Aiken DP S blotter reports arrests and thefts on town routes
Aiken Department of Public Safety reports arrests for driving under suspension and providing false information after traffic stops on Hampton Avenue Union Street and York Street. A theft at Golden Pantry on University Parkway involved a $12 gas pump. A juvenile was arrested for shoplifting at Sav-A-Lot on York Street. A man processed on a bench warrant on York Street faced drug paraphernalia possession charges.
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Hampton Avenue
Union Street
York Street
Golden Pantry
University Parkway
Sav-Alot
ADPS
Weather outlook uses El Niño to forecast drought return
Record low winter temperatures hit the south with 54 high and 27 low. El Niño is expected to bring ice storms drought and a hot summer, officials warn. State Climatologist Mike Helfert cautions no good news, noting South Carolina's third drought year. Streams run well below normal and aquifers drop several feet.
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Mike Helfert
Helfert
State Land Water and Conservation Advisory Committee
Charleston
Rod Cherry
Natural Resource Department
Cherry
Georgia Lottery Draws Briefed for Thursday Winners
Georgia lottery results show Cash 3 Midday 83 2 and Cash 3 Evening 6 3 0. Cash 4 6 1 0 6 and Fantasy 5 12 18 20 31 36, with numbers listed for players.
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Cash
Fantasy
Willcox Inn to close for renovations under new owners
The Garrett Hotel Group plans extensive renovations to the Willcox Inn after acquiring it in late 2000. Chief operator Philip Wood says expect a four to eight month closure beginning near the end of April, with exterior refurbishments, room downsizing to 25, and retained historic feel. A new chef, Steve Topple, arrived in November to revamp menus.
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Aiken
Garrett Hotel Group
Willcox Inn
Philip Wood
Willcox
Wood
Steve Topple
Lake Placid
N.Y
Topple
City FOI case over billboard program ends in partial win
Circuit Judge Rodney Peeples grants summary judgment for both sides in a dispute over Character First billboards. He dismisses Rebekah Sutherland's FOI complaint against the City of Aiken but orders the city to pay her $70 filing fee and likely minor costs. The judge noted no one was harmed, and the case stemmed from a 1999 request for billboard invoices, which were later shown donated by Lamar Advertising.
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Rodney Peeples
Rebekah Sutherland
Aiken
Ms. Sutherland
Ken
Sutherland
Character First Bill
Braithwaite
Gary Smith
Peeples
Aintiff
FOI
Wise moved to Beaufort for capital murder juror voir dire
Jurors begin questioning today in Beaufort County for accused mass killer Hastings Wise. He is escorted by Aiken County deputies and SLED as Judge Thomas W. Cooper oversees the preliminary. Wise faces a life case for the Sept. 15, 1997 killings of four workers at the RE Phelan plant on Rutland Drive, enraged by his dismissal. About 350 residents were summoned. many likely excuse due to age 65 and older. Final panel to be seated Jan. 22 with 12 members and two alternates, drawn from outside the county to ensure impartiality amid pretrial publicity.
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Wise
Aiken County
Beaufort
Cooper
Jean Toal
Phelan
Esther Wood
Charles Griffeth
Ernest Filyan
David Moore
York
Anderson
Berkely
Sumter
Orangeburg
Tax help offered in Aiken County for 2024 season
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance returns to assist residents with federal and state filings at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center in Aiken. About 20 volunteers will cover shifts, with four to five needed at a time, from January 29 to April 16 on Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call Tim Garvin at 649 7831 for details or to volunteer.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Tim Garvin
Aiken Coordina
Tor
Vita
Aiken
H. Odell Weeks
IRS
Garvin
Sea themed talk to open lifelong learning program at USC Aiken
A sea theme will headline a January 12 presentation by the Academy for Lifelong Learning at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Loretta Dunbar, a Peace Corps veteran and former teacher, will lead a 2 pm session in Room 116 of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Visitors welcome. call 641 3288 for details.
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Academy For Lifelong Learning
University of South Carolina Aiken
Humanites and Social Sciences
Aiken
Loretta Dunbar
Peace Corps
Citi
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Georgia Lottery
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Beaufort County
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Hastings Wise
Morgan
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Dvesouth
Scott B. Hunter
Ostmaster
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Stada
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Tye
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IEN
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