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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1986
Page
11
The State Law Enforcement Division set a 2 p.m. press conference at the Aiken County Sheriff's Department to discuss the Jeremy Grice case. Grice, 4, disappeared Nov 22 from the Russell Hills Subdivision and was last seen at 8:45 a.m. playing with his dog. An overdose death in Aiken prompted coroner comments with no autopsy planned.
Frankie Lee Carter, 33, collapsed while en route to HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers and was pronounced dead at the hospital emergency room. Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend said autopsy planned to determine natural death as the cause.
North Augusta police say an early morning blaze caused about 12000 dollars of damage to a West Five Notch Road duplex. Rosa Lee Holloway resided there but was unhurt. investigators suspect the fire started in a stuffed chair. About 25 firefighters and two units responded, on scene for roughly an hour.
Aiken County Court of Common Pleas convened with eight cases for trial. Judge Rodney A Peeples of the Second Circuit presided as court reconvened at 10 a.m. in the Aiken County Judicial Center at Park Avenue and Chesterfield Street. The public was invited.
Aiken Standard staffer asks for a box at the post office. The obliging clerk leaves the counter and returns with a cardboard box, prompting astonished looks before realizing the request was for a post office box.
Fire investigator Pete Frommer explains that origin points lie where damage is deepest and patterns form a V. Beaded melted wires, burnt furniture, and scorched walls guide clues, with temperatures inferred from destroyed materials. Witness accounts and flame color help locate the heat source.
Aiken County bondsmen face stricter controls under a new state bill with shifting effective dates. The measure requires bonding license tests, bank deposits, quarterly reports, and court clerk access to bond money. Judge Peeples described tight local oversight, while bondsman Clifford Courtney warned the changes may reduce business.
The 18th Annual Wagons to Wagener Festival runs Thursday through Sunday. Contest entries are sought for a Hay Haw Cabaret Miss Hay Haw contest for males, a Friday Miss Wagons to Wagener pageant with five age divisions, and a Saturday parade at 10 30 am starting at A L Corbett Middle School and ending at Wagener Salley High School. Entries for the parade are due by 3 pm Thursday. Prizes will be awarded in multiple parade categories including wagons, costumes, bands, and floats themed Salute to the Statue of Liberty.
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