Aiken man charged with murder in Georgia man’s shooting death
An Aiken man Morris Laytrell Dorch 25 was charged with murder attempted murder and weapon during a violent crime after a shooting at the Lucky 7 convenience store on Hampton Avenue and Terry Drive. Delance Tevez Walton 21 died at the scene in a white Ford Crown Victoria. a second occupant was uninjured. Law enforcement says the gunfire followed a prior argument. Dorch was placed in the Aiken County detention center and fled on foot.
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Georgia
Morris Laytrell Dorch
Edge Road
Aikens County Detention Center
Lucky 7
Hampton Avenue
Terry Drive
Delance Tevez Walton
Aiken County
Dordh
Walton
Sherif
Sheriff's Office
Sage Creative Group earns dozen Wallie and Tusk awards
Sage Creative Group based in Aiken won 12 awards at the Carolinas Healthcare PR and Marketing Society Fall Conference in Charleston for work on Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro North Carolina. The team collected 10 Wallie Awards for strategic and creative excellence and two Tusk awards for overall campaign performance.
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Sage Creative Group
Aiken
Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society
Charleston
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Goldsboro
N.C
Aiken Hounds to hold Christmas hunt
The Aiken Hounds host their annual Christmas hunt on Saturday morning at 8:30 with the drag hunt’s festive turn. Elves, reindeer and Santa will join the parade across Whiskey Road, with horses possibly wearing antlers as spectators watch along Ber rie Road. Larry Byers calls it a tradition celebrating sport, horses, and hounds.
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Green Boundary
Whiskey Road
St. Nick
Santa
Larry Byers
Aiken Hounds
Fox Hounds
Byers Aiken Hounds
Katherine Gunter Dunbar
Berrie Road
Nipper
Gunter Dunbar
SCE&G Wins Approval for Small Retail Rate Increase
The South Carolina PSC unanimously approved a net 1.38 percent rise in SCE&G retail electric rates, about $2.59 more per month for 1000 kWh. The decision offsets higher costs with fuel cost reductions and a DSM rider cut, affecting various customer classes differently.
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Service Commission of South Carolina
South Carolina Electric & Gas ‘Company
Scana Corporation
Sce&g
PSC
Keller Kissam
December events in Aiken include PFLAG meeting blood drive reunion
The December PFLAG Aiken meeting will be held Thursday at the Aiken Unitarian Church 115 Gregg Ave. Shepeard Community Blood Center will hold a blood drive December 29 from 3 to 7 pm at Aiken Mall Cinemas with a free movie ticket for donors. The Aiken High School Class of 1977 reunion runs December 29 from 8 pm to midnight at Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW with tickets 35 in advance 45 at the door.
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PFLAG
Aiken
Aiken Unitarian University Church
Gregg Ave
Shepeard Community Blood Center
Aiken Mall
Aiken High School
Newberry Hall
Newberry St
AHS
Mary Ward
Clemson Drive
Aiken SC
Watch Online Cam Lets Public View New Aiken Complex
County officials unveiled a live webcam on University Parkway for the 134 000 square foot Aiken County complex. Images refresh every 30 seconds to a minute as construction progresses. County Administrator Clay Killian says the camera lets the public watch the building’s skin rise and the foundation work continue.
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Aiken County
University Parkway
Clay Killian
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Aiken County Web Cam to Track New County Building
The county funds a new building with Capital Projects Sales Tax and general obligation bonds not to exceed 37.6 million. The facility will house Public Works and Engineering and County offices, with over 200 employees. The web cam feed will run for several months and likely end after the building skin is finished.
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Agy, Public Works and Engineering
County Council
Killian
Wwwaikencountyse.gov
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