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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 2008
Page
1
As of 8 p.m. Thursday night the most commented story on the Aiken Standard site was Officials may have worked themselves out of a job. To join the discussion visit Local/1015 Annexation and share your opinion.
South Africa's girls tennis team, Perfect Lady T-Breds, set a region record by defeating Midland Valley 6-0 to finish with a perfect regional record. The victory secures the Region V-3A championship for the squad.
A list of obituaries appearing in the 6A section includes Charles Crockett Benson Jr. Aiken Lubertha Coleman Marshall Franklin Gloverville Roosevelt Hicks James B Hughes Irma Charles Prosser Graniteville Annie Lee Coleman Saiter Warrenville with brief funeral notices read in the local column.
Aiken hosts a Western Carolina State Fair event at 7 30 p m featuring Bucky Covington the American Idol finalist from the 2006 season Born in Rockingham North Carolina Covington has an identical twin Rocky who plays percussion in his band He began guitar at nineteen and released his debut album in April 2007 The nickname Bucky honors his grandfather Buck.
Dukes surgeons treat 16 year old David Coleman after an accident at the Saluda River left him severely injured. Doctors report good circulation and warmth in the right hand as they monitor recovery and plan steps. Justin Bell, who helped rescue him, calls the events unbelievable and praises the quick aid from bystanders.
FBI urges public help to locate Frank Douglas 49 of Beech Island suspected of eight bank robberies since September including a Clinton Palmetto Bank robbery on Thursday. Surveillance shows a note passed to a teller, no injuries reported.
Retired teacher Rosalie Johnson, 88, supervised a hand tallied mock presidential vote at Schofield Middle School. Students aged 11 to 14 cast ballots on retro paper ballots while 650 students were eligible to vote. The results will be announced today with a nationwide tie to National Mock Election. Abigail Miller, in sixth grade, urged the experience as a precursor to real voting.
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