Silver Bluff Students Involved In Early Morning Bus Wreck
A bus carrying Silver Bluff students collided with a pickup at the Chime Bell Road and U S 278 intersection. About 10 to 12 students were treated for bumps and bruises at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Dr. Linda Eldridge was at the hospital checking on students and the driver. Names of drivers were not immediately available.
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Silver Bluff
U.S. 278
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Linda Eldridge
Chime Bell Road
Six Die On S C Roads In Weekend Wrecks
A report by the South Carolina Highway Patrol cites at least six fatalities from weekend traffic crashes across the state. Victims include Fred L. Chinners 34 Summerville. Michael David Smith 40 Travelers Rest. Curtis Williams 76 Neeses. Aron Cauble 28 Gastonia NC and Mary Ann Grigg Long 34 Lake Wylie in a York County crash. Leslie LaValley 98 Clearwater Florida in Calhoun County.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Highway Patrol
Fred L. Chinners
Summerville
Berkeley County
Michael David Smith
Travelers Rest
S.C
Greenville
Curtis Williams
Neeses
U.S. 321
Orangeburg
Aron Samuel Cauble
Gastonia
N.C
Mary Ann Grigg Long
Lake Wylie
York County
Leslie LaValley
Clearwater
Fla
Interstate 26
Calhoun County
Deaths William R L Grubbs Shelly Ann Jones Leroy Weaver
Obituary notices published on Page 5A list William R L Grubbs of Blackville Shelly Ann Jones of Aiken and Leroy Weaver of Aiken with basic death and burial details.
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William R.L. Grubbs
Blackville
Shelly Ann Jones
Aiken
Leroy Weaver
Stone Soup festival unites Aiken Hispanics at Odell Weeks
Dozens gathered at Odell Weeks Center soccer field for Stone Soup Neighbor Hood Enhancement Festival to discuss strengths of the Hispanic community in Aiken County. Participants include doctors, lawyers, police, teachers and site workers from Guatemala Puerto Rico El Salvador and Peru. The event aims to form a local Hispanic association and foster unity among residents with varied economic and educational backgrounds.
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H. Odell ‘Weeks Center
Aiken Unity
Cers
Savannah River Site
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
el Salvador
Peru
Odell Weeks
Suzanne Jackson
Stone Soup Project
Aiken County
Clerk Dies In Shooting At Race Station
A North Augusta store clerk, William Dean Jennings, 43, died after being shot Sunday night at the Race Station on East Martintown Road. His father, Frank E. Jennings, 61, died hours later in the Augusta hospital after learning of his son's death.
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North Augusta
East Martintown Road
Augusta
William Dean Jennings
Carolina Springs Road
Medical College of Georgia
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Frank E. Jennings
Bel Air Road
Man dies after shooting at convenience store
A man identified as Jennings died at 2 45 a m in MCG ER after a shooting at a convenience store Sunday night. Major Jody Rowland said officers responded to a 911 call and found the victim alive inside near the door.
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Toni Baker
Jennings
Jody Rowland
Aiken County
Rowland
Million Man March gathers tens of thousands in Washington
In Washington DC a massive Million Man March draws tens of thousands of black men to the Capitol to honor self respect and protest conditions facing black America. Louis Farrakhan led the call with drums, music, and brotherly embraces as Rev. Robert Smith voiced anger at authorities perceived as hostile to black families.
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Washington
Capitol
America
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
Martin Luther King Jr
Marvin Gaye
Stranger
Robert Smith
Million Man March drawing crowds and funding calls
The event saw participants plan frugal attendance with lunch bags and water to conserve money while Ben Chavis, co organizer and former NAACP leader, challenged rivals and announced crowd estimates from 300,000 up to 500,000. The rhetoric centered on black economic empowerment and adherence to Farrakhan’s call.
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Farrakhan
Ben Chavis
NAACP
Chavis
Fair Calendar Shows Weekly Radio Nights and Concert
The calendar lists pay one price ride days and radio promotions across stations 92.7 WKSX 107-FM 95.1 WCHZ-FM and Lite 98-FM. Our Lady Peach performs live on Channel 7 night while .38 Special headlines WRXR-FM concert at 8 p.m. Sunday features Foxie 103-FM Day and a 2 p.m. children's fashion show.
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WKSX
Big Country 107-Fm
Wchz-Fm
Our Lady Peach
Wrxr-Fm
Foxie 103-Fm
Fairgrounds Get Face Lift At Aiken County Fair
The Aiken Jaycees expand the fair, add 10 acres for parking, and boost lighting and fencing. Big name acts await as 38 Special headlines a weeklong event opening Tuesday with nightly Liebel Family Circus shows and a petting zoo. admission is 3 dollars with free parking and free entry for children under six.
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Aiken Jaycee County
Aiken Jaycees
Mike Fanning
Aiken County
Jaycees
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Stone Soup
STONE
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H. Odell Weeks
Roddie Burr
D.C
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the Fair
Fairgrounds
Liebel
Tomi Liebel
E Shop
The
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