Escapees From Aiken County Detention Center Captured
Paul F. McHugh and Richard Estep were treated for exposure and minor injuries after three days in Edgefield County woods. Captured Tuesday afternoon near the Riegel Textile Plant, they face new charges of escape and contraband, on top of prior counts including criminal sexual conduct and grand larceny.
Daniel Named To Committee By Attorney General
US Attorney E Bart Daniel of South Carolina was appointed to the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys. He is one of five new members on the 16 member panel which helps develop programs to improve the criminal justice system and the delivery of legal services.
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GOP Women To Meet Tuesday In Aiken County
The Aiken County Republican Women will gather Tuesday January 9 at 7 30 p.m. in the County Council Chambers. Sheriff Carroll G Heath and Peggy Whitman registrar of mesne conveyance are slated as speakers as officials are invited to introduce themselves to the group.
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NAACP To Hear Superintendent In Aiken Meeting
The Aiken Branch NAACP plans its monthly gathering Thursday at the Smith Hazel Recreation Center on Kershaw Street. Dr Joseph R Brooks, superintendent of the Aiken County School District, will discuss the district's proposed response to a Civil Rights Office complaint about its hiring policy.
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Drunk Driving Costs County Millions
Aiken County residents pay over 29.7 million annually to drunken driving. Gloria Busch Johnson of the Governor's on Highway Safety outlined statewide losses exceeding 787.5 million yearly and noted more than 60 percent of accidents involve alcohol or drugs. She urged passage of an illegal per se BAC law at 0.10 and administrative license revocation to curb drunk driving. The Graniteville Exchange Club also named Stephanie Marie Harris and James L. McKie Jr. as December students of the month.
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Former Chief Seeks N E Mayor Office in New Ellenton
Former New Ellenton Police Chief Norman L Strader announced his candidacy for mayor as a Republican in the upcoming municipal elections. He joins Daryl Whitman Roy Shaw and Joyce Crawford seeking council seats and Lillian Hammack for water commissioner, with March elections set as terms of several town officials expire. Strader, a veteran and former assistant police chief in Surfside Beach SC, is married with two children and active in Masons Scottish Rite and Omar Shrine.
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Edgefield Hospital Faces No Change After Federal Review
Edgefield County Hospital received troubling federal feedback but administrator Robert J. Welsh downplayed the impact. The report showed a higher rate due to an older patient mix with many pulmonary disease and nursing home cases. He stressed no care quality decline and pledged no changes while investigations continue.
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Aiken Establishes New Water Program
The city of Aiken announces a new water protection program in response to DHEC regulations. City Manager Roland H. Windham says the measure targets backflow prevention and public safety, with contracts to Back Specialties of Hopkins and local testers like O Neal Plumbing and Backflow Preventers and Brasington Plumbing.
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