Lower Savannah Pre-Release Center to Close in June
The South Carolina Department of Corrections plans to shut the Level 1A facility on Wire Road in early June, prompting shock from Aiken County officials. Inmates will be relocated to Trenton Correctional Institution and other state sites to continue work release programs, with staff reassigned to maintain safety. The county budgets about $75,000 yearly to fund inmate work crews for county services.
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Lower Savannah
Aiken
North Augusta
South Carolina Department of Corrections
Wire Road
Aiken County
Clay Killian
Stuart Bedenbaugh
Todd Glover
Glover
SCDC
Trenton Correctional Institution
Savannah
Killian
Area Deaths in Aiken and Warrenville Community
Obituaries list Sarah Laticia Peacon Warrenville Yavonne H Welch Salley Marilyn P Green Aiken Cynthia Kelly Eastlake Aiken and Jack Harold Smith Aiken in local Deaths and Funerals page. Includes names and jurisdictions from area and date line 6A.
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Sarah Laticia Peacon
Warrenville
Yavonne H. Welch, Salley
Marilyn P. Green
Aiken
Cynthia Kelly Eastlake
Jack Harold Smith
Satterwhite family seeks justice after 2014 Craven case
In North Augusta at Carey Hill Baptist Church, Rene Satterwhite urged justice following former officer Justin Craven's 2014 shooting of Ernest Satterwhite Sr. The event, hosted by Carey Hill partners and the South Carolina National Action Network, called for Judge Addy and Solicitor Myers to resign as activists press for accountability. The case involved a 13 minute chase ending at Satterwhite’s Edgefield County driveway and Craven’s plea to official misconduct.
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Rene Satterwhite
North Augusta
Carey Hill Baptist Church
Ernest Satterwhite Sr
Justin Craven
Carey Hill Partners
South Carolina
National Action Network
Satterwhite
Craven
S.C
Edgefield County
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Frank Addy Jr
Eleventh Circuit
Donnie Myers
Nelson B. Rivers III
S.C. National Action Network
Addy
Myers
Tripp Girardeau
William “Bill” Clyburn
D-Aiken
Aiken Speakeasy Hosts Earth Day Candlelight Dine
Celebrating Earth Day local diners at Aiken venues join candlelight meals to honor conservation efforts. Wax spills at the bar during the event highlight a festive atmosphere while restaurants showcase sustainability themes and support for global conservation initiatives.
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Velans
Aiken Speakeasy & Eats
Aiken
Earth Day candlelight dining lights up Aiken area
Residents join Lights Out Aiken to celebrate Earth Day with candlelit meals at local restaurants. Brenda Kruse and friends recall the 1970 first Earth Day as they dine at The Bradley in The Alley before heading to the Aiken Community Playhouse. Caroline Weaver, 10, explains Earth Day aims to keep the Earth clean and safe from pollution.
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Brenda Kruse
Kruse
Sunday Cozzi
Jennifer Hansen
Aiken
Earth Day Aiken
Cozzi
Caroline Weaver
Bradley
Horse Creek Academy
Caroline
Connie
Willcox
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Cindy Kubovic
Dear
Abby
Satterwhites
Judge
Mandy Tinsley
Sierra Swales
Brandi Cook
Dee Dee Ware
Lisa Colquitt
Colquitt
Hristina
Christina Cleveland
Aikenstandard
Tacori
Windsor
Toad
Augusta
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