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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 2000
Page
2
Calendar notes a Monday Feast of Carols at USCA 7 p.m. Aiken Friends of the Opera stage a holiday concert at First Presbyterian Church on Barnwell Avenue. On Friday at 8 p.m. the musical Nuncrackers opens at the Aiken Community Playhouse.
A Springfield man was charged with DUI and open container after a Marlboro Street stop. An Aloha man faced DUI after a Colleton Avenue stop. An Aiken man was jailed for shoplifting a digital film cartridge at Whiskey Road shop. Youths stole $99 in clothing from Wilson Leather and a $50 bracelet from an employee. A Hampton man tried to steal a toy snake and a baby jumper suit at Target. A separate Aiken arrest involved marijuana possession after dialing 911 to go to jail. An assault case occurred on Aldrich Street with $800 worth of computer hardware and CDs taken. Police contact numbers are listed for crime reporting.
Georgia lottery results show Cash 3 Evening 7 5 6 and Cash 4 5 4 1 3 with Fantasy 5 drawing 2 4 25 33 35 highlighting the latest numbers for players across the state.
Snow greeted thousands at North Augusta's annual Christmas parade the first time in decades. 42 degree cold and up to an inch of snow blanketed rural CSRA areas as 83 entries rolled down Georgia Avenue including a FedEx jetliner sleigh funded by employees Shawn Sadler and Phillip Hamlin.
Snowy Sunday set the mood for the Jackson Christmas parade as dignitaries, bands, floats, tractors and trucks rolled by. Silver Bluff High School football team float drew the loudest cheers while Grace Covenant Church, Bean Pond Baptist Church, Flower Pot and Halls Action Service won division ribbons. The Jackson Middle School band and SBHS ROTC placed in the marching unit, with the Historical Society earning Best All Around.
Aiken County residents faced a Sunday night tragedy when a double wide mobile home on Baker Street was engulfed by flames. Langley Volunteer Fire Department crews assisted by Graniteville Vaucluse Warrenville and Bathfire departments brought the fire under control after about twenty minutes. The living room was identified as the origin with a charred Christmas tree found inside. An investigation is ongoing as witnesses said the family had left for a hospital visit about an hour before the fire. Toys were found inside the home.
Wagener police and Aiken County Sheriff's Office combined for Operation Take Back with over 30 officers. Five teams served outstanding arrest warrants and two teams ran traffic safety checkpoints to reestablish law enforcement presence in the city. arrestees were processed at the ACSO substation and Aiken HQ before detention.
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