Aiken County Blotter Reports Burglaries and Drunken Driving
Police blotter items note burglaries on Barrett Street Langley Fairview Avenue Belvedere with thefts including a television VCR shotgun and tools. Drunken driving arrests occurred on Two Notch Road Boardman Road and Hayne Avenue Dibble Road after erratic driving. Auto damage at Aiken Regional linked to tire slashing.
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Correction prints wrong name for college president
In Wednesday's Aiken Standard a photo caption listed Dr Swan Graham as the Aiken Technical College president. The correct name is Dr Susan Graham. The newspaper apologizes for the mistake.
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Church's Bethlehem pageant opens for three nights
Grace United Methodist Church presents Return to Bethlehem a three night aut hor pageant this weekend in Augusta. From 6 30 to 9 30 pm visitors drive through an animated reenactment with Roman soldiers animals and the nativity scene featuring angels shepherds and the holy family. About 350 people participate in set building costumes and coordinating routes. The production is open and free to the public.
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North Augusta man held in stolen motorcycle case
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office says Van Curtis Saunders, 18, of Storm Branch Road, was arrested for possession of three stolen motorcycles. Investigators located the four-wheelers near Storm Branch Road and Smith Hardy Road after Saunders allegedly ran from officers. The bikes were stolen from Aiken Motorcycle Sales on Whiskey Road. a fourth bike was recovered nearby. Saunders is in the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Early Hamburg Charleston Route Opens With Best Friend Steam Locomotive
The project used primitive earth moving methods and over 1000 workers took three years to build more than 80 miles on pilings. On October 1, 1833 the first train arrived in Hamburg after covering 136 miles from Charleston.
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Baptist youth aid world goodwill with OCC project
Aiken First Baptist Church youth group joined the Charlotte OCC processing center to sort shoe boxes for children in Bosnia Rwanda and Romania. Nine students and leaders worked 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. aiding packaging and inspection with donations from Ty Beanie Babies McDonald Happy Meal toys and Tommy Hilfiger shirts.
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Suspect in North Augusta robbery attempt detained
A 19 year old Beech Island man Shawn Lamar Brown was arrested Thursday in a North Augusta robbery attempt at Gary's Hamburgers. A black male threatened two late night workers with a pistol but the women thwarted the robber and a getaway vehicle was pursued by Richmond County Police on Watkins Avenue in Augusta.
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Richmond County
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Augusta
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