Police blotter reports multiple Wednesday through Tuesday incidents
Wednesday on Kershaw Street NE two men argued and fought after a car dispute. A blue 20 inch Roadmaster Mountain Climber bike was stolen from Laurens Street Saturday. A bank ATM on Richland Avenue had front door and window damage. A clerk heard a crash and saw a woman near a truck on Wednesday. A white Ford Explorer had a broken passenger window on Richland Avenue Wednesday. A red Ford Taurus had a broken passenger window at the medical center on University Parkway Wednesday. Monday a North Augusta man had a flat near mile 28 on 20 eastbound. vehicle went missing upon return. A gold Buick found at 1500 block of S.C. 421 parked partly on sidewalk, towed for hazard. A woman said her father’s dogs were running when unknown subjects fired near Corley Drive in Bath Tuesday. Dogs yelped and ran away. A box of checks was stolen from a Graniteville home on Church Street Tuesday. An unknown subject entered through a window. Updated 7/1/99.
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Richland ‘Avenue
Medical Center
University Parkway
North Augusta
Aiken
S.C. 421
Corley Drive
Bath
Graniteville
Church Street
Millennium Community nod to Aiken earns city honors
Readers joke at LeDuc name in Hannibal sequel while Aiken receives a personal letter from Hillary Clinton congratulating the city on earning Millennium Community status for end of century projects.
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Roger Leduc
Aiken
Hannibal
Thomas Harris
LeDuc
Hillary Rodham Clin‘ton
Judge Simons Jr moved to Augusta rehab hospital
Federal Judge Charles E. Simons Jr was moved from Aiken Regional Medical Centers to Walton Rehabilitation Hospital in Augusta to begin a rehabilitation program after a serious heat related fall. His son said the stay at Walton will depend on his progress and he hopes for a homecoming soon. Simons was admitted June 4 after brain swelling required emergency operations and ICU care. Simons, appointed in 1964, is a Johnston native and Thurmond protege who urged him to relocate to Aiken in 1939.
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Charles E. Simons Jr
Aiken Hospital
Augusta Rehabilitation Center
US District Court
Augusta
Walton Rehabilitation Hospital
Walton
Simons
Lyndon Johnson
Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Johnston
Thurmond
Aiken
Abbott McLane honored with SERTOMA Service to Mankind Award
Tom Abbott received the Ser vice to Mankind Award by the Aiken SERTOMA Club last year. He now earns the same award from the SERTOMA Sandhills District for work with United Way, Children's Place, the Aiken Chamber of Commerce, Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center, the Aiken Planning Commission and other groups. Jan McLane of Aiken was named SERTOMAN of the Year at the district meeting, the district’s top member honor. Mike Wood, Sandhills District governor, is a member of the Aiken SERTOMA Club.
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Ginny Southworth
Phil McLane
Sertoman
Mike Wood
Tom Abbott
Aiken Sertoma Club
Sertoma Sandhills
Apport
United Way
Children’s Place
The
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Aiken Planning Commission
Jan McLane
Aiken
Sandhills
Aiken County Board of Education approves budget boosts for high school supplements
Budget deliberations on extracurricular funding focus on raising high school supplements toward the state average while middle and elementary supplements stay unchanged. Band directors at both middle and high school levels are debated with board members clashing over whether to extend raises, as chair John Bradley questions parity with high school roles.
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Aiken County
Art Hadden
John Bradley
Hadden
Jack Hunter
Unemployment steadies in May across South Carolina
The South Carolina Employment Security Commission reports a 4.2 percent state unemployment rate for May. Aiken rises to 3.7 percent, Edgefield up to 5.4 percent, placing Aiken 29th and Edgefield 20th in the state rankings. SC totals exceed 14,100 new jobs as the civilian labor force tops 2 million for the first time. Joe Cassidy expects growth in trade and service sectors over summer.
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South Carolina
Aiken
Edgefield County
Edgefield
SCESC
Joe ‘T. Cassidy
Alternative schools boosted by budget boosts South Carolina special programs
Gov. Hodges says added funding for alternative disciplinary schools will make state schools safer and more effective. The budget allows up to about 200000 for Aiken County with grades six through 12. Area leaders say funds expand existing programs rather than create new ones, aiding students who struggle in mainstream classrooms.
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Jim Hodges
South Carolina
Aiken County
Troy Nobles
Area Three
Brock Heron
Joe Padget
Prin Pal
Aiken High
David Caver
Area One
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Laurens Street
Richland Avenue
Aiken Standard
Abbott, McLane
Phyllis Brit
Ries
Frida
Aken
Publishe
Mumaer
al Aiken
Scott B. Hunter
HW Board
Ren. S.C
Croton Casin
Gayle Gulick
Liver Bluff High
Tad
Veo
Guilick
Caver
Alter
NEW Woman's Watch
Windsor
Jewelers
Washington Ra
Georgia
Doar
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