Jaycee Fair Week Showcases Classic and New Foods
At the Aiken Jaycees County Fair visitors find old favorites like Italian sausage and funnel cakes alongside new items such as lattes flavored teas and bottled water. Vendors emphasize fresh ingredients with Jim Cullers noting his vinegar fries as a crowd favorite despite rain.
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Judy Drew
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State agencies sue to bar video poker in beer and wine venues
Two state agencies in Richland County seek court affirmation that video poker remains illegal where beer or wine are sold. The Revenue Department and SLED argue video poker is gambling, and serving alcohol with gambling violates state law. Officials cite politics and enforcement concerns as motives behind the suit. If successful, many bars and convenience stores may drop poker machines for alcohol sales.
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State Law Enforcement Division
Richland County
Supreme Court
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David Beasley
Harpoothan
Burnet R. Maybank III
Beasley
Maybank
Robert Stewart
N. Aiken appoints Kathy Freeman as new assistant principal
North Aiken Pinecrest Elementary School picks Kathy Freeman of Fort Lauderdale to be its assistant principal after a unanimous school board vote. Freeman previously served as assistant principal at Pioneer Middle School in Cooper City and is married to Reverend Jerry Freeman. The district also announced two recent awards including a repeat What Parents Want honor from School Match.
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Pinecrest
Aiken County
Linda Eldridge
School Match
Obituaries from West Abbeville Langley Aiken Barnwell
Obituary notices list Mae Belle Fuller and Peggy Langley Meyer from West Abbeville Langley Sandra Lopez of Aiken and Bobby Williams of Barnwell among recent deaths. The page presents brief memorial notices with names and locales for local readers.
Fence mural brightens yard for Aiken family
Terrell and Eloise Roberts hired Linda Lacy to paint a backyard mural with a dream scene featuring mountains and a pond on a privacy fence in College Acres. Lacy, a part time artist with a Florida State University studio art degree, heard ideas from the couple and their granddaughter.
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Roberts
Terrell
Eloise Roberts
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College Acres
Linda Lacy
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