Aiken TV Segment Shines Light On Local Life
ABC spotlighted Aiken in Peter Jennings In Search of America with a segment titled Gods Country. Patrons at Westside Bowery watched as evangelism and local religion were explored, drawing mixed reactions from customers about the town’s moral image and community life.
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Sherom
Aiken
Glenn Wilson
Fred
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Alexander
Stephanie Levi
Jennings
Levi
Michigan
Ginny Southworth
Statewide DNA registry eyed by Aiken officials
Senior writer Aiken officials push for a statewide DNA registry of all convicted felons. The move follows a routine Georgia inmate case. Robert Franklin Atkins, 31, charged in the 2000 Jessica Carpenter death after a blood sample went to a national database.
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Aiken Departent
Public Safety
Georgia
Jessica Carpenter
Robert Franklin Atkins
Hal Lesting
Crosland Park
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pete Fromner
Unemployment rate dips to five month low in August
The nation's unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent in August, a 0.2 point drop from July, marking the lowest since March. Analysts expected little change as 39,000 jobs were added, with gains in construction government and services offset by manufacturing and retail cuts. Ken Mayland of ClearView Economics called the results modestly positive, noting job growth.
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Perent
Labor Department
Ken Mayland
ClearView Economics
United Way Campaign Kicks Off in North Augusta
North Augusta center hosts upbeat start to the annual fund-raising drive for United Way of Aiken County. Campaign chair Dan Wood announces a $2.75 million goal for Building Hope for Tomorrow, marking the organization’s 60th anniversary.
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Aiken County
Memory Lane
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Watch chain may unlock Hunley commander roots
Researchers say a simple rocket watch and a chain found with sediment from the submarine H L Hunley could reveal the origin of commander Lt George Dixon. The recovered watch, once corroded, yielded a replica from Scotland with a Masonic dial, prompting questions about Dixon's possible Masonic ties and birthplace as analysis continues.
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Glenn McConnell
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Charleston
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