Aiken Police Community Programs Highlight Crime Prevention
Aiken officers expand involvement through Mounted Patrol Simba Program Adopt A Cop Leadership Council and coaching roles with Boys and Girls Clubs and church leagues. Teens praised the boxing club and officers at a public meeting as crime rates drop due to one on one intervention, with upcoming statistics expected to show continued safety gains from a multi agency sting arresting 11 suspects in cocaine and cell phone theft cases.
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Aiken
Mounted Patrol
Simba
ADPS
Aiken First Baptist Church
Alltel Cellular Phone Company
Second Judicial Solicitor’s Office
FBI
Aiken County
Land trust gains pledges for Aiken field preservation
Stoker states land conservation is costly but feasible with wise management and pledges. The Aiken Polo Club commits 5000 toward the endowment and aid in maintenance. Elliott Davis handles ACOLT accounting. others donate services. Carolina First Bank arranges a 100000 loan for the land trust.
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Aiken Polo Club
Stoker
Elliott Davis
ACOLT
Susan Yarborough
Art Kepes
Carolina First Bank
Land Trust
Gambling ban case hears on cheating and machine design
Federal court hearings focus on whether video gambling is illegal lottery. Former FBI agent William Holmes explains card counting limits in video poker while opponents argue machines rely on chance and could be banned. Judge Anderson aims to build a record for South Carolina Supreme Court ruling.
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Ernie Passailaigue
D-Charleston
FBI
William Holmes
Joseph Anderson
Holmes
Ohio
Dick Harpoothan
Anderson
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Urban Retail Properties eyes long term plans for center
Fox noted progress while Lisa Bell of Urban Retail Properties said the firm is reviewing all aspects of the center to prepare a long term plan. She added they have been there less than two years and are not revealing future plans yet.
Mall dental screening pro vides free checkups for kids
The Aiken Mall hosted a Saturday dental screening for children ages 3 to 9 in cooperation with the Sand River Women's Club and the Aiken Dental Society. Dentists and Aiken Technical College students demonstrated brushing techniques while offering general oral health guidance to parents.
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Aiken
Sand River Women’s Club
Aiken Dental Society
Aiken Technical College Dental Assisting
David Faircloth
Faircloth
Community health drive promotes early dental care in schools
Dr Deborah Ashcraft notes community support for regular dental visits for children. The National Dental Health Month program brings presentations and screenings to area schools with nurses and dentists including Claudette Strickland and Drs John Tucker, David Ashcraft, Rocky Napier, Ronald Lee, Fred Greene and Bob Lofgren.
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Deborah Ashcraft
Sand River Women’s Club
Claudette Strickland
Mall
John Tucker
David Ashcraft
Rocky Napier
Ronald Lee
Fred Greene
Bob Lofgren
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Laurens Sin
Anomol
Ladies
Ea ‘Trebbia
Mortpace Company, Inc
Silver Bluff Rd
By Thomas Smith
Wrightsboro
Woos
Bobby Jones
Tom
Bor Turtino
Nickel
Aulutel
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