Aiken Police Blotter Details Shoplifting and Thefts
Three juveniles were arrested for shoplifting a Nintendo game at Big E Mart on Silver Bluff Road. A man’s wallet was stolen at Kroger on Silver Bluff Road after he left it at the checkout. A New Ellenton man was arrested for stealing four cartons of cigarettes from Wal Mart on Whiskey Road. A juvenile was arrested for possession at East Gate in Woodside Plantation. Two men were arrested for attempting to steal baby formula from Kroger on University Parkway. An Aiken man was arrested for assault after rear ending a woman on Laurens Street and again at Richland Avenue. A sprinkler head and four azalea bushes were damaged on Gyles Road. A man bought a $160 money order with counterfeit money on Richland Avenue.
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Big E. Mart
Silver Bluff Road
Kroger
Ellenton
Wal-Mart
Whiskey Road
University Parkway
Laurens Street
Richland Avenue
Choosing Champagne Styles for New Year Celebrations
Up Your Alley manager Sain Bradford guides champagne and sparkling wine selection across price tiers from $15 to $150 plus. He lists eight styles from Extra Brut to Doux, notes best buys and values, and offers brand recommendations such as Chase Limogere, Saint Hilaire, Taittinger Domaine Carneros, Mumm, Perrier Jouet, and Dom Perignon. Bradford also advises serving warm rather than on ice, using narrow fluted glasses, and enjoying the process responsibly with a designated driver.
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Sain
Bradford
France
Langley Pond water level lowered for dam inspections
Aiken County Parks and Tourism will begin lowering Langley Pond the week of January 3 for inspections and maintenance of the Langley Dam. The plan includes a temporary water level reduction until inspections are completed, with a return to original levels afterward. Contact Brian Sanders at 642-7559 for details.
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Langley Pond
Jey Pond
Brian Sanders
Aiken County
Revolutionary War Echoes in South Carolina Memoir Notes
Fragmentary historical reminiscences recount local enlistment under General Bull as war began in South Carolina. Included are references to Lt. Colonel Light Horse Harry Lee and General Robert E. Lee actions in 1781, fort operations at Fort Galphin, and a list of nameless individuals and ages amid faded quotations and personal snippets.
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South Carolina
Bull
Harry” Lee
Aiken NAACP Plans Martin Luther King March
Aiken NAACP will meet Tuesday January 4 at 7 p.m. at the Smith Hazel Recreation Center to discuss plans for a Martin Luther King Jr Day march and state house rally. Rev. David Walker presides. guest speaker William Daron of AARP will discuss Medicare Medicaid and Social Security issues. call 502.0445 for details.
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Aiken
NAACP
State House
Martin Luther King Jr
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
David Walker
Freedom Fund
William Daron
American Association of Retired Persons
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East Gate
Woodside Plantation
Somone
Gyles Road
Adam Bart
Chase Limogere
Gant
Chateau Saint Michele
California
Saint Hulaire
Piper Sonoma Brut
Best Buy
W Taittinger Domaine Carneros Brut
Alfred Gratien Brut
Dampierre Ambassadeurs Brut
Piper Heidsieck
Taittanger
Perrier Jouet
Dom Perignon
Ginny Southworth
Lam Bradford
Up Your Alley
Millennium Countdown
St. John’s
Ely
Hoepo
Robert E. Lee
Ft. Galphin
Citi
Helen Weld
James Corda
Lexie Woodard
Margaret Woodward
Viola Hardy
Alera Geter
Arthur (Raymond
M. Jones
Joe Howard
Tonyou, Sake
Tor Day
Ann Heyward
Mae Hansen
George
Buddy) Walden
Pola la Bossiere
Bea
Sarah Jordan
Lola B. Case
Cozart
Senuth
Scott B. Hunter
Raed Dive
Postage Wade
Serates
Akon Stara. P.O
Aen
County
Anon
Sax
Windsor
Jewelers
Aen Alot Naga
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