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New Person of Interest Named in Weekend North Augusta Shooting
Investigators with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office report a new person of interest in the weekend shooting death of a North Augusta man. One person of interest has been eliminated as part of the ongoing investigation.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Deaths and Funerals Aiken Simmons Tullis Jackson
Thelma N. Jackson Fannie Simmons and Tomika Tullis are listed in the Langley Aiken and North Augusta deaths and funerals notices for notices published on the sixteenth page.
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Thelma N. Jackson
Aiken
Fannie Simmons
North Augusta
Tomika Tullis
Langley
Virginia Tech Shooting Sparks Campus Vigil Plans
Two Virginia Tech students from Aiken County planned to attend a campus vigil after a gunman killed at least 32 and wounded up to 30 before dying by suicide. The incident triggered warnings to stay in dorms as law enforcement responded.
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Virginia Tech
Aiken County
Lindsay King
Derek Herron
Fire guts N A Golf and Country Club in North Augusta
A pre dawn blaze destroyed the North Augusta Golf and Country Club clubhouse and drew a five hour response from seven fire departments. No injuries reported and investigators probe possible arson as SLED joins the case.
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North Augusta
North Augusta Golf and Country Club
Edgefield County Sheriff's Office
Robbie Harter
Danny Ford
Belvedere
Todd Durrance
Ford
Merriwether
Bath
Beech Island
Aiken County
Sage Mill
County Line
State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Durrance
Mike Adams
Convicted murderer could gain new trial in S C ruling
Aiken County case returns to court after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Christopher Davis 2003 murder conviction citing inadmissible testimony. Davis then 27 faced life without parole for the 2000 York Street killing of Paul Williams a City Billiards cook. The prosecution argued a robbery plan with codefendants Stevens and Hill and a shotgun killing.
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Aiken
State Supreme Court
Bill Weeks
Christopher Davis
Paul Williams
Davis
Reggie Stevens
Greg Hill
Williams
York Street
Paws for Cancer Walk Kept At Odell Weeks Track
Conflict over two May 5 events at Odell Weeks walking track ends with a compromise. Dr. Holly Woltz confirms Paws for Cancer remains at the Weeks Center for eight year run with dates and publicity unchanged after talks with Sanford office and city officials.
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Odell
Holly Woltz
Paws For Cancer
Mark Sanford
Sanford
Aiken
Waltz
Weeks Center
Governor’s Office
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Camp Long Youth Center
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Norris Hall
Herron
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South Aikien
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Fire Guts N.A. Golf and Country Club
Roy Blackwell
Tim Pearson
North Augusta Department
S.C
Shawn Hicks
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