Man sets himself ablaze at gas pump in Aiken
A 20-year-old Aiken man, Maurice Wise of Aldrich Street, intentionally set himself on fire near a gasoline pump at Depot Foods. He suffered second degree burns over about 60 percent of his body and was taken to Joseph M. Still Burn Center. Witnesses and police described the dramatic scene and actions to extinguish the blaze.
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Naren
Aiken Public Safety
Rutland Drive
York Street
David ‘Turno
Maurice Wise
Aldrich Street
Joseph M. Still
Doctors Hospital
Wise
Horse Show grows by leaps and bounds in Aiken
In its fifth year the Aiken Spring Classic Horse Show expands with 58 stalls missing. Founder Rick Cram says the two week event draws national and international Olympians. A $25,000 Corta-Fix Grand Prix is held each Sunday with entry at $5 per vehicle and over $150,000 in prize money across the event.
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Aiken
Rick Cram
Cram
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Saf
Gy Sour
Two Men Charged With Beech Island Murder
Two men, Thaddeus Curry and Anthony Savage, were arrested in connection with the March 18 shooting death of Heath Hamilton, 21, outside Four Seasons Food and Fuel in Beech Island. Both face murder and firearm charges as the investigation followed a confrontation after a phone call at the store.
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North Augusta
Beechsland
Thaddeus L.curry
Wheeler Road
Augusta
Anthony J. Savage
River Bend Court
Beech Island
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Heath Hamilton
Boyd Pond Road
Moore presses on sales tax increase for education
Sen. Tommy Moore and fellow Democrats push a sales tax hike to fund public education amid an uphill battle. Moore warns up to 7,000 teachers could be renewed and acknowledges regressive impact on low income citizens while vowing to act instead of watching education suffer.
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Moore
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwate
Sanford Proposes Sweeping Changes to Department Administration
Readable text shows a proposal for major reforms in department administration with named individuals and institutional references. however the fragment lacks clear specifics or dates, making precise details unavailable. Further context would identify the involved persons and agencies.
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Whiskey Rd
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Statwater
Hamilton
Four Seasons Food and Fuel
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