Aiken County Kids Enjoy Unexpected Day Off
Mid September holidays prompted a rare student break as Hurricane Floyd spared the area from major damage. Students across Silver Bluff and Midland Valley high schools spent the day relaxing, with many volunteering and teachers planning a return to class.
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Floyd evacuees head back home
Coastal evacuees departed as early as 4 30 a m. at hotels led by Howard Johnson Express Inn and Suites owners Girish Patel and Sushila Patel who aided evacuees with a baby staying in a son's room. Staff at Super 8 reported steady checkouts between 7 a m and 9 a m.
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Floyd cleanup under way after historic South Carolina flood
Residents recount Floyd damage across Georgetown and Horry counties as 85,000-plus power outages persist. Flood waters inundate Kiddie Park daycare and Coast Motel while roads flood on US 501 and US 17. Gov Hodges eases evacuation as traffic chaos from Georgia to Florida subsides.
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Interstate 26
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North Augusta’s beloved announcer Rod Greenway roots for Jackets
Rod Greenway known as rab bit spends Friday nights in the North Augusta High School stadium announcers booth. A 1970s coach for junior and varsity football and head coach for varsity baseball, he continues his longtime connection to the Yellow Jackets as the public voice of the games.
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Index Classifieds and Comics Summary Glance
A truncated OCR fragment shows sections for classifieds, comics, crosswords, and features like Dear Abby and movie listings, indicating a newspaper page index with varying entertainment and reader services. The text is incomplete but signals typical section headings and intended content layout.
Group to raise funds to defeat South Carolina video poker referendum
The Aiken chapter of Changing South Carolina plans to raise about 55000 to fund publicity aimed at persuading voters to vote no in the November 2 video poker referendum. The budget committee includes Tim Dangerfield John Troutman Rick Osbon Wanda Scott Leonard Quattlebaum Mackey scoo Jt Charles Taylor Jonnie Young Willar Hightower Bob Sally Brent Rankin. The group formed in Rock Hill in June and has an Aiken County chapter since August to lobby against video poker.
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