Sharing babysitting duties with neighbors
Advice column recaps reader letters on handling child care without grandparents. Neighbors with similar aged children trade babysitting weeks during vacations, while others urge paid help or official emergency plans. A grandmother voices concerns about unruly grandchildren and parental limits.
Police Blotter Highlights Break-ins and Thefts in Aiken County
An 18 year old Williston man was arrested for liquor under age 21 and marijuana possession. Entry forced at a Graniteville home on San Andover Drive. a small box and jar with $10 in change taken. A construction site on Equestrian Circle reported items removed including a $1,300 tub. A Monetta break in damaged a car stereo system valued at $1,?. a compact disc player $450, speakers $400, and discs $2,000 stolen. A Beech Island man reported an assault with a vehicle tail pipe leaving lacerations near the left eye. A Wagener Road residence reported a stolen bike worth $75. A Rainbow Falls Road home had a window pried open between Friday and Saturday.
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Aiken County
San Andover
Graniteville
Equestrian Circle
Hatfield McCoy feud escalates with cemetery access lawsuit
Bo McCoy and cousin Ron McCoy filed suit against John and Barbara Vance seeking access to a cemetery on Vance property where five Hatfield and McCoy relatives are buried. The dispute centers on whether the road to the site is public or private, with liability concerns cited by Vance. The site remains emotionally significant as a historic feud resting place.
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Pikeville
Bo McCoy
Ron McCoy
John
Barbara Vance
McCoy
John Vance
Natfield
Waycross
Tival
McCoys
Vances
Tolbert
Pharmer
Randolph McCoy
Pawpaw Patch
Ellison Hatfield
Kentucky
Hatfield
West Virginia
Doctor saves life but faces lawsuit over transfusion
Dr Glen Strickland faced a looming court case after rescuing incapacitated patient Charles Harvey with a blood transfusion despite Harvey’s Jehovah's Witness beliefs and a signed no blood form. Harvey's mother approved the transfusion, whileStrickland’s side argues the action was life saving and not a disservice to the patient.
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Columbia
Glen Strickland
Charles Harvey
Harvey
Strickland
State Supreme Court
Jehovah's Witnesses
Charles Carpenter Jr
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