Traffic stop leads to drug charges in North Augusta
A 54-year-old woman Millicent Walker and a 27-year-old man Keith A. Quiller were arrested on possession with intent to distribute marijuana trafficking crack cocaine and possession of a controlled substance after a 4 a.m. stop at Buena Vista and West avenues. Police found 60 grams of marijuana 14 grams of crack and 25 OxyContin tablets. They were taken to Aiken County detention center.
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North Augusta
Keith A. Quiller
Bradleyville Road
Millicent Walker
Euclid Avenue
Buena Vista
West Avenues
Aiken County Detention Center
Lawsons Home Furnishings Still Advertising Quitting Sale
Lawsons Home Furnishings on Whiskey Road continues a quitting business sale after announcing closure in November. Manager Krista Bostic says the lease ends January 31 at Mitchell Shopping Center, with possible sales after that date. City officials note compliance with local rules while property owners extend the lease to February.
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Lawsons Home Furnishings
Whiskey Road
Lawsons
Krista Bostic
Mitchell Shopping Center
Bostic
Statesboro
Randy Laster
Wahllquist Management Corp
Aiken
State of the Union supports clean energy and nuclear I
President Obama touted clean energy as a national security and job driver. He urged 2035 to have 80 percent of electricity from clean sources and called for bipartisan action while noting investments in nuclear, technology and research.
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Barack Obama
Obama
Congress
America
Susan Woods
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
CNTA
Woods
Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River
California Institute of Technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Area Deaths Bobby Jones Geraldine Peel and Shirley Wetzel
Obituary notices list the deaths of Robert Jones in Apex North Carolina Geraldine Peel in North Augusta and Shirley Wetzel in Aiken with funeral details and services to follow.
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Robert
Bobby” Jones
Apex, N.C
Geraldine
Jerry” Peel
North Augusta
Shirley Greider Wetzel
Aiken
East Aiken Arts School growth threatened by funding cuts
East Aiken Elementary School of the Arts reports enrollment rise and new programs amid state plans to cut about 2.5 million dollars from the South Carolina Arts Commission. Teachers urge preserving funding while noting improved behavior and cross curricular arts integration.
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East Aiken
Carrie Power
Aiken
East Aikien
Mary Robinson
Power
Rob Novit
East Aiken School of the Arts
Faith Holcomb
Asia Buckman
S.C. Arts Commission
Lawmakers push back on Haley arts funding cut
Gov Nikki Haley urges eliminating funding for the South Carolina Arts Commission. Commission director Ken May warns against the move as House Ways and Means weighs cuts. Chair Chip Limehouse calls it unfair to zero out one agency and notes only 2 million would be saved, insufficient for an 829 million gap.
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Columbia
Nikki Haley
South Carolina Arts Commission
Commission
Ken May
House
Ways and Means
Chip Limehouse
Charleston
Arts Commission
Limehouse
Haley
South Sion
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Quiller
Walker
Tommy Paradise
Carri Lybarker
State Department of Consumer
Aikenstandard
Furniture
Paten Hy
Amy Banton
Abby
Kathy Linton
Megan Jensen
Robinson
Jensen
Jillian Boyd
School of the
Gov. Haley
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