Salley man charged with child abduction and domestic violence
Richard Lowe, 30, of Bobby Arthurs Drive, was arrested after abducting his month-old son and attacking his common-law wife. He fled in an Isuzu Trooper, was tracked by bloodhounds, and captured with the child secured in an infant seat. The infant suffered minor scratches. Lowe faces charges of criminal domestic violence, child endangerment, DUI, and driving with a suspended license.
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Salley
Michael Frank
Aiken County
State Park Road
Burglary Reports and School Incident In Aiken Area
Aiken High School student arrested Monday for possession of a concealed weapon after a razor blade was found in a backpack. An envelope containing suspected marijuana was found in the back lot. A Chevrolet Corsica was damaged in a vandalism incident at the school. Burglary reports follow on Warren Street, Granley Road, and Peggy's Pizza with guns, cash, and medicine taken.
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Aiken High School
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Warren Street
Warrenville
Granley Road
Gloverville
Peggy's Pizza
Augusta Road
Father Evatt Asks Students About New Classroom
Father Thomas Evatt at St Mary Mary Help of Christians School addressed pupils before a ceremony on Monday. He asked the youngsters if they were looking forward to entering the new classroom building, eliciting exclamations and groans.
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Thomas Evatt
St. Mary Mary Help of Christians School
Father Evatt
Entertainment schedule for Aiken's Makin' festival
Organizers released the entertainment lineup with downtown crafters opening Friday morning September 11. Saturday events in Regions Bank lot include a 9:45 opening ceremony with Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and others, color detail from the Marine Corps League, and acts from St. John's Instrumental Ensemble Aiken Ballet Gymnastics Rhythm and Class Swingsation Burns Dance Studio Sunshine Pals Puppets and more leading into afternoon performances.
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Aiken
Larry Morris
St. John’s
Aiken Ballet
Aiken Gymnastics
Swingsation
Burns Dance Studio
Sunshine Pals
Bridgestone Firestone marks first anniversary plant milestone
On the one year anniversary Bridgestone Firestone South Carolina confirms progress at the 1.5 million square foot Sage Mill facility in Graniteville Aiken County near Interstate 20. The plant aims to produce 25 000 tires daily by 2000 with about 800 jobs promised and 300 already hired while testing its first tires.
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Bridgestone
Firestone
South Carolina
Aiken County
BFSC
Sage Mill
Interstate 20
Graniteville
Masatoshi Ono
Ono
Tak Aoki
Japan
Trevor Hoskins
Excel moves closer to Aiken with annexed site plan
Aiken City Council approved second reading annexation of a 27.58 acre tract at Stratford Drive and Whiskey Road for an Excel facility. The action takes effect Sept 15 before sale closing. Mayor Cavanaugh abstained due to independent contractor status. Traffic, utilities, and a 185 foot Whiskey Road buffer were cited. landscaping plans exceed city buffer requirements. The plan was approved 5-0 with the mayor abstaining.
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Excel Communications
Aiken
Stratford Drive
Whiskey Road
Excel
Fred Cavanaugh
Todd Haas
Haas and Hilderbrand
Sizemore Road
Stratford Road
Sizemore (Road
Haas
Lowe's opens new home improvement warehouse in Aiken
Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse opens on Whiskey Road at 2470 with a 10 a.m. red board cutting. Festivities include prize drawings, demonstrations, how to clinics, a $1,000 shopping spree giveaway, and a Sunday grand celebration. Pink Panther appearance Sunday noon to 5 p.m. free hard water testing Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Store manager Greg Swinson presents a $1,000 Welcome Baby program check.
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Aiken
Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
Whiskey Road
Lowe's
Pink Panther
Greg Swinson
LIFE scholarships fuel heavy applicant rush in South Carolina
South Carolina taxpayers fund LIFE scholarships via the Legislative Incentive For Education program. USC Aiken reports about 300 students have received roughly 630000 dollars in LIFE aid, while ATC has only eight applicants. Eligibility hinges on a 3.0 GPA, a 1000 SAT for four year college applicants, with home school recognition allowed.
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South Carolina
LIFE
Glenn Shumpert
University of South Carolina Aiken
USCA
Aiken Technical College
John Garrison
ATC
Garrison
Shumpert
Beverly Clyourn
South Aiken High
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Peter Prather
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