Windsor area highway work slated on US 78 east of Aiken
SCDOT says improvements will occur over the next few years along US 78 east of Aiken from Road S-507 to Windsor. The project is funded to improve rural road traffic flow under the Lower Savannah Council of Governments. Bond approval for 31 million dollars aims to accelerate 66 million in needed rural road and highway work across Aiken Barnwell Calhoun and Orangeburg counties.
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Windsor
Aiken
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Lower Savannah
Aiken police blotter reports teen emancipation claim and local incidents
The Aiken Department of Public Safety investigates a 16 year old Richland Avenue resident who says she is emancipated and has lived in motels with her two children. A 19 year old on Harry Street was assaulted by a 30 year old Marion Street man over a disputed bike. A 9 year old from North Aiken Elementary briefly left campus before being found. A burglary on Pickens Street yielded two stolen checks and jewelry. A rocking chair was stolen from a porch on Augusta Road Warrenville by an aqua pickup truck.
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Aiken
ADPS
Harry Street
Marion Street
North Aiken
Aiken County
Pickens Street
Augusta Road
Warrenville
Aiken ADPS Garners Honorable Mention in Uniform Contest
The Aiken Department of Public Safety earned an honorable mention in a national Best Dressed Police Department competition hosted by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors. ADPS competed against county and city agencies nationwide in five categories.
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Aiken
Red Cross and Council on Aging Set Knit and Crochet Sessions
The Aiken Chapter of the American Red Cross with the Council on Aging will host weekly knit and crochet sessions starting September 1 from 2 to 4 30 pm. Volunteers make 7x9 inch squares for a large Afghan for fire victims and will sign name tags on each square. Participants without knitting skills can receive patterns and instruction, and those at home can contribute. Warm Up America fuel spreads to shelters and care centers nationwide.
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Aiken
The
American Red Cross
Council On Aging
Heather Roof
Red Cross
America
Evie Rosen
Wausau
Wisc
Kritzas twins return to busy Acropolis after Greek holiday
Maria and George Kritzas and their sons Demitri and Yianne have come back from a six week visit to Plo i marion Greece and reopened The Acropolis restaurant. The family reports packed crowds eager for Greek and Italian favorites and to hear vacation stories and view photos.
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Maria
George Kritzas
Demitri
Yianne
Plomarion
Greece
Acropolis
Downtown events coordinator brings experience to post
Kathy Nowlin will serve as the new ADDA special events coordinator in Aiken. Her background includes running a Los Angeles sound company and directing the Aiken Center for the Arts summer camp. She aims to expand downtown events and boost aesthetics while ensuring a return on city investment.
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Kathy Nowlin
Los Angeles
New Aiken
Janet Augeri Morris
Kathy
ADDA
Aiken
McNair to pursue write in after petition failure
Lorraine McNair misses the required 100 signatures for the county soil and water conservation seat and will run as a write in. Edward Swartz of Wagener is the other declared candidate for the two seats while Keith Harp and Davis Cheek were also ruled unqualified for the county education board.
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Lorraine McNair
McNair
Keith D. Harp
Davis Cheek
Aiken County
Public seeking tips on pair of armed robberies in Aiken
Police ask for tips after two armed robberies. In one incident a 72 year old woman was robbed in the Wal Mart parking lot as suspects used a gun to take cash credit cards and a checkbook. Surveillance shows two suspects in an older tan Oldsmobile with out of state plates. Another robber wore a Halloween mask and brandished a handgun during a theft at The Party Shop on Clearwater Road. Call details for information.
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Aiken Department of Pubic Safety
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
Wal-Mart
Aiken Mall
Tim
ADPS
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Dwayne Courtney
Irish Travelers fined for failing to send children to school
Three members of the Irish Travelers in Murphy Village Edgefield County pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Ann Carroll Tommy Carroll and Ann Lewis were fined 300 each and placed on one year probation. A judge ordered that their children attend school.
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Columbia
Charlie Condon
Ann Carroll
Tommy Carroll
Ann Lewis
Murphy Village
Edgefield County
Marc Westbrook
Aiken
Edgefield
Georgia woman charged for AIDS silence in sexual contact
Augusta District Attorney says Amy Marie Johnson, 26, of North Augusta, charged by grand jury with reckless conduct for not informing a partner she was HIV positive before sexual contact. Bond set at 10,000. potential 10 year max if convicted. Case cited as among first under Georgia felony reckless conduct law requiring notification before sex.
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Augusta
Georgia
Danny Craig
Augusta Judicial District
Amy Marie Johnson
North Augusta
Ms. Jonson
Ms. Johnson
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