Trial set for Williams in Beech Island teen murder case
Augusta judge will preside as 17 year old Alexander Edmund Williams faces murder kidnapping armed robbery motor vehicle theft and financial card theft charges in the killing of 16 year old Aleta Carol Bunch last seen at Regency Mall and found shot in a wooded area in south Richmond County.
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Augusta
Alexander Edmund Williams
Aleta Carol Bunch
Beech Island
Judicial Center
Walton Way
William Fleming
Williams
Miss Bunch
Regency Mall
Richmond County
Belvedere Man Undergoes Heart Transplant at Augusta
Jim King aged 50 in Belvedere is in critical but stable condition after a heart transplant at University Hospital in Augusta. The operation, begun Sunday evening, used a donor heart from Pennsylvania and marked the 17th transplant at the Georgia Heart Institute. King had been on 24 ALERT since July 18, a computerized donor-recipient network.
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Jim King
Belvedere
University Hospital
Augusta
King
G. Lionel Zumbro
William R. Kitchens
Ronald Galloway
Georgia Heart Institute
Pennsylvania
Aiken teen charged after hit and run injures boy
Aiken Department of Public Safety arrested 19 year old Samuel Wright after a Sunday hit and run that left 14 year old Anthony Brown injured at the Tennessee and Senate Streets intersection. Brown was taken to HCA Aiken Regional Medical Center and listed in good condition.
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Aiken
Aiken County Emergency Medical Services
Brown
HCA
Fisherman Robert Riley Found Drowned in Pond Near Aiken
Robert Wayne Riley, 119 Seminole Ave., was found drowned at 6 20 a m by Aiken County Deputies after his boat sank while fishing in a family pond off Old Barnwell Road. He was reported missing at 1 44 a m. Sheriff Carrol G Heath said there was no foul play and responders examined the scene.
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Robert Wayne Riley
Seminole Ave
Aiken County
Nobles to Speak at Greater Augusta Chamber Breakfast
Troy Nobles assistant superintendent for Area 2 will speak Wednesday at the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting. He was named to the post formerly held by Dr. Nancy Smith. The event at S&S Cafeteria North Augusta Plaza is sponsored by Gary's.
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Troy Nobles
Area 2
Greater North Augusta
Runner runs 56 miles for 56th birthday at Greenville mall
Bob Nestor marked his 56th birthday by running around a Greenville shopping mall 51 times, totaling 56 miles. Each mile stood for a year of life, but he wondered if he would repeat the feat next year.
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Greenville
Bob Nestor
Bunny Hops Past West Richland Eatery Toward Golf Course
Diners along West Richland Avenue witnessed a small rabbit cross the restaurant lawn late Sunday afternoon. The creature paused briefly by the front door before continuing onto the rear golf course, sparking brief amusement among patrons and staff.
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West Richland Avenue
Aiken Technical School Graduates 232 in 14th Commencement
The 232 graduates of Aiken Technical College received a keynote address from Mrs. Mae West admired leader Neil Harmon Taylor chairing the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. She urged graduates to view education as a lifelong pursuit and a step on a career ladder. The ceremony at USC Aiken gymnasium featured ATC president Dr. Paul Blowers and other officials.
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Aiken Technical College
Neil Harmon Taylor
South Carolina Commission On Higher Education
Taylor
ATC
USC Aiken Gymnasium
Aiken Court Convenes For Murder Case Today
Aiken County General Sessions Court convenes with 115 cases on the docket including a murder charge in the death of 44 year old Eddie Burton at a bar. Edzell L. Burckhalter is charged and represented by the public defender's office. Judge Marion H. Kinon presides at the Aiken Judicial Center with a 10 a.m. start.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Judicial Center
Claude W. Barnett
Aiken
Joshua Bates
Donna F. Baughman
Wagener
Wendell J. Beane
Belvedere
Leo A. Boehmer Jr
North Augusta
Susan S. Brodie
Perry
Rebecca M. Burch
Leonard T. Carlin
Thomas E. Carpenter
Gloverville
Katherine Chandler
Don D. Cox
Betty L. Cullum
Lucille Cunningham
Bath
Lois M. Cushing
Graniteville
Daniel E. Glenn
Mera P. Davis
Eloise W. Echols
Ted E. Eubanks
John C. Farr Jr
Henry M. Gabriel
Tommy B. Gantt
Anne M. Gentilucci
Bonnie J. Gfeller
Alice Glenum
Steven Glover
Elizabeth A. Godfrey
Lynda R. Guyton
James L. Hall
James Michael Havird
Hugh B. Hayes
Corinne Hickson
Leslie A. Jackson
Herbert Johnson
Arthur J. Kitchings
Jamnice S. K
Mary C. Overman
James L. Padgett
Rachel M. Peacock
Ridge Spring
James R. Peters
Terry J. Pinto
Warren A. Pridgen
Glenda C. Rabin
Dorothy Robinson
James F. Rowland
Langley
Allene G. Salley
Salley
Henry D. Salley
Shirley G. Seigler
New Ellenton
Ellen B. Shelley
Shirley Staley
Hilda N. Stone
Robert L. Stultz
Ann N. Summer
Mala G. Tisdel
George Vaughn
Diana N. Ward
Carolyn B. Williams
Mary M. Williams
Tony S. Williams
Willie Williams Jr
Monroe Williamson
Mary J. Wingard
Springfield
Whitfield F. Woodhead
John W. Vance
Beatrice A. Zimmerman
Bertram L. Bowers
Wilbur F. Edgar
Theron N. Huskey
Louise S. Kenney
Williston
Gary Moseley
Warrenville
Local investigator turns hobby into wood duck carvings
Joseph Ruiz of the Aiken County Sheriff's Department attended a Charleston wildlife show, bought tools, and began carving ducks as a relaxing hobby. He uses basswood and tupelo, with textured bodies and glued heads, offering an 800 dollar large green winged teal drake at Aiken’s Makin’.
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Joseph Ruiz
Charleston
Ruiz
Aiken County
Aiken’s Makin
Deep South
Sheriff's Department
Basswood
Tupelo
Aiken
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