Armed robbery at Hearts Full House video poker parlor
A black male armed with a revolver robbed an employee outside Hearts Full House at 25 East Buena Vista Avenue North Augusta around 8 15 am Friday morning. The suspect fled down Carolina Springs Road. He is about six feet tall, 180 to 200 pounds, with a small black afro and wearing a black shirt with a white Nike swoosh, faded black pants and white tennis shoes.
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Hearts Full House
Buena Vista Avenue
Augusta
Aiken County
Nike
Roofman robber preys on night shift workers across states
Police hunt a polite roof-robber nicknamed Roofman who booby traps roofs with hacksaws and drills then rounds up staff and lockers them in cold storage. Since November 1998 he has carried out 38 robberies netting thousands, mainly at McDonald's outlets with some Burger Kings, groceries, and a hardware store targeted.
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San Francisco
Mike van Winkle
California Department of Justice
McDonald's
Georgia Lottery Saturday Draws Summary
Georgia lottery results report the Midday Cash 3 drawing with numbers 7 0 9 and the Evening Cash 3 drawing with 8 6 1. Cash4Life style payout details not provided. Fantasy 5 numbers were 34 5 18 23 1.
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Cash
Fantasy
Calendar Monday Evening Meetings list at local schools
A Monday schedule lists a 6 p.m. meeting on a new grading system at North Augusta High with contact 442 6100. At 7 p.m. the USC Aiken Penland Building room 107 hosts the Aiken International Club and the Aiken County Board of Disabilities meets at 1016 Vaucluse Road. Also at 7 p.m. the North Augusta Mayor's Prayer Breakfast occurs at the Community Center and a Lunchtime Aiken Prayer Luncheon is planned at the Municipal Building.
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North Augusta High
Call
Aiken County
Aiken blotter reports vandalism theft and arrests
A Friday to Saturday period saw eggs splattered on a car causing about 100 damage and major vandalism at a residence on Carver Terrace with bleach flour and syrup on clothes and electronics. A juvenile gave false information to police and three youths were arrested for marijuana possession in Eustis Park. A shoplifting incident at Aiken Mall led to an arrest after the suspect fled in new shoes and was found to carry marijuana. A man detained near Cedar Drive faced crack cocaine possession and illegal liquor transport after police noted no vehicle tag and a marijuana odor. A nearby business on East Pine Log Road lost tools and lighting worth 750 in a Thursday-Friday theft.
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Carver Terrace
Aiken
Dasher
Cedar Drive
Beech Island Heritage Day draws history buffs to Granville estate
Thousands of visitors attended the 14th annual Beech Island Heritage Day at James and Emily Goodman’s Granville Plantation. reenactors and artists showcased mid 19th century life, from Stone Age tools to grits making, with Confederate and Union personas on display. A formal dedication honored Confederate soldier Enoch E. Dicks, whose memory was marked with a rifle salute and a white marble marker. Proceeds support the Beech Island Historical Society’s Heritage Day activities.
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Beech Island
Granville Plantation
James
Emily Goodman
Savannah River
Goodman
New Ellenton
Beech Island Garden Club
North Augusta
Barry Myers
Williston
Rachel Ethridge
Jeremy
Haltiwanger
Enoch E. Dicks
Wade Hampton
Granville
CSA
Beech Island Historical Society
Aiken Joins National Day of Prayer Observance
Aiken residents will join much of the country in the National Day of Prayer events led by Mayor Fred Cavanaugh. The Mayor's Prayer Luncheon at noon at the Aiken Municipal Conference Center features a mixed church choir, remarks by Richard Church of Habitat for Humanity, and a prayer request opportunity. The event, free with limited seating, supports prayer for repentance families churches youth schools business and government.
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Aiken
U.S
Aiken Municipal Conference Center
Fred Cavanaugh
Richard Church
Habitat For Humanity
Congress
Polly Walker
MS Walk raises funds for national MS research and local aid
About 150 participants joined the fifth annual MS Walk in Aiken County to support the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The event started at the Aiken County Library and wound through the horse district, with fund-raising manager Amy McKnight hoping to top $12,000. Local groups assisted and Hole-In-One restaurant provided lunch after the walk.
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Mid- Atlantic
National
Amy McKnight
Mid-Atlantic
Aiken
Silver Bluff Key Club
City Council to Meet Monday on Key lease and Building
The Aiken City Council will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss a memorandum of understanding between the city and Aiken Corporation regarding the lease of land and the Westinghouse Government Services Group building on Newberry Street. The session starts in the City Council chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building at 214 Park Avenue SW, with public attendance welcome.
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City and Aiken Corporation
Westinghouse Government Services Group
Newberry Street
City Council
Park Avenue SW
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