State to aid Edgefield in tornado cleanup funds
Edgefield County will receive 20000 in state funds to cover cleanup costs after spring tornadoes. The May storms killed one woman and damaged homes timber and farmland across Lincoln County Georgia to Johnston. Total South Carolina property damage was about 8 million with cleanup costing 33700. Funds do not cover overtime for road clearing sheriff patrols or traffic control or meals for rescue workers or volunteers. County Administrator Wayne Adams said the area did not qualify for FEMA or SBA assistance.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County
Lincoln County
Johnston
South Carolina
Wayne Adams
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Small Business Administration
National Night Out Safety Event At Kroger University Pkwy
Families invited to a National Night Out safety event at Kroger on University Parkway Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. ADPS officers McGruff the Crime Dog and fire trucks will attend. Activities include bike rodeo finger printing and id for kids and seniors safety tips from Graniteville Boy Scout Troop 401 and an ADT home safety presentation. Contact Diane Dunaway or Officers Turno Kangas for details.
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Kroger
University Parkway
Aiken Department of Public Safety
McGruff
Sheriff's Office
Adps Pact Team
Graniteville Boy Scout Troop 401
ADT Security Systems
Diane Dunaway
David Turno
Sandi Kangas
Police Blotter Reports Thefts and Break-Ins Across Town
A realtor’s open house on Audubon Drive July 12 ended with a Minolta 450 Li camera valued at 800 missing. Vandals broke two car windows on Howlandville Road Warrenville on July 29. A North Augusta Glenmore Street car was entered and the radio stolen Sunday. Trail Pond Drive Thursday saw a burglary with a VCR and other items taken. A Baker Street Gloverville truck right side window was broken and its amplifier stolen Monday.
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Audubon Drive
Howlandville
Warrenville
Glenmore Street
North Augusta
Trail Pond Drive
Baker Street
Gloverville
Karey San Tos Selected For State Aquarium Program
Karey San Tos, a math and science teacher at Millbrook Elementary, was chosen for the South Carolina Aquarium summer training program. She spent July traveling the state meeting scientists and environmental educators to collect ideas for classroom instruction.
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Karey Santos
Millbrook
S.C. Aquarium
Applications mount up for top Aiken elections vacancy
Aiken County draws a flood of candidate applications for the Registrations and Elections Director post. Officials note more than three dozen submissions, with many expected to be weeded out in preliminary screening. The county seeks a director skilled in election law, procedures, personnel training, and clear communication, plus word processing and graphics software know-how.
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Aiken
Sandra Pasquale
Aiken County
Pasquale
Slaying brings jail term in drug connected case
Louis Lee Roccia, 28, received a 25 year sentence after pleading to manslaughter for the June 3, 1997 shooting death of David James Procko outside a Monetta mobile home. Procko and Roccia, both tied to drugs, argued over crack cocaine before Roccia fired. Procko’s body lay undetected for two days.
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Aiken County
Barbara Morgan
Wallis Alves
Luke Brown
Louis Lee Roccia
David James Procko
Alves
Procko
Monetta
Morgan
Roccia
Tire Company
Ms. Morgan
N A family therapist arrested on state tax charges
Dr. Edgar J. Holt a North Augusta family therapist was arrested Tuesday on charges of failing to file state income tax returns for 1993 and 1994. He posted a $20,000 bond and was released from the Aiken County Detention Center. Authorities noted he filed federal returns but not state ones and no tax liability was yet determined.
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Edgar J
Joe) Holt
North Augusta
South Carolina
Danny Brazel
State Department of Revenue
Holt
Aiken County
Brazell
Heart attack ruled out in Silver Bluff accident
Audrey Johnson an 87 year old man died after his truck crashed into a car on Silver Bluff Road Autopsy ruled out a heart attack as the cause of the crash The driver Janice Ann Auernheimer 70 stopped to turn into Hidden Haven Drive Johnson complained of stomach pains and suffered chest and stomach injuries Johnson died about an hour after at Aiken Regional Medical Centers Auernheimer treated and released from the hospital
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Aiken
Silver Bluff Road
Aiken County
E.L
Bo) Rearden
Audrey Johnson
Rearden
Janice Ann Auernheimer
New Ellenton council plans future after sewer scandal
The New Ellenton Town Council held a planning meeting to address the town’s troubled past. Mayor pro tem Vernon Dunbar stressed openness as residents discussed rebuilding trust, industry attraction, and future plans while acknowledging the sewer scandal involving former mayor Randy Shaw and others.
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New Ellenton
Vernon Dunbar
Randy Shaw
Shaw
Dunbar
Bill Steiner
South Carolina
Wagener museum preserves small town history in jailhouse setting
Wagener's three room museum in a white brick jail built around 1905, opened as a museum in 1990 by Marabelle Ray, houses relics from a 1957 Chevy gift and a midwife collection donated after Mrs. CE Matthews’s death. Co chair Leister seeks a larger building to display items while sharing tales of jail break attempts and local history.
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Wagener
Marabelle Ray
Pigely Wigely
Will Leister
Leiter
Leister
CE. Matthews
Matthews
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