Police Blotter Highlights Local Theft and Break-ins
A security guard saw headlights and a car drive off from a Windham Boulevard car lot on Sunday, no description obtained. Burglaries include Coleman Bridge Road shed theft of $2,000 in tools, Shaws Fork Road home theft of appliances, Jewelweed Road home theft, and Carrington Way break-in with $8,000 stolen. Deputies handle fights at Shiloh Church Road and two mental health incidents on Church Street and Parkway Lane. Tools and ladders were stolen from New Bridge Road. wallet found and turned in at McDonalds lot. Auto break-ins on Dunbar Street Langley and Wes ley Drive Beech Island. stolen items include tools and a 4 wheeler. Diamond Traffic Counter monitor stolen from State Park Road. Cash losses, partial restitution, and a video poker machine theft noted. updates through Feb 17 1999.
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Windham Boulevard
Coleman Bridge Road
Shaws Fork Road
Jewelweed Road
Carrington Way
Augusta
Aiken County
Church Street
Clearwater
Parkway Lane
New Bridge Road
McDonald’s
Whiskey Road
Dunbar Street
Langley
Smile
Highway 25
I 20
North Augusta
Richmond County
Georgia
Dibble Road
Wesley Drive
Beech Island
State Park Road
Fairfield Street bridge closes in Aiken for timber repairs
The Fairfield Street bridge in downtown Aiken closed at 8 a.m. for repairs to rotten timber pilings. The 71-foot structure, built in 1992, will be detoured onto Union and York streets while traffic is rerouted. DOT cites public safety as top priority and says deck timbers will be replaced, with no further bridge closings expected.
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Aiken
Fairfield Street
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Park Avenue
Colleton Avenue
Union Street
York Street
John A. Duches
DOT
Aiken County
Norfolk Southern Railroad Company
Akbar Imhotep Narrates Folk Tales At Aiken Library
Akbar Imhotep staged a one man storytelling and puppetry show at the Aiken County Public Library. He invites audience participation and uses lion, elephant, and rabbit puppets to convey moral tales from African folklore.
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Jim Henson
Atlanta
Aiken County
Akbar Imhotep
Imhotep
Anunce
Amhotep
Vinella to Leave ACA After Transforming Aiken Arts Center
Michael Vinella wraps up more than 20 years guiding the Aiken Center for the Arts since 1997. He oversaw ownership of Laurens Street building, expanded classes and camps, concerts, theater and dance projects, long term renovations and a gift shop. He plans to pursue other interests while ACA remains active in downtown Aiken.
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Michael Vinellla
Aiken Center For
RCA
Vinella
ACA
Aiken
Aiken Center For the Arts
Laurens Street
Recycle sites revamped to save costs in Aiken County
Aiken County shifts recycling drop off centers to save money effective March 1. All sites keep 7 am to 7 pm hours, with reduced days for lesser used centers though Saturdays remain open. Langley center extends to 7 pm on Wednesdays. other sites adjust to a Wednesday Friday Saturday pattern.
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Aiken
Bill Shepherd
Joan Wilson
Wilson
Greg Bailey
Couchton
Langley
Janice Rickard
Graniteville
Belvedere
Edgefield Road
EMS
Magistrate Office
Huber Clay Road
New Ellenton
Reynold’s Pond
Reynolds Pond
Bettis Academy Road
Monetta
Highway 302
New Holland Road
Windsor
Cedar Rd
New Holland
Chalk Bed Rd
Perry
Center St. East
Wagener
Teens Arrested in North Augusta Apartment Robbery
Two teens identified as Jermaine Wright, 18, and a 16-year-old juvenile were arrested after a Pine Crest Apartments robbery. Police say a victim was attacked from behind around 7 p.m., money stolen. the juvenile was released to his mother and Wright jailed.
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North Augusta
Pine Crest Aparments
Jermaine Wright
Tim Pearson
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Nikki
Augusta Road
Warrenville
Fairfield
Philip Lord
Ron Baxley
Akbar Imhotel
Mhotep
Lion
California
Nina Mainer
Michael Vinella
Alice
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