Convicted teacher denies assault charge
Aiken Academy kindergarten teacher Victoria Oliphant did not attend her court date for a pinching accusation. In her absence, Municipal Court Judge Charles Simons found her guilty of simple assault and battery and imposed seven days in jail or a 189 dollar fine. Oliphant and the school principal deny the incident ever occurred, claiming she forgot the date.
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Ms. Oliphant
Aiken Academy
Franklyn Beckles
David Dunbar
Dunbar
Regions Financial to pay quarterly dividend amid PALFED merger talks
Regions Financial Corp based in Montgomery plans a 23 cent per share quarterly dividend payable April 1 to stockholders of record March 20. The bank holding company, with 400 offices across five southeastern states and seven pending acquisitions, could merge with PALFED Inc. this year if PALFED shareholders approve. assets could exceed 25 billion if all deals close.
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Regions Financial
Regions Financial Corp
Aiken
Townsend trial date scheduled
Former University of South Carolina Aiken official Carlos Townsend faces a late March trial on a simple assault charge from a 1995 complaint by Julie Ann Belotti. The more serious assault and battery charge was dropped, and the case was remanded to magistrate court for a jury trial.
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University of South Carolina
Aiken
Carlos
Skip) Townsend
Aiken County
Townsend
William Keesley
Julie Ann Belotti
Talatha Church Road
Max Meek
North Augusta
Rodger Edmonds
Gail Shaw
State Law Enforcement Division
Ralph Creswell
Creswell
Dunbars Move Child After Dec. 5 Aiken Incident
The Dunbars took their daughter to Aiken Regional Medical Centers on December 5 and an officer documented a bruise with photographs. They have transferred the child to another school.
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Dunbars
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken County Schools Kitchen Menus Week Jan 26 30
Weekly lunch and breakfast menus list mix of options for elementary middle and high schools with items such as hamburgers spaghetti hot dogs chicken nuggets pizza and more. Costs shown: elementary lunches 1.10 middle high 1.25 reduced 0.40 adult 2.10. Breakfasts priced 0.75 full and 0.20 reduced with beverage choices and whole 1 or low fat milk. Contact 641-2406 for more details.
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Aiken County
Russvar
Half-brothers retrial ruling upholds death row fate
The trial judge’s ruling was overturned on Thursday, ordering retrials for Gilbert and Gleaton. State Attorney General Charlie Condon argued the brutality of the crime meant the jury would have reached the same death verdict regardless of judicial guidance. The appeals court unanimously agreed that the shootings and stabbings were intentional based on confessions, restoring public faith in the system according to Condon.
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Houck
Charlie Condon
Gilbert
Gleaton
BFSC Special Schools program trains tailored materials
Tak Aoki, assistant to the BFSC president, praises staff and supporters at a ceremony where the Special Schools program presented training materials. The event featured the first BFSC management team meeting upstairs as downstairs proceedings ended.
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Tak Aoki
BFSC
Community efforts fund kindergarten reading program
The group plans further school visits and more "I Like Me" books for local kindergartners. Fundraising raffles support the Gloverville project with Ida Thomas of Aiken, a BellSouth Pioneer Volunteer, winning a porcelain doll prize.
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Sieasoe
Gloverville
Aiken
BellSouth
Ida Thomas
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