Briefly Underwater Fantasy Exhibit At Aiken County Museum
The Midwinter's Underwater Fantasy exhibit by divers Bill and Judy Shepherd remains on display at Aiken County Museum through February 28. The show features underwater photography from their diving adventures, with the couple also offering slide presentations. Admission is free with hours Tuesday to Friday 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday to Sunday 2 to 5 pm.
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Aiken County Museum
Bill
Judy Shepherd
Police blotter reports multiple North Augusta and Aiken incidents
A series of local crimes include a man assaulting a woman on Highway 1 and damaging cars, a burglary of an Edgefield Road home with a stolen television, auto break ins on Bleachery Street and Green Road, two missing dogs worth 450 dollars, a stolen go cart from Briar Patch Lane, a car found on Storm Branch Road after Richmond County theft, and a domestic call where intoxicated residents threatened officers. An Aiken man with prior suspensions was again arrested driving under suspension on Pine Log Road.
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Aiken County
Edgefield Road
North Augusta
Rusty Lane
Warrenville
Richmond County
Storm Branch Road
Green Road
Briar Patch Lane
Warenville
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Greenwich Drive
Pine Log Road
Sage Mill adds second 500000 gallon water tank
Federal rules force a second 500000 gallon tank at Sage Mill Industrial Park costing about 750000 dollars to meet fire protection needs for Bridgestone/Firestone and SKF plants. County notes regulations blocked a larger start tank, which might have saved taxpayers over 250000. Two wells were drilled for reliable pressure.
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Sage Mill
SKF
Bridgestone/Firestone
Bartering at 1999 World Scout Jamboree Teaches Cultures
The 1999 Boy Scout Jamboree in Chile brought over 20 000 participants together under a world peace theme. Scouts traded patches and ink stamps to learn about nations like Israel and Ireland, while leaders such as Blake Hart of Troop 432 shared his growing collection of world patches and a Chilean neckerchief ring from the event.
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Tom Sawyer
Chile
Israel
Ireland
Aiken
Blake Hart
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Hart
ATC Named Southeast Local Emergency Planning Training Center
Aiken Technical College ATC designated the new emergency training center for the southeast. The Environmental Safety and Quality Center will train and standardize local emergency planning committees across eight states under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1987.
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Aiken Technical College
Southeast
ATC
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
False arrest suit filed by businessman in Aiken
Daniel E. Hallman, an Aiken automotive repair owner, sues Aiken County, the Sheriff's Office, and officials including Chief Deputy Jody Rowland and Lt. Lane Brown for false arrest. He says his business has suffered repeated break ins with no arrests made. He seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Daniel E
Scooter) Hallman
Jody Rowland
Lane Brown
Hallman
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C. LaVaun Fox
William Shepherd
Michael Frank
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff
Multi talented artist featured in Celtic Nights
Storyteller, author and musician Tom Cuny will present Celtic Evenings at 7 p.m. Friday Feb 12 at the Aiken Community Playhouse. The program blends Scots stories and bagpipe and flute music with Irish tales and songs including Interview with a Terrorist.
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Tom Cuny
Aiken Community Playhouse
Woman suspected in county robberies
A white woman about 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 5 inches, 135 pounds with hazel eyes, long blonde then dyed red hair, robbed the Ashley Motel lobby register on Highway 1 with a knife and later the Eagle Express with a box cutter. She fled in a 1998 dark green Mazda Protege reported stolen. Call 6421721 or Crime Stoppers at 6421798 with tips.
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South Carolina
Eagle Express
Pine Log
Frank
Sheriff’s Office
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U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Larry Kneightner
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