Miss Aiken County crowns two pageant winners
Lyvia Hughes, 20, and Hannah Cramer, 13, were named Miss Aiken County and Miss Aiken County Teen at a pageant Saturday held at Etherredge Center. Downtown shops will stay open late for the first Aiken After Hours event. A hurricane brushed Myrtle Beach with heavy rain and winds but limited damage after hitting North Carolina Wednesday.
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Lyvia Hughes
Hannah Cramer
Aiken County
Myrtle Beach
North Carolina
The Fools in Town Are on Our Side featured
Ken Smith from North Augusta reviews Ross Thomas novel The Fools in Town Are on Our Side. The column promotes reading and discussion in the Aiken Standard’s daily book spot.
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Ken Smith
North Augusta
Ross Thomas
Area Deaths of Gibbs Rampe and Elliott in Aiken
Aiken area obituaries report the deaths of Eulalie Elliott Gibbs and Earl Dexter Rampe Sr with funeral details pending. Community members mourn these longtime residents as services are planned locally.
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Earl Dexter Rampe Sr
Aiken
Circuit Court Judge Westbrook dies in Edgefield crash
Judge Marc Westbrook 58 died at the scene of a two vehicle crash at U S 378 and 25 in Edgefield County. His law clerk Randy Davis 27 also died from injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured. Westbrook chaired the North Augusta DSS murder trial before his death.
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North Augusta
DSS
Edgefield County
Marc Westbrook
U.S
Thurmond Burnett
Westbrook
James Randall
Randy” Davis Jr
State Public Safety Department
Sid Goulden
Davis
Medical College
Georgia
Burnett
Robert Robichaud
Quebec
Goulden
Robichaud
Charleston
Linda
Richard
Thad
Herb
Dottie
Abby
Lexington County
South Carolina
Belvedere
David Mark Hill
Hill
State Department of Social Services
Supreme Court
Second Judicial Circuit
Barbara Morgan
Morgan
Aiken
Henderson Johnson
Vaughters and Wells Win Aiken City Council Seats
In a late night hand count, Jane Vaughters and Don Wells won the two at large City Council seats with 2226 and 2067 votes from 7552 total voters. Incumbent Daughters led other candidates, while Kay Biermann Brohl trailed, and Rocky Napier followed.
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Jane Vaughters
Don Wells
Daughters
Wells
Planning Commission
Kay Biermann Brohl
Rocky Napier
Lessie Price
Dick Smith
Brohl
Vaughters
Napier
Aiken
Kay
Dry September Leaves Aiken Area Parched Across State
State Climatologist Hope Mizzell says Aiken Greenwood and Saluda have had no rain this month with daily calls from concerned residents. Winds increase evaporation and the next 8 to 14 days are not expected to bring rainfall. September normally brings 4.17 inches here, yet the driest on record is 0.42 inches in 1968.
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Aiken
Greenwood
Saluda
Hope Mizzell
Ophelia
South Carolina
Mizzell
Home Builders Meet Legislators at Aiken Dinner
At the 2005 Legislative Dinner in Aiken the Home Builders Association hosts dinner with local, state and federal officials. Leaders praise Tort Reform Act of 2005 and note aging population growth and economic impact in South Carolina.
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Home Builders Association of
Aiken County
Aiken Shrine Club
Home Builders
Bob Stowell
Home Builders of
Joe Scire
Andre Bauer
South Carolina
Bauer
Ben Baugh
J. Roland Smith
Jim Stewart
Aiken
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Sar
Aiken After Hours
S.C
N.C
Eulalie Elliott Gibbs
Johnson
Aiken Standard
Carl Langley
Langley
Associated Press
Michael W. Gibbons
John Moore
Melissa Hooks
Cold Creek Nurseries
Waters
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