Beech Island Teenager Killed in Hit and Run
The Aiken County Coroner identifies Erick B. Giles a 15 year old Beech Island resident killed in a hit and run on Hammond Road around 6 to 7 p.m. deputies were called about 7 50 p.m. Debris was collected as the SC Highway Patrol investigates with the coroner's office. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday in Newberry.
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Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Erick B. Giles
Hammond Road
Newberry
Jackson urges USC Aiken students to register to vote
Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke at Etherredge Center urging USC Aiken students to register and vote in the upcoming election. He led call and response chants and drew on South Carolina history, slavery, and Civil War themes. He compared football unity to racial harmony and cited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideals.
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Jackson
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Deaths in Aiken area Harold K. Wilson Henry Satterwhite Jr John Perkins
Obituaries note the deaths of Harold K. Wilson and Henry Satterwhite Jr in Aiken along with John Jack Perkins and Ulysses James Jr. Services are announced by local funeral homes as community members share tributes.
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Aiken
John
Jack” Perkins
Ulysses James Jr., Wagoner
Body Found Behind Aiken County Child Advocacy Center
Aiken County deputies and the coroner responded to a call of human remains found Thursday afternoon behind the Child Advocacy Center at 4231 Trolley Line Road near Gregg Avenue. The investigation is ongoing and authorities urge anyone with tips to contact the sheriff's office or Crime Stoppers for possible cash rewards.
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Aiken County
Trolley Line Road
Jake Mahoney
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Gregg Avenue
Wood Line
Jason Feemster
Debate focuses on gun control and FBI background checks
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush faults FBI lapses in the Dylann Roof case as he argues for stronger agency performance, not new laws. He cites the Charleston church shooting at Emanuel AME and praises Nikki Haley for her response to the tragedy.
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Roof
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