Unsold Crime Stoppers case and church burglary incident
The file details Janice Wessinger's 1998 murder near Kedron Church Road and ongoing unsolved status with appeals for information. It also reports a Cleveland funeral theft where a man in red sweat pants stole Erma Bailey's brooch from her coffin, was pursued and charged, leaving the family shocked and the brooch a crime evidence item.
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Janice Wessinger
Kedron Church Road
Aiken County
Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
Erma Bailey
Liberty Hill Baptist Church
Larry Hughes
Hughes
Blanton Harper
Bailey
Harper
Army Signal Corps Band to Play in Jackson Park Picnic
The U S Army Signals Corps Band performs in Jackson Thursday April 13 at 6 PM as part of Thornton Park Picnic in the Park series on verton Street. The set features jazz standards by Miller Basie and modern swing by Taylor Parker, ending with a Stars and Stripes Forever finale.
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Army Band
Jackson Park
Army Signal Corps
Jackson
Thornton Park
Verton Street
Glenn Miller
Count Basie
Mark Taylor
Charlie Parker
Sousa
Evening City Meetings and Arts Show Downtown
City Council meets at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers Municipal Building. Planning Commission gathers at 6 p.m. in the same building. At 8 p.m. the musical Threepenny Opera plays at USCA Etherredge Center. US Army Signal Corps Band performs at Thornton Park on Silverton Street in Jackson.
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Planning Commission
Threepenny Opera
Usca Etherredge Center
Army Signal Corps
Thornton Park
Silverton Street
Jackson
Aiken DPS Blotter Reports Thefts and Damages
A lawnmower was stolen on Union Street Friday. A York Street liquor store received a counterfeit five dollar bill Friday. Vandals damaged a forklift on Cherokee Avenue recently. Spray-painted slogans appeared on a Corporate Parkway business Thursday. An alarm triggered at the Aiken County Museum Friday found an open door.
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Union Street
York Street
Cherokee Avenue
Aiken County Museum
Academy Lifelong Learning to teach Constitution Amherst
The Academy for Lifelong Learning will host Dr. Robert Botsch of the University of South Carolina Aiken teaching two classes on the US Constitution with emphasis on the 11th Amendment. Sessions are April 11 and 18 at 2 pm in Room 103 of the USDA Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Admission is 15 dollars for members and 30 dollars for non members. The program serves retired and semi retired adults and welcomes visitors. The academy has 151 members county wide. Contact 641 3288 for details. The NAACP youth council meeting in Aiken is Tuesday April 11 at 6 30 pm at Friendship Baptist Church activity building. Details at 502 0170.
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Academy For Lifelong Learning
Robert Botsch
University of South Carolina Aiken
Usda Humaniies and Social Sciences
Naacp Youth Council
Aiken
NACI
David Walker
Friendship Baptist Church
Georgia Lottery Draws Saturday Winning Numbers
Georgia results show Cash 3 Midday 7 9 7. Lotto Ga numbers 7 19 20 26 32 42. Fantasy 5 numbers 9 7 22 14 34. No further context provided.
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Cash
Lotto
Fantasy
United Defense reaches seven million safe work hours milestone
United Defense Ground Systems Division plant in Aiken celebrated seven million hours without a lost-time accident at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday. The milestone follows 11 years of Palmetto Star safety recognition and highlights the company’s commitment to workplace safety for its 5,000-strong workforce in Aiken and beyond.
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United Defense Ground Systems Division
Aiken
Mike Eaton
United Defense
United Defense Aiken
S.C
DLLR
Rita M. McKinney
South Carolina
Celtic Wedding Preview Showcases Irish Scottish Traditions
The Curiosity Shop in downtown hosted a Celtic Wedding Preview with John B. Heaton and Elaine N. Ebert in mock ceremony led by Jon Van Deventer. Amy Neely and Olivia McNorrill of Celebrations explained traditions including Claddagh rings and Luckenbooth pendants and offered planning ideas for ceremony decor attire and music.
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Ian
Isla
John B. Heaton
Elaine N. Ebert
Jon van Deventer
First Presbyterian Church
Curiosity Shop
Amy Neely
Heaton
John
British Isles
Olivia McNorrill
Ms. McNorrill
Sandra Yochum
Celebrations
Aiken
Ms. ‘McNorrill
Dick Irons
King George
Wing Journ
Elaine Ebert
John Heaton
Ceiti
Week of the Young Child events planned across area
A week long celebration focuses on young children with activities each day. Donated artwork from area daycares will be shown at Bi Lo stores in North Augusta Clearwater and Aiken. An advocacy breakfast for First Steps and Success by 6 will be at the United Way Office on Tuesday. Aiken Technical College Child Development Center hosts an open house at 10 am Tuesday. Wednesday features a Carnival in the Park from 10 to noon at H Odell Weeks Activity Center soccer field for ages 3 to 5 and their parents. Thursday donations of children’s books accepted at Wal Marts in North Augusta and Aiken for Childcare by Choice and Read Out and Read. celebrity readers visit Head Start preschools. Friday centers host parent luncheons. Saturday ends with a six hour Staff Development Training Expo at USC Aiken for workers with young children.
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North Augusta
Clearwater
Aiken
First Steps
United Way
Aiken Technical College
H. Odell
Wal-Marts
Head Start
University of South Carolina Aiken
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Georgia Lottery
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Ete Yonr Ney
Duesouth
Scott B. Hunter
County
Wookente Lr Posse
Ustomer
Windsor
National Hills
Washington Road
Augusta
Georgia
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