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An attempted robbery at Hardees on York Street was foiled Monday night when employees spotted ski masked robbers before they demanded money. The incident occurred at 10 47 p m the store called 911 and ADPS arrived a minute later. suspects fled. One black man in a black hoodie about 5 6 weighed 125 pounds. the second in blue jeans shirt and blue jeans stood around 5 feet and 125 pounds.
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Hardee’s
Hardee's
York Street
Aiken Department of Public Safety
ADPS
Break-In Reported At Salvation Army Store
A break in at the Salvation Army Thrift Store on York Street occurred between Friday and Saturday. Suspects shattered a south side window, accessed candy machines and cash registers, and removed a 1 inch color TV. About $150 in damage reported. $4.25 cash and the TV missing. Under investigation.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Thrift
York Street
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Obituaries View Death Notices For Several South Carolina Residents
Eleanor Cushman Burke of Winterville Georgia Elease Jenkins Grant of Aiken Margie Hartley McCullough of Batesburg Leesville and Robert E Robbie Robertson of Aiken are listed in obituary notices on Page 2B.
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Eleanor Cushman Burke
Winterville, Ga
Elease Jenkins Grant
Aiken
Margie Hartley McCullough
Batesburg-Leesville
Robert E. (Robbie) Robertson
Westinghouse bid reviewed for Savannah River Site contract
The Westinghouse Savannah River Co rebid for the $6 billion Savannah River Site operations contract remains under DOE review with no award schedule. Spokesman Jim Giusti says the process aligns with contract reform and will transition in June. Bechtel BNFL Babcock & Wilcox named major players. 17 others listed as potential subcontractors.
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Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Savannah River
Department of Energy
Jim Giusti
SRS
Proccess
WSRC
SKS
Bechtel National Inc
Bnfl Inc
Babcock & Wilcox
Westinghouse
Bechtel’s
BNFL
DOE
Aiken's Firstborn In '96 Baby Boy Arrives At 1 P.M.
Michael Peterson 19 months old Cajoles as his brother Charles Taylor Peterson is born at 1 p.m. at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Parents David and Renee Peterson of Beech Island celebrate the first baby of 1996. Dr. Robert D. Boone delivers. The Petersons, workers in Beech Island and Augusta, hoped for a girl but welcomed a healthy boy who they hope will share good behavior like his older brother.
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Michael Peterson
Michael
Aiken County
Charles Taylor Peterson
David
Renee Peterson
Aiken
Peterson
Robert D. Boone
Taylor
Gary L. McElmurray Construction Co
Beech Island
American Yard Products
Augusta
1 Cent Tax For Roads Debated By County Council
Aiken County Council studies a proposed 1 cent local option sales tax to fund hard surfacing of dirt roads potentially raising up to 8 million dollars yearly. Officials say any sales tax move must go to a referendum. ordinance adoption is ruled out. The plan aims to address the long standing dirt road network and citizen concerns.
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Aiken
William Shepherd
Ronnie Young
Young
Shepherd
County considers sales tax to fix roads and fund maintenance
Electorate weighs a six cent sales tax per dollar spent in the county to address road problems. Shepherd notes residents mistake the road maintenance fee of about 1.6 million dollars yearly as funding for paving. The fee, set at 15 dollars per registered vehicle, was ruled unconstitutional in a lower court, refunded dollars, then reinstated by the state Supreme Court.
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Shepherd
Aiken County
State Supreme Court
Gators Decide Own Destiny In Football Title Chase
Florida eyes its first national title as No. 2 Florida (12-0) faces No. 1 Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl on January 2. Receiver Chris Doering notes the Gators aim to join Miami and Florida State among the elite, with rival programs already boasting multiple championships.
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Gators
Gainesville
Fla
Florida
Miami
Florida State
Chris Doering
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Sunshine State
Hurricanes
Doering
Orange Bowl signal outage disrupts Florida State Notre Dame game
In Aiken fans tuning the Orange Bowl on Intermedia channel 5 were denied the Florida State Notre Dame game for about two hours due to transmitter problems at WRDW. The Weather Channel aired instead until correction around 10 p.m. Officials blamed the outage on WRDW's signal loss before kickoff.
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Aiken
Florida State
Notre Dame
Weather Channel
Intermedia
Kevin Barrett
WRDW
CBS
Barrett
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Tela Ton
Dear Abby
Glenn A. Loveless
Renee
David Peterson
County
William Shepher
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