Readers vent on local services and public figures
Citizens write in about DMV inefficiencies, Sheriff’s Department outreach, cable service complaints, and state tourism. They criticize government, praise firefighters, and call for better manners and accountability. Comments urge change at DMV, cite Hodges and NAACP tensions, and reflect local election sentiment.
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Mis
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Dept
Jim Hodges
S.C
NAACP
Polo Benefit Match Honors Injured Aiken Player
A large Whitney Field crowd joined the Polo Players Support Group in a benefit polo match for Justin Pimsner, an Aiken Polo Club member recovering from a August New York accident. The event featured top players, a pregame dinner, and an overtime victory by Brigadoon over Augusta Lincoln Mercury.
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Polo Players
Justin Pimsner
Whitney Field
Aiken
Pimsner
Aiken Polo Club
Hilltop Farm
Hatchaway Bridge Road
New York
Mattie C. Hall
Fme
Dave Offen
Polo Players Support Group Inc
McGhees’ Mile
Outback
Brigadoon
Augusta Lincoln Mercury
Ginny Southworth
Augusta
Lincoln Mercury
Decomposed body found in Graniteville pickup truck
Investigators search for clues in a suspected death case after a badly decomposed body was found Friday afternoon in a pickup behind an abandoned home on Dragon Lair Road. The Hispanic man will be autopsied in Newberry to determine time and cause, as SC Law Enforcement and local agencies investigate. Call hotlines for information. rewards offered for tips.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
Newberry
Michael Frank
South Carolina
Oyster roast funds STAR program in Aiken County
Hundreds of Aiken County residents joined the STAR Riding and Driving fundraiser at Black Forest Equestrian Center. STAR provides therapeutic horseback riding for children with disabilities and aims to grow with new instructors, an intervention pilot for at risk youths, and expanded specialty programs.
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Hannah Konyecsni
Hannah
Aiken County
Black Forest Equestrian Center
Star Riding and Driving, Inc
Julie Robins
Lyric Rogers
Moss
Dale
Joy Rogers
Star
Lyric
Julie
Robins
Dee Risher
Patsy Sheldon
Karen Madory
North American Riding Association
Atrrisk
United Way campaign rides cautious optimism after SRS drive
United Way volunteers cheer as Savannah River Site staff report employee donations of nearly 1.19 million, 7 percent over goal. With under two weeks left in 2002, overall contributions reach 68 percent of the 2.75 million target, while campaign chair Dan Wood and vice chair Louisiana Wright praise local generosity and community focus. Aiken County kindergarten teacher Margaret Sidney, longtime campaign chair at Lever Elementary, shares personal ties to United Way causes. Victory celebration planned for November 1 at Houndslake Country Club.
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United Way
Savannah River Site
United Way of
Dan Wood
SRS
Wood
Louisiana Wright
Wright
Margaret Sidney
D. Lever
Sidney
Houndslake Country Club
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Risher
Roo
Rob Novit
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Steve Piccolo
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