Moore named to judicial merit commission in South Carolina
Sen. Tommy Moore of Clearwater has been named to a three member panel on South Carolina’s new judicial merit selection commission created in 1996 to broaden public input in appointing judges. The statement expresses pride in the selection. Aiken hosts Vendor Outreach Fair to show city’s pro business stance. Vendors and officials met at the H Odell Weeks Center to foster private public collaboration and ease city business procedures.
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Moore
Aiken County
Tommy Moore
Clearwater
Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Aiken
H. Odell Weeks Center
Unlucky Orange Ball Draw Stuns Rotary Meeting
Robert Waugh recounts a tale of a Rotary club drawing where a single orange ball remains in a bag of white balls after months of attempts. A member who spent $40 on tickets won the chance to draw for a cash prize, with half to the winner and half to the contingency fund. Next week a final pick will decide the outcome as only the orange ball remains.
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Robert Waugh
Rotary
Rotary Contingency Fund
Police lawsuit errors in drug raid items listing corrected
Friday's legal report notes a federal suit against the Aiken Department of Public Safety and officers contained a mislisted raid item set from 1995. Read as published, the Stone Avenue raid items were corrected to two glassine bags with trace plant matter a partially smoked cigarette an empty gin bottle and Kool-Aid in a jug.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Det. 6
Stone Five
Painter Donna Lambert joins Aiken Hall of Fame
Donna Orth Lambert, native of Aiken now living in Knoxville, Tennessee, earned a Hall of Fame honor at the season opening. Her equine art studies include James Crow and Sam Savitt, with works exhibited at Kentucky Horse Park and her painting Down to the Start chosen as the 1996 Aiken Fall Steeplechase poster. The Hall of Fame sits in Hopeland Gardens on Whiskey Road at Dupree Place, inviting visitors like Ann Baucom, who praised the exhibit.
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Quick Pitch
Tea-Maker
Stage Door Johnny
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum
Hall of Fame
Aiken
Donna Orth Lambert
Ms. Lambert
Knoxville
James Crow
Sam Savitt
Kentucky Horse Park
International Museum of the Horse
Ann Baucom
Ms. Baucom
Hopeland Gardens
Whiskey Road
Dupree Place
Valley Sweet Potato Festival Shines In Jacksonville Park
The fifth annual Sweet Potato Festival drew crafters and vendors who offered sweet potato muffins dressing and pone. Edith Birts said the event unites the valley for fun and food while proceeds fund the Old Jacksonville School restoration and Jacksonville We benches. Politicians spoke to supporters as attendees enjoyed dishes and reflected on family memories tied to sweet potatoes.
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Langley
Jacksonville Park
Edith Birts
Ms. Birts
Jacksonville
Ginny Souther
Brandon Ratliff
Wackenhut Wins New Five Year SRS Security Contract
Wackenhut Services Inc. and Local 380 of the United Plant Guard Workers of America reached a five year labor agreement covering Savannah River Site guards. The deal limits job cuts to five next year, adds 401(k) flexiblity, raises shift differential pay, and increases union involvement in bidding while asserting strong site security into the next century.
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Savannah River
Wackenhut Services Inc
United Plant Guard Workers of America
Wackenhut
Rob Davis
SRS
Davis
Local 330
Lawrence Brede
Wsisrs Geneal
Herb Coleman
UPGWA
Coleman
Wachut
Securty
Ont
Wackenhut Security and Law Enfervices
Ment
Wackenhut Dog Team Earns Superior Rating at Trials
Security pair from Wackenhut Services at Savannah River Site, David Harman and canine Rock the canine, achieved superior performances. They scored 684.67 points out of 700 at the National Patrol Dog Trials against 175 teams. The team finished third overall.
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Wackenhut Services Inc
Savannah River Site
Rock the
Washington
David Harman
Rocky
Wackenhut
Wrong choices brought heartache, but mother is fighting back
A young mother named Jan reflects on a life shaped by deprivation and personal choices. She describes growing up in privilege, dropping out of school, and moving through marriages, divorce, and California, before returning to Aiken. She credits her struggles to alcohol and instability, and now aims to help women and children.
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Jan
Sean
Aiken
Savannah River
Cal
Fornia
California
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