Aiken Police Blotter Reports Thefts and Robbery Incidents
An Aiken man lost his ATM card and the finder made 759 dollars in purchases. A strong arm robbery occurred at YZ Quick Shop on Trolley Line Road. A woman exiting the store was asked for a loan and the man grabbed $10. Description given as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches, 170 pounds with short hair and a thin mustache. A bicycle hit and run occurred at Charleston and Colleton avenues. A gray Jeep Cherokee sped off after the collision. A burglary occurred at Gatewood Apartment revealing marijuana-like leaves on the coffee table. Arris Grill on Whiskey Road reported $1,200 stolen from an open safe. A dual axle 15 foot blue trailer was stolen from a construction site on Gator Lane. An intoxicated man was found lying in a mud puddle on Hampton Avenue and taken to jail. A 1993 Ford pickup was stolen from Winn Dixie after the owner left keys in the vehicle in a fire lane. A car on Brandy Road was entered and a purse stolen containing $21 cash and a $300 designer bag plus a $200 eyeglass case and cards.
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Trolley Line Road
Aiken
Gatewood
Arris Grill
Whiskey Road
Gator Lane
Hampton Avenue
Winn Dixie
Brandy Road
School surplus auction to auction off parts and memories
Warrenville district to sell surplus items from Freedman Center and old elementary school on Saturday February 13 at 9 30 am starting at the old Warrenville site. More than 1500 lots to include cups plates jungle gym piano and a 1960s Ford Mustang shell. Linda Cook at 641 2509 for details.
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Freedman Central School
Warrenville
Linda Cook
Word going out early on DUI enforcement
Aiken County announces a DUI Task Force to cut alcohol and drug related crashes. Lt. Michael Frank says three deputies will patrol county roads with the Aiken Department of Public Safety and State Highway Patrol to reduce DUI and speeding as 50 local traffic deaths last year highlight the need.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
Michael Frank
Frank
Aiken Department of Public Safety
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff’s Office
Extradition hearing set for DUI suspect Shayna Lively
The 19 year old Shayna Lively faces felony DUI after a head on crash on I 20 January 11 that killed a father and two daughters. Georgia authorities will transfer her to South Carolina for custody after an extradition hearing in Augusta led by Judge William Jennings and with Governor Hodges aiding.
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Shayna Lively
Augusta
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Martinez
Lively
Cpl. Jones Gamble
Highway Patrol
Medical College of Georgia
South Carolina
William Jennings
Augusta Medical Centers
Aiken County
Barbara Morgan
Jim Hodges
Georgia
Roy Barnes
Barnes
Richmond County Sheriff’s Department
Top spellers vie for county championship at Aiken event
The Aiken County Spelling Bee occurs today at 7 p.m. at South Aiken High School with ten competitors. Area representatives include Jackie Ortner, Will Albenesius, Katherine Conyers, Matthew Burns,Emily Willis, Keri McKee, Kyle Fowler, Brandon Johnson, Tara Beam, and Valerie Eubanks. Alternates are listed from several schools.
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Aiken County
South Aiken High School
Area One
Jackie Ortner
Saint Mary Help of Christians Catholic School
Will Albenesius
Schofield Middle
Katherine Elisabeth Conyers
Hammond Hill
Matthew Thomas Burns
Paul Knox Middle
Emily Ann Willis
Langley- Bath-Clearwater
Keri Lynn McKee
Byrd Elementary
Area Four
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Kyle Wayne Fowler
Brandon Anthony Johnson
Area Five
Tara Sueann Beam
New Ellenton
Valerie Joanne Eubanks
Greendale
Jonathan Simoneau
South Africa Baptist Christian
Shelby Taylor Williamson
Paul Knox
Ericka Nicole Schoultz
Jackson Middle
Holly Marie Watkins
Gregory Adam Rish
A.L. Corbett
Tourism leaders tour Thoroughbred Country for visitor guidance
State tourism officials and welcome center representatives toured Aiken Allendale Bamberg and Barnwell counties to learn attractions and improve guidance for visitors. They highlighted Montmorenci Vineyards Redcliffe railroad history the Shamrock Hotel project and regional sites as they travel to Columbia and the Old English Pee Dee area next month.
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Aiken
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
Donna Barnes
Dillon
Montmorenci Vineyards
Alicia Fischer
Rock Hill
Mary Ann Mellor
Thoroughbred Country
Redcliffe
Shamrock
Blackville
Aiken County
United Way South Carolina leader to keynote Aiken awards
The United Way of Aiken County will host its annual meeting and awards dinner on February 11 with Betti Sands, president and chief program officer of the United Way of South Carolina, as the guest speaker. Sands previously led United Ways in Savannah, Miami, and San Francisco and has held multiple national initiatives roles.
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United Way of
Aiken County
Betti Sands
South Carolina
Ms. Sands
United Ways of
Savannah
Miami
Fla
San Francisco
Calif
Fresno
Chicago
Ill
Doomed church gains new life as memorial
Welcome Travelers Missionary Baptist Church will move the historic Wire Road building to become a memorial under the ownership of Larry Key of Key Chemicals. Rev Leander Jones notes Key plans to preserve it on land along Wire Road as a catalyst for a new sanctuary.
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Wire Road
Welcome Travelers Missionary Baptist Church
Larry Key
Key Chemicals
Leander Jones
Key
Crawford House
Allendale
Quattlebaum
Jones
Martha Scofield
Welcome Travelers
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Ginny Southworth
Sammie Prescott
Sammie
Carrboro
N.C
Malke Rosenfeld
Patrol
United Way
S.C
Central Baptist Church
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