Fraud case indicts 22 over racketeering schemes in Murphy Village
Twenty North Augusta residents along with two Augusta residents were indicted on 45 counts for racketeering and fraud tied to schemes to obtain life insurance, food stamps, Medicaid funds and car financing. They were not arrested and a federal court hearing is expected soon. The Murphy Village Irish Traveler community straddles Aiken and Edgefield counties.
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North Augusta
Nancy Wicker
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Columbia
Murphy Village
Augusta
Wicker
U.S
Beth Drake
Aiken
Edgefield
Hannah Carroll
Rose M. Mulholland
Kim Mulholland
Caroline Sherlock
Catherine Carroll
Anthony
Man Dies After Farm Accident in Monetta
A Monetta man died following a farm accident reported today. Authorities described the incident as a fatal workplace mishap on a local farm, with investigators gathering details.
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Monetta
Deaths and Funerals in Aiken Area Names Ella Curry Simpkins
Area obituaries list Ella Ruth Curry Simpkins of Aiken and Andre Marcus Gibson of Monetta along with Deborah Stone of Beech Island. Public notices note funeral services under 6A classifieds.
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Ella Ruth Curry
Simpkins
Aiken
Andre Marcus Gibson
Monetta
Deborah Stone
Beech Island
Weather Outlook Hot With Chance of Rain
A six day forecast lists a high of 95 degrees and a low of 73 with a chance of rain. The period shows warm conditions throughout with possible showers or storms.
Emoji campaign targets drunken drivers in South Carolina
Trooper Bob Beres of the South Carolina Highway Patrol devised emoji billboards showing two beer mugs and a car to warn against drunk driving. The campaign expanded to a statewide PS A aired as part of the Sober or Slammer effort, led by the Department of Public Safety with local law enforcement in Columbia.
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SCDPS
South Carolina Department of Public Safety
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken
Bob Beres
Columbia
Lawyer outlines path to justice at USC Aiken Convocation
Columbia lawyer Diana Holt told USC Aiken freshmen to never give up as she recounted 30 years fighting to free Edward Lee Elmore, an intellectually disabled Black man once on South Carolina death row. Elmore was released in March 2012 after Holt argued planted evidence and prosecutorial manipulation, underscoring perseverance.
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Diana Holt
Columbia
South Carolina
USC Aiken
Holt
Edward Lee Elmore
Greenwood
Elmore
Dorothy Edwards
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