Jailer on Duty Drugs Incident Leads to Resignation
Jailer Robert Turner resigned Thursday morning after admitting to taking drugs while on duty. Aiken County officials said Turner, a correctional officer, was relieved without charges. The Graniteville police arrested two youths on related charges as drugs or pills were found. Turner, from New York, reportedly sampled the powder and became incoherent before hospital evaluation. County leaders seek factual answers amid other Sheriff's Department incidents including suspensions tied to an automobile arson case.
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Robert Turner
Aiken County
Ray
Turner
Department
Sheriff's Department
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Paul J
Jeff) Henson
Aiken County Council Seeks Grand Jury Probe
Aiken County Council asked the Grand Jury for an intensive investigation into alleged discrepancies and illegalities in county government. The letter signed by Chairman Carrol H. Warner urges prompt action and possible removal of officials if allegations prove true, with council offering full cooperation and testimony.
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Aiken
County Council
Aiken County
Attorney General’s Office
C.L
Skip) Townsend
Gorbin Inc
Grand Jury
Corbin
Bell
Warner
Council
Two IRA Members Charged In Mountbatten Killing
In Dublin two Provisional IRA suspects Francis McGirl and Thomas McMahon were charged with murdering Lord Louis Mountbatten. They showed little emotion as they appeared for a special court hearing set for Oct 2, with police noting nitroglycerine traces on their clothing and the bombing that destroyed Mountbatten’s fishing boat in Donegal Bay.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Earl Mountbatten
Francis McGirl
Thomas McMahon
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
McMahon
McGirl
John Joe McGirl
Provisionals’ Council
Donegal Bay
Mullaghmore
Sligo
Louis Mountbatten
Mountbatten
New Connoisseur Guide to Water Sells for Six Dollars
The Laurens Street Philosopher promotes a tiny paperback guide to drinking water priced at six dollars. He claims brisk sales, comparing the cost to a gallon of popular brands. The piece teases a secret learned from the Aiken Rotary Club and jokes that a woodpecker’s success comes from using his head.
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Laurens Street
Aiken
Inside Today Aiken County Today Highlights
Classifieds and comics fill the page with community notes from Aiken County. Obituaries, sports, and local features appear alongside editorials and the daily TV radio and weather outlook.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby Ecology Beat
Erma Bombeck
Sixth Grader Adapts To Junior High At Aiken
Anthony Glover, an 11 year old sixth grader at Aiken Junior High, adjusts to bus rides and a larger campus. He notes enjoying class changes, friendly staff, and the smoother transition from Pinecrest Elementary as he begins his first week of junior high.
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Anthony Glover
Anthony
Pinecrest
Aiken Man Injured After Bridge Fall
An Aiken man identified as Carl David Cook, 32, fell or jumped from a bridge on Chesterfield Street onto rocks beside railroad tracks. He was found by public safety at 10 10 AM, treated by paramedics and transported to University Hospital in Augusta with condition not yet determined.
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Chesterfield Street
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Carl David Cook
Columbia Ave
Public Safety Department
Cook
University Hospital
Augusta
Three Girls Involved in Drainage Catch Basin Incident
A juvenile was accidentally dropped into a drainage catch basin in Aiken as three girls skipped school prepared to walk near Chesterfield Street. The situation shifted when a man, Carl David Cook, fell from a nearby bridge startling the group. Capt J H Lawton of the Aiken Public Safety Department provided the details.
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Aiken
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Aiken Community Hospital
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Billy) Hamilton
Rose Courtney
Park Avenue Extension
IRA
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