Seminole Plant Fire Tied to Major Investigation and Renovation
About 200 people aided the blaze at the Seminole plant with only two firefighters treated for heat exhaustion. Fire crews remained on site into late Saturday or early Sunday cleaning up and mounting an investigation. The plant, once run by United Merchants and Manufacturing, had just been sold to C R Merritt who planned converting it into a warehouse. Merritt could not be reached for comment. EMS checked nearby residents for smoke exposure. none reported incidents.
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Holley
United Merchants and Manufacturing
C.R. Merritt
Merritt
Aiken County Emergency Medical Services
Pam Davis
Chris Gregory
Merriwether Fire Department
Aren McGee
Clear Water
Fury Over Mill Fire Turns Water to Showdown
Water cascaded from all sides and above as a furious firefight battled flames at a mill Saturday afternoon. Fire crews sprayed water to douse the blaze amid chaotic scene and smoke.
Fire Ends Seminole Textile Plant Era and Its Memories
Mrs Murrell recalls Seminole textile workers and leaders as flames destroy Seminole plant. The dyeing and finishing facilities fed Union and Old Fort NC plants for decades. She notes former executives Carlisle and Berini and laments the gates will never reopen, ending a generation of labor.
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Union
Old Fort
N.C
Veonard Drummond
Murrell
William Carlisle
Dan Berini
Suspect Taken Back to Florida in Homicide Case
Ralph Crompton of Panama City Florida waived extradition rights after a welfare check found him with a stomach stab wound. Crompton is wanted in the murder of David Turenne who was beaten to death on Feb 9. Crompton's involvement with Turenne's wife Monique leads to an accessory charge against her. Authorities say Crompton was arrested near Savannah River Site and returned to Florida.
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Ralph 2. Crompton
E. 17Th St
Panama City
Fla
Aiken
Crompton
Kent Landry
County Public Defender's Office
Savannah River
Aiken Department of Public Safety
ADPS
David Leo ‘Turenne
Turenne
Monique
Harden crowned Miss Aiken County 1996 at Midland Valley High
Alecia Leawarden was crowned Miss Aiken County 1996 at Midland Valley High School Auditorium. Laura Ashley Saum crowned her. Juliana Thurmann, Angela Gibson, and Kiana Kemp were runners up. Kemp sang Get Here. Thurmond won Swimsuit. Thurmond, Owens, Gordon also honored. Harden, daughter of Herbert and Mrs Harden, attends USC Aiken and will compete in Miss South Carolina in Spartanburg this summer.
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Alecia Leawarden
Aiken County
Midland Valley High School
Miss Harden
Laura Ashley Saum
Juliana G. Thurmann
Angela Kay Gibson
Kiana Keisa Monique Kemp
Napoli
Miss Thurmond
Miss Kemp
Oleta Adams
Lisa G. Owens
Ashley Ward Gordon
Herbert Harden
Aiken
USC Aiken
Viss Harden
Fire consumes Seminole Mill as flames tower and smoke darkens sky
Fire crews from Clearwater Belvedere Aiken Merriwether Graniteville Warrenville Savannah River Site and Augusta battle a massive blaze at Seminole Mill. Two trailer sized HVAC units collapsed through the roof as flames leapt 70 feet high. Bystanders fear toxic fumes while sheriff deputies keep crowds back.
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Clearwater
U.S. 1
Seminole
Patrick Smith
Burnettown
Clearwater Fire Department
Hell
Two Men Arrested for Jail Canteen Check Forgery
Sheriff announces Wallace Glover and Bernard Bell arrested in an Aiken County jail for forging and altering checks used for the detention center canteen fund. Prosecutors expect guilty pleas in Aiken County General Sessions Court next week. About 25 checks ranging 400 to 500 dollars passed locally using a master copy.
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Aiken County Detention Center
Howard Sellers
Wallace Glover
Bernard H. Bell
Aiken
Sellers
Danny Choate
Sheriff's Office
Jim Kangas
Aiken County General Sessions Court
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Jafk
By Scott Wer
Florida
Tial
Harden
Alecia Harden
James
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