Robbery at Kroger Store on University Parkway
Aiken Department of Public Safety reports a black male 20 to 25, about 150 pounds, jeans and blue jacket robbed Kroger on Sunday afternoon. He browsed then attempted to buy cigarettes, stole $120 from the register, and fled in an unidentified vehicle. The case is under city police investigation.
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Kroger
University Parkway
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Correction: Church Donor Named for Immanuel Property
The donor church is St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Batesbury not Fri day’s incorrectly identified St. Peter's. Immanuel Lutheran Church property was deeded to the Green Thumb Garden Club of Ridge Spring correcting the Aiken Standard error.
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St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Batesbury
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Green Thumb Garden Club
Ridge Spring
Aiken Standard
Aiken Telethon Raises Over Six Thousand for UCP
The United Cerebral Palsy Telethon at USC Aiken raised 6580 in fourteen hours and a total of 124 was collected at Etherredge Center. Channel 6 broadcast from Regency Mall Augusta with proceeds benefiting Aiken County UCP programs and Night Owls. organizers hope for 10000 next year.
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United Cerebral Palsy
Usc Aiken
Chris Kersey
Pinecrest Special School
Regency Mall
Augusta
Channel 6
USCA
Aiken County
UCP
Kersey
Etherredge Center
Savannah River Area
Night Owls
Harvest
Impulse Ride
Scott Hollywood
Miracle meningitis survivor credits faith and luck
Karl Simmons, 25, fell ill January 3 with chills and vomiting blood due to meningococcus. He survived after ten days of antibiotics at Aiken hospital, crediting both medicine and his faith, with doctors noting his recovery defied odds.
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Karl Simmons
Simmons
Aiken
Aiken Hospital
Charles H. Hewitt Jr
Windsor
Hewitt
Hca-Aiken
County Council to Review Higher Bonds and Contracts
The Aiken County Council agenda for tomorrow night includes four Judicial and Public Safety Committee recommendations. Items cover higher clerk of courts bonds, furnishings and legal library shelving, a contract renewal with the state for prison trustees, and a four-pickup purchase. Bids opened Jan 8 for the Midland Valley Aiken Tech sewer trunk line.
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Judicial and Public Safety Committee
Aiken County Council
County Council
Richland Ave
Judicial Committee
Judicial Center
County Legal Library
Clerk of Courts Office
Department of Social Services
Aiken County
W. Scott Barnes
State Department of Corrections
Aiken County Judicial Center
Bradford Point
Bath and Clearwater
Midland Valley-Aiken Tech
Allied Utilities
Sylvania
Kris Mechanical
Easley
S.C
Metric Constructors
Charlotte
N.C
Weekend thefts span jewelry skis car and pets
A Beech Island home yard car and registration were stolen Sunday with about 140 dollars. A North Augusta residence lost 550 dollars in ski equipment and accessories. Reid Drive home reported 619 dollars in TVs stereos and jewelry missing. A Belvedere residence saw a golden setter kennel and camera taken. A 35 mm Minolta camera valued at 2300 dollars also reported missing. Aiken County sheriff's and public safety departments are investigating.
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Beech Island
Aiken County
North Augusta
Sheriff’s Department
Reid Drive
Aiken
Department of Public Safety
Belvedere
Edgefield Road
Aiken Firms Among Fortune's Most Admired Corporations
Fortune magazine names several Aiken County based or connected firms among the 300 most admired U.S. corporations. The list highlights leaders in pharmaceuticals apparel aerospace banking and chemicals with Dow Jones Emerson Electric and Owens-Corning among notable movers and shakers in the year’s rankings.
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Aiken County
United States
Fortune Magazine
Merck
Pharmaceuticals
Liz Claiborne
Apparel
Boeing
Aerospace
J.P. Morgan
Rubbermaid
Shell Oil
Petroleum
IBM
Johnson & Johnson
Dow Jones
Herman Miller
du Pont
FMC
W.R. Grace
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Kimberly-Clark
Georgia-Pacific
Emerson Electric
Therm-O-Disc
Aiken
Control Data
Sears Roebuck
Kroger
K Mart
United Parcel Service
BellSouth
Southern Bell
Victor Posner
DWG
Fortune
Cial
Graniteville Company
Posner
United Merchants & Manufacturers
BankAmerica
American Motors
Financial Corp. of America
Savings Institution
Manville
Bethlehem Steel
Pan Am
Union Carbide
Manhattan Industries
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PSA
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Horse Greek
S.C. Highway 125
Wagener
Charlie Widener
Widener
Second Circuit
Rodney A. Peeples
Robert Childs
Michael Cleve Greene
Aiken County Detention Center
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken Junior Woman’s Club
HCA
Aiken County Health Department
DHEC
Aiken Regional Medical Center
Ms. Kersey
Telethon Entertainment
Etherredge
By Phil Jones
Kirk Martin