings _ rument
Usca Convocation Center
Wight
South Carolina
Fred Astaire
Astaire
Hollywood
Life
Tor
Woodward
Eugene Odum
Odum
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
SREL
Andy Williams
Moon River Singer
Two Trees
Grave Avenue
Williams
Panne
Sothebys
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