ARMED WRIGHT SOUGHT IN NORTH AUGUSTA BURGLARY FIRE
Emerson E. Wright, 38, is being sought by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office in connection with a November burglary and the fire that destroyed Building Surplus and Salvage in North Augusta. Wright, of Beech Island, faces second degree burglary and arson, grand larceny and safecracking charges and is described as armed with a Glock .40 caliber pistol. Deputies previously arrested his brother Tyrone D. Wright, 26, on related counts.
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Emerson Wright
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
North Augusta
Emerson E. Wright
Oliver Street
Beech Island
Wright
Michael Frank
Tyrone D. Wright
Oliver Drive
Tyrone Wright
Eleven year old dies in tunnel collapse accident
The autopsy shows 11 year old Laron Ennis died from suffocation after a tunnel he was digging near his Trenton home collapsed. His father found him and CPR was performed before he died at 8 p m at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Students and teachers at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School received counseling after the tragedy.
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Laron Ennis
Ballard Drive
Trenton
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Laron
Carlton
Aiken
Leavelle McCampbell Middle School
Graniteville
Cecil Atchley
GOP speakers assail Kerry on opening day
Republicans at the New York convention challenged John Kerry as a wind driven candidate unfit for the White House. Rudy Giuliani urged support for George Bush and McCain praised decisive leadership amid post 9/11 tensions and Iraq war debates.
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Sen
John McCain
R-Ariz
New York
GOP
Kerry
John Kerry
White House
Ground Zero
America
George Bush
New York City
Rudy Giuliani
Arizona
Iraq
Latino students assimilate easily at Oakwood Windsor
In Windsor’s Oakwood Windsor Elementary the Latino student population has risen to about 90, now 17 percent of the total. Principal Dr. Alice Sheehan notes many arrive with limited English and cry homesick, yet the students quickly pick up the language. Sheehan emphasizes culture and quick language gains without lowering test scores, but stresses rapid help for language skills.
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Windsor
Oakwood-Windsor
Alice Sheehan
Oakwood
Sheehan
Aiken County
Bella O'Campo
Sharne Jackson
Elizabeth Carter
Debra Still
Kaleb Gianton
Aiken Community Band closes Hopelands season with classics
The Aiken Community Band wrapped up the Hopelands Summer Concert Series 2004 with a 6:30 p.m. start to beat the sun and rain. The program included Star Spangled Banner and 1812 Overture with an encore of Stars and Stripes Forever. A Cohan medley drew dancers along the red brick path as a tuba player performed on stage.
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Hopelands
Aiken
George M. Cohan
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Clearwater
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