First fatality in Aiken crash claimed from injuries
Aiken man Terry Sapp, 35, died after a two car collision on Hamp ton Avenue near 10 p.m. Wednesday. His blood alcohol level was over four times the legal limit. Sapp was not wearing a seat belt and died from multiple body trauma at Georgia Regents University. The Volvo occupants were hospitalized with unknown condition.
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School choice backers push to grow program in session
Columbia backers seek expansion of the states scholarship program for students with special needs two years after its first victory. Donors claimed an $8 million tax credit in the last fiscal year with 266 filers benefiting and an average credit of $30,000. Republican Sen. Larry Grooms aims to raise total credits and widen eligibility while opponents warn the push is a path to broader private school subsidies.
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Mark Sanford
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Aiken standards comment on school choice funding
Readers were urged to comment on an Aiken Standard opinion piece about the school choice program. The program funds scholarships up to 10 000 or tuition, supports 90 plus private schools, and relies on five state approved nonprofits to distribute grants. Through June 30 the nonprofits reported 405 grants totaling 3.5 million in the programs first semester. Legislators extended the program for another year despite earlier revenue concerns.
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New Year’s Eve Fire Damages North Augusta Apartments
One person was hospitalized with non life threatening injuries after a New Year’s Eve fire on the top floor of Ridgeview Manor at Bradleyville Road in North Augusta. The blaze caused water and smoke damage to other units while investigators work to determine the cause.
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Tim Thornton
North Augusta Public Safety
Thornton
BLOTTER REPORTS Aiken County assaults and thefts
A Gloverville woman said a Warrenville woman assaulted her over a missing bottle of liquor. A North Augusta woman reported a former household member damaged furniture during an argument. A 22-year-old North Augusta man was charged with two counts of assault and battery for allegedly assaulting two women. A 34-year-old Aiken man was charged with criminal domestic violence after assaulting his girlfriend. An A North Augusta man said an unknown person slashed three tires on his vehicle on Melody Lane. Burglaries were reported on Trickling Creek Drive Graniteville and Columbia Highway Ridge. Vehicle break ins on Partridge Road and Vaucluse Road in Aiken. A vehicle was stolen from Westmount Drive in Aiken with a handgun and electronics inside.
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Melody Lane
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Columbia Highway
Ridge
Partridge Road
Aiken
Vaucluse Road
Westmount Drive
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