Vandalism and theft incidents reported across Aiken area
Police blotter items describe a man stealing a VCR and jewelry from Aldrich Street residence, a brick through a back window on Stone Drive, thefts at a Park Avenue store and Monterey Drive site, a tiller taken from Whiskey Road, open doors at Aiken High, and burglaries on Greengate Circle and Gyles Road with credit cards and other valuables missing.
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Aldrich Street
Aiken
Gyles Road
Sund
Marines push for World War II Memorial donations in Aiken
The James L. Hammons Marine Corps League Detachment No 99 urges local support for the 100 million World War II Memorial in Washington D C with a December 31 1999 tax deductible deadline. Retired Lt Col David Smith leads the fundraiser targeting at least 2000 in donations and appeals for checks payable to World War II Memorial Fund mailed to P O Box 3431 Aiken 29802.
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Washington, D.C
Aiken
James L. Hammons
Aiken High School
Smith
P.O
Marine Corps League
Aiken County
Campbelltown Roots and Revolutionary Era Links
The region north of present day North Augusta centered on Campbelltown founded by Colonel LeRoy Hammond around 1770. Hammond moved from Virginia to Augusta Georgia, then established a general store on the Carolina side and fostered fishing and tobacco trade along the Savannah River. He fought Tory forces at Ninety Six in 1775 and later clashed with Cherokee, Creek nations, and British forces around Augusta until postwar competition diminished the town’s prominence.
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North Augusta
Campbelltown
LeRoy Hammond
Hammond
Virginia
Augusta
Georgia
Savannah River
New Richmond
Carolina
Ninety Six
Camberstown
Post office delivered, even on Christmas in Aiken
Aiken postal workers delivered 55 express mail pieces and 250 to 300 other parcels on Christmas Day. Postmaster James Sizemore noted 11 staff worked city and rural routes, with express crews handling non express packages after Christmas. He called the season busy but generally successful and pointed to weekend backlogs if Christmas fell midweek.
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Postal Service
Aiken
Express
James Sizemore
Sizemore
Moneta Elects Reelected Mayor and Council Members
Clyde Smith was reelected mayor of Moneta and will serve a four year term. Henry Riddlehoover Garvin Cockrell also won four year seats on the town council, joining Charles Kneece II and Charles Kneece III. The officials thanked residents who voted.
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Monetta
Clyde Smith
Henry Riddlehoover
Garvin Cockrell
Charles Kneece II
Charles Kneece III
Moneta
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Park Avenue
Monterey Drive
Tiller
Whiskey Road
Greengate Circle
Scott Webster
Hedge Road
Millennium Countdown
Buggawugga
Wise Outrageous Women
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Pertain
Harry Truman
Wiliam
Arspaur
Ruth’ Pou
Bertha Bryant
Isaac Bryant
Robert Eubanks
Haloney
Bertha Colbert
John Henry Corbitt
Alva Barekhalter
George Price
Wille Slackburn
Deboran Goodfriend
Evelyn Windham
Op Ely Hood
Frank Corda
Mper
Mioumy Fall Aiken
Scott B. Hunter
SGA
Monty
Tore
Tami
Moneta Neid
Lacroix
Maurice Lacroix
Miros
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