Robberies Hit Graniteville Store Twice In One Week
The Eagle Express at 550 Ascanga Lake Road Graniteville was robbed Saturday night by two men wearing ski masks and armed with a shotgun. They fled toward Rainbow Falls Road after entering the store. A prior Dec 11 robbery at the same location involved two suspects with a shotgun demanding the clerk lie down and escaping with undisclosed cash.
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Graniteville
Eagle Express
Ascanga Lake Road
Rainbow Falls Road
Aiken Police Arrests For Drugs DUI and Disorderly Conduct
An Aiken man was arrested for gross intoxication on York Street Friday. An Aiken woman was arrested for disorderly conduct after standing in the road Friday. Aiken woman arrested Friday morning after a traffic stop on Hayne Avenue for DUI expired tag and littering. Aiken man arrested Thursday for DUI on Two Notch Road.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
York Street
Ashwood Drive
Hayne Avenue
University Parkway
Fire safety tips offered for the holidays season
Bath area volunteer Lt. Clay Chipley shares holiday safety tips from the Augusta Richmond County Fire Department. Key guidance includes not overloading sockets, trimming fresh trees, watering daily, keeping trees away from heat sources, and using heavy extension cords with multiple light strings.
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Clay Chipley
Bath Fire Squad
Augusta Richmond County Fire Department
Charleston and Hamburg rail link helped found Aiken
Charleston businessmen led by William Aiken and Alexander Black aimed to connect Charleston with Hamburg to win back trade. The railroad cut through what would become the City of Aiken, reshaping regional commerce and growth. Meanwhile a separate note records a social visit to the Aiken Regional Medical Centers Diagnostic Center by several local residents.
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Hamburg
Aiken
Charleston
Savannah
Ers
William Aiken
Alexander Black
Sonce
Ren A
Wa ‘Coed
Korean War Veterans Honor Sought in Augusta Ceremony
The Korean Association in Augusta seeks next of kin for nine Aiken County Korean War veterans Bonnie Bell Edwin Chavous Robert Hatch Davis Munns Carol Ross Ray Robinson Elvin Rutland Clifton Watson and Eugene Williams All served in the U S Army A ceremony titled Korea Comes To You will honor families June 3 at Bell Auditorium with full military honors and the Fort Gordon Signal Corps Band. Contact Jack Atkinson at 593 8749 for details
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Augusta
Aiken
Korea
Korean American Cultural Foundation
Aiken County
Bonnie Bell
Edwin Chavous
Robert Hatch
Davis Munns
Carol Ross
Ray Robinson
Elvin Rutland
Clifton Watson
Eugene Williams
United States Army
Bell Auditorium
Fourth Street
Broad Street
All War Monument
Fort Gordon Signal Corps
Jack Atkinson
Man Arrested With Stolen Four Wheelers
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office arrested Van Curtis Saunders for possession of three stolen four wheelers from Aiken Motorcycle Sales on Whiskey Road. Investigators found the bikes around Storm Branch Road and Smith Aardy Road after he allegedly tried to flee. Saunders is held at the Aiken County Detention Center.
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Aiken County
North Augustanan
Aiken
Whiskey Road
van Curtis Saunders
Storm Branch Road
North Augusta
Smith Aardy Road
Saunders
Elbert Street
Aiken County Detention Center
Hunter Education Course Offered in Aiken
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will offer a free hunter education course on Saturday, January 8, at the Clemson University Extension Service on 1559 Richland Ave. Training covers hunter responsibility wildlife conservation firearms and more. Residents born after June 30 1979 must complete a DNR approved course before buying a hunting license. Pre register by calling (800) 277-4301.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
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Chipley
Ley
Bath
Bat Department
Millennium Countdown
John Wayne Busbee
Donna Mitchell
Edward Bracewell
Buggawugga
Candice Pevey
Cindy Hardings
Gwen Cabbage
Jacque Parks
Janice Straight
Aiken Regional Medical Centers Diagnostic Center
Samantha Wiegand
Naomi Donahue
Judy Culbreath
Thelma Corbitt
Macey
Evelyn Ford
John Randal
Mattie Byrd
Thomas Wooden
Ita Adams
Ruth
Elva Jones
Winston Churchill
Martha Lee
Earlene Steadman
Geraldine H. Strang
Aker
Duesouth Net
Scott B. Hunter
Sera Soars
Aken
P.O
Ake
Jimer
Next of Kin
Melissa Hanna
By Melissa Hanna
Aiken Standard
Erederica
Frederica and
Choos
Windsor Twelers
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