Hearts of Fire Craft and Fair Show at Harrison Caver Park
CLEARWATER Saturday event at Harrison Caver Park S C 421 runs 10 a m to 3 p m with five dollar spaces limited. Arts crafts and new merchandise welcomed. Contact Harrison Caver or Leon Vincent for details. Not for profit booths free for churches and organizations. Sponsored by Aiken County Parks Recreation and Tourism.
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Police blotter details vandalism and theft incidents
A Beech Island woman reports vandalism on Brownstone Drive with spray paint on her house and car. A break in on Augusta Road in Clearwater led to car window damage and stolen electronics. Juveniles suspected in releasing brakes on railroad cars near Line Street and Kenneth Drive in Warrenville. charges possible for trespassing. A 54-year-old woman reports a January theft of a bed by a younger caregiver. investigation ongoing with records filed Wednesday.
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Battle of Aiken inspired dish debuts at Up Your Alley
Chef Devin Dukes, a Clemson history major, unveils Battle of Aiken escargot snails with shallots garlic clarified butter and Barbados rum. The dish pairs with dukes interest as he anticipates this weekend's reenactment of the battle of Aiken.
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State pushes mandatory body armor for traffic stops
A policy by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety will require all Highway Patrol troopers to wear bulletproof vests during traffic stops. The Body Armor Policy Review Committee, formed after Trooper Frank Linguard was killed, recommends comfort changes to uniforms and endorses soft armor for officer safety. Discussions target completion by April 20 with vest wearing becoming mandatory.
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Coral reef research heads to PBS TV feature
Associate professor Garriet Smith of the University of South Carolina Aiken explains coral reef bacteria and disease findings. His work links reef bleaching to higher sea surface temperatures, notes a newly found White-band Type I disease, and documents declines in soft corals or sea fans since 1990 and 1996. The PBS program Scientific American Frontier plans a November episode with host Alan Alda.
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Beech Island Tennis Academy grew from a police officer to mentor
Rhonell Williams, a 69 year old former NYPD officer, founded the Beech Island Tennis Academy in South Carolina after returning home. Certified by the USPTA, he turned a modest court into a thriving program with 75 students last year, drawing youth from Augusta and nearby areas.
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Credit card probe shifts toward federal involvement
A two state fraud investigation widens as Aiken Police Detective Larry Stewart links a suspect in a jewelry forgery ring to two December arrests and the US Secret Service. Barbara Bowman 48 of Sumter and Diane Thompson 39 of Columbia were accused of using bogus cards at J B White in Aiken and Sears at the Aiken Mall.
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Heritage Corridor funds lag as delays hurt tourism plan
Heritage supporters warn the South Carolina Heritage Corridor faces funding gaps after a $5 million appropriation was left out of the state budget. Plans to build Discovery Centers and Stops across four regions are stalled while organizers say federal agency coordination will streamline cross jurisdictional cases involving counterfeit traveler's checks tied to Aiken and several other cities.
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Graham clarifies Gulf War military service record
From Stuttgart Germany Rep Lindsey Graham says he is a Gulf War veteran not a Desert Shield or Desert Storm veteran while serving as an Air Force Reserve officer at McEntyre Base He defends his duty serving as a legal adviser to hundreds of military families during the 1990 91 conflict and in Bosnia on a tour of installations. The Hill questioned his claims prompting Democratic calls for resignation.
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