Nationwide alert for convict David Dantzler and armed manhunt
An all points bulletin seeks 21 year old David Dantzler who is believed armed with at least three guns. He shot into a mobile home and a police car Tuesday night as authorities search from Perry to Wagener. Dantzler was on parole after serving eight years at the Central Correctional Institution in Columbia and was supervised under the governor’s overcrowding act. The chase began after an argument at a Wagener mobile home belonging to Shirley Poole when he allegedly fired a radiator shot at a Sheriff’s vehicle.
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David Dantzler
Dantzler
Perry
Central Correctional Institution
Columbia
Aiken
Parole and Community Corrections Board
Wagener
Shirley Poole
Two Men Rob Beech Island Convenience Store
Two Black men robbed Todd's Convenience Store on Sand Bar Ferry Road Beech Island about 10 PM taking cash from registers and a wallet while holding customers at gunpoint. One fired into the ceiling and both fled. Aiken County Sheriff's Department is investigating.
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Beech Island
Aiken County
Carrol Heath
Sheriff's Department
Todd’s Convenience
Sand Bar Ferry Road
Settlement Reached In Aiken County House Sale Suit
A suit against Aiken County Council member Mike Toole and his spouse was settled before closing arguments in the Aiken County Court of Common Pleas. Charles and Teresa Williamson of Belvedere accused the Tooles of breaching a late 1984 house sale agreement and sought reimbursement for a central air conditioning system. Toole’s attorney C La Vaun Fox said the case was settled to everybody’s satisfaction.
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Aiken County
Mike Toole
Aiken
Ridge Spring Woman Dies In U S 1 Crash Near Ridge Spring Monetta
Sigrid N Ceips 58 died from head and chest injuries after a two vehicle crash on U S 1 near Ridge Spring Monetta High School. William T Frick of Little Mountain was treated and released after the impact at HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
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Ridge Spring
Hca-Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Sigrid N. Ceips
U.S. 1
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Anna DeLoach
Aiken County Administrator Barnes jokes on tenure remark
Scott Barnes told the Aiken Kiwanis Club that a councilman called his 4 1/2 years the longest for a county administrator. Barnes quipped that it could be a compliment or a warning after he considered the remark.
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Scott Barnes
Barnes
Aiken
Aiken Kiwanis Club
United Way Honors 1985 Volunteers at Aiken Dinner
Ron Henderson received the Russ Foret Volunteer of the Year Award and Dorothy Sanders earned a special recognition for her 1985 United Way work at the Aiken County awards dinner. The Savannah River Plant and Graniteville Company earned top employee and corporate contributions respectively as the campaign totaled 970,410.67 dollars.
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Ron Henderson
Russ Foret
Dorothy Sanders
United Way of
Aiken County
Henderson
United Way
Steve Griffin
Sarah Jordan
Ms. Sanders
Savannah River
Graniteville Company
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Ms. Jordan
Delena Stanford
Ms. Stanford
Mike Catshall
Jeanne Utroske
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Packie Crown
Jane Bibler
Jim Lambright
Jeff Spears
Virginia Lybrand
Ernie Allen
Mike Coleman
Mike Costigan
Angela Crosby
Fran Davis
Mac McClelland
Joe Ortaldo
Joe Yanek
Aiken County progress cited in review for major award
County administrator Scott Barnes outlined improvements to Aiken County finances and operations for the Aiken Kiwanis Club. He noted 99 percent tax collection, an A bond rating, higher EMS fee collections, asset inventory progress, and a $1 million budget surplus.
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Aiken County
Scott Barnes
Aiken Kiwanis Club
Barnes
City of
Aiken
North Augusta
Lexington County
Richland County
Kiwanians
Judicial Center
Belvedere
Agricultural Services
USC Aiken
Mattie Hall
Aiken Heart Unit Sets $35,000 Drive Goal
Alan Gantt of the South Carolina Board of Directors for the American Heart Association announced a $35,000 target for the Aiken County Heart Unit fund drive. The effort includes a residential campaign, business-office collections, memorials, and events such as a musical, fishing tournament, and fundraising dinner.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Wagener
Gantt
Riley Says State To Suffer
Gov Dick Riley says South Carolina can endure federal budget cuts now because the state economy is strong. He told reporters after a Charleston chamber speech that national deficits require suffering and the state will have to tighten spending.
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North Charleston
Dick Riley
Riley
Charleston
Jail Investigation Opened Into Aiken Detention Center
The solicitor’s office is investigating an incident at Aiken County Detention Center after former employees alleged improper activities. County administrator Scott Barnes said a limited review was shared with county council in executive session and the matter was turned to Solicitor Robert J. Harte. No incident report exists at the sheriff’s department.
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Aiken County Detention Center
Scott Barnes
Barnes
Lonnie McCarthy
Aiken
Harte
Aiken County
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Ginny Southworth
Fran Chapman
Steven Griffin
Barnes Reviews
Department of Social Services
Wagener Health Department
Harrison-Caver Park
Dixie
South Aiken
Highway Department
Sumter
University of South Carolina
Pasco County
Fla
Bob Barnett
Kiwanis Club
Palmer’s
Ramada Inn
Ryan Hennings
South Carolina
Aiken Heart Association
Heart Association
Joe W
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