Police blotter reports stabbings and thefts in region
A 17-year-old was stabbed at the Cadillac Club on US 78 near Williston. He was treated at Barnwell County Hospital and MC Georgia. Burglary on Lee Street in Burnettown. car break‑ins at Langley and Domino’s. Wallet theft during shower at Three Notch Road. Tires flattened at East Aiken Elementary. Bicycle stolen on Dunbar Street. Vehicle theft on Foreman Road. home burglary on Ludlow Lake Road. Deer stand shooting near Boyd Pond Road damaged a mailbox. Attempted kidnapping at Wal‑Mart parking lot. a man grabbed a woman but was thwarted by a bystander. Teens from Helping Hands located at Coin Laundry. Credit card applications retrieved from post office trash.
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Cadillac
Williston
Barnwell County Hospital
Medical College of Georgia
Aiken County
Three Notch Road
East Aiken
Dunbar Street
Langley
Foreman Road
Jackson
Ludlow Lake Road
Boyd Pond Road
Wal-Mart
Aiken Department of Public Safety
University Parkway
Laurens Street
Correction notice for Aiken Newcomers Club meeting
The Aiken Newcomers Club announces its first meeting of the 1996-99 year on Tuesday September 8 at Newberry Hall. An activities fair with over a dozen agencies, a reception with heavy hors d oeuvres, and a business meeting are planned. Reservations due Friday September 4. call Nita at 642 4436 or Alice at 643 9815. Cost is 8.25 dollars.
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Aiken Newcomers Club
Newberry Hall
Nita
Alice
Aiken
Salley to donate office space to Beaver Creek tribe
The Town of Salley voted to donate a room in the Old Crescent School building for Beaver Creek Pee Dee Native American tribe headquarters. The plan awaits legal approval and aims to centralize tribal history, the tribal roll and community programs near Springfield and Norway.
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Ms. Hunnicutt
Springfield
Norway
Orangeburg
John Barry Chavis
Salley
Shooting probe nears end in Twiggs death case
The investigation into 16 year old Cornelius Twiggs killed by gunfire Aug 7 in New Hope is in final stages. Information sent to Solicitor Barbara Morgan. no arrest yet. Twiggs found on Hewitt Street at 5 30 am. autopsy confirms gunshot wound to hip. Another local shooting left victim Robbie Pearson recovering at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Busbee charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. Ad Pontbon and Busbee allegedly drank alcohol during the Springfield Church Road incident.
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Cornelius ‘Twiggs
New Hope
Barbara Morgan
Michael Frank
Aiken County
Robbie Pearson
Aiken
Frank
Ad Pontbon
Daniel Simon Busbee
Busbee
Aiken County Detention Center
Springfield Church Road
Wagener Mayor Steve Carver Wins Westinghouse Service Award
Steve Carver Westinghouse operations technician and Wagener mayor is one of six recipients of the 1998 Westinghouse Electric Co community service award. He has led Wagener through improvements while coaching local baseball and volunteering at Busbee Elementary School.
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Columbia
Steve Carver
Westinghouse
Wagener
Westinghouse Electric Co
Carver
Westinghouse Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division
Columbia Plant
National Center For Small Communities
Wal-Mart Foundation
Carter
Wagoner
Busbee
Parent-Teachers Organization
Corridor Heritage Corridor signs go up across the region
After nearly a decade of work, a 240 mile National Heritage Corridor spans 14 counties from mountains to sea. The Nature Route and Discovery Route now mark signs in Aiken and North Augusta with four planned Discovery Centers in Blackville Charleston Edgefield and Clemson.
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Steven Longcrier
Aiken
Abbeville
Blackville
Charleston
Edgefield
Clemson
Friends Rally Behind Crash Victim Jamie Bodie
Supporters hosted a benefit at Whiskey Junction to aid Jamie Bodie, owner of Jamie's Part-A-Party, after his July plane crash near Fort Wayne Indiana. Proceeds to the Jamie Bodie Trust at Nations Bank. the event raised over $5,000 with bands and donations from local businesses.
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Jamie Bodie
Whiskey Junction
Bodie
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Jamie
Jamie Bodie Trust
Nations Bank
Bobby Burch
Faith in God leads woman to leave SRS for ministry
DeAnn Wilder quit a 47000 per year production operator post at Savannah River Site after ten years to pursue ministry. She cites trust in God and desire to focus on family and church work with Beaver Dam Baptist Church and Revealing of the Enemy Ministries. Wilder, licensed to preach, says others are also leaving secular jobs to serve. Her husband Victor sells cars and will support the family until Wilder’s ministry is self-sufficient. For more on the ministry, call 642-8143.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Taylor
DeAnn Wilder
Savannah River
Beaver Dam Baptist Church
Revealing of the Enemy Ministries
Wilder
Our Church
God
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Chavis
Michelle Schohn
Hunnicutt
By Sharon Taylor
Scott Webster
Aiken High School
Nikki Flanigan
Erin West
Whitney Perkins
Rachel Williams
Ron Baxley
Bonnie Hunnicutt
Beaver Creek Pee Dee
Nina J. Nndiffer
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