Army Field Band Concert At Aiken Technical Center
The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus perform Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Aiken Technical College Gym. Tickets were by mail through Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce, but walk ins can enter at the door for assured seating. Sponsored by The Aiken Standard.
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Army Field Band
Aiken ‘Technical College
Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce
United States Army Field Band
Soldiers’ Chorus
The
Aiken Standard
Aiken Residents Warned of Scam
Authorities warn Aiken area residents about phone solicitors selling magazine and universe subscription prizes. Callers request a voided check for basic information then forge a check for five dollars less than the account balance.
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Aiken
Hightower elected association officer in South Carolina
Aiken County councilman Willar Hightower Jr. was elected secretary of the Coalition of the South Carolina Association of Counties at a Columbia meeting. He is a graduate student at the Institute of Government and recently completed a Clemson sponsored roads and street maintenance seminar. He urged inviting John L. Hopkins to assist with unpaved road conditions in the county.
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Ony O4il
South Carolina Association of Counties
Hightower
Associ Ightower Ation
Columbia
Institute of Government
Clemson University Engineering Department
John L. Hopkins
Arizona ‘Technology Transfer Center
Aiken
Hopkins
Halloween Hoopla Draws Creepy Critters To Odell Weeks
Halloween Hoopla at Odell Weeks Recreation Center crowds gathered for a pumpkin carving contest and costume contest. Winners included Josh Coleman for Happiest Pumpkin and Jim Bennington with Deborah Bagwell for adults, with multiple category prizes awarded to children and teens.
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Odell Weeks Recreation Center
Dracula
Aiken
Josh Coleman
Chris Hinds
Jim Bennington
Deborah Bagwell
Forgers May Get Fingered in Aiken County
Aiken County considers Authentiprint inkless fingerprint stickers on back of cashed checks to deter forgers and aid arrests. Local detective Larry Stewart notes higher check fraud stakes and potential to save weeks in AFIS processing. Sheriff Howard Sellers also supports the idea.
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Aiken County
Bank of America
Nevada
International Association of Credit Card Investigators
Larry Stewart
Aiken
Stewart
Howard Sellers
Jackson Built Aiken Farmer's Market From Prison Years
77 year old Jackson recalls constructing the Farmer's Market on Williamsburg Street while in an Aiken County chain gang for a shooting. He drew plans, supervised a prison crew, and used top materials to build a structure he calls a building built to stand. Now a Washington, DC resident, he reflects on Bettis Academy, Strom Thurmond, and a life shaped by past turmoil and hard work.
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Jackson
Williamsburg Street
Duches
Aiken County
Shultz Hill
North Augusta
Washington, D.C
Edgefield County
Greyhound Bus Co
Bettis Academy
Ing
Wire Road
Fred Scott
Jackson Petroleum Co
Farmer's Market
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Hoopla
Frankenstein
Death
Debbie Woods
Lauryn Gibbons
Sonny Jones
Allison Jolley
Daniel Riedel
Krystal Lewis
Michael Watts
Jack O’ Lantern Jubilee
By Chasiti Kirkland
Negtmangusta
Ommunity
Georgia Avenue
Shiloh
Nancy Payne
Tal
Ginny Southworth
Jack O' Lantern
Aiken Farmer’s Market
Woodrow Jackson
Carl Langley
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