Police blotter details multiple Windsor burglary cases
Aiken County Sheriff's Office logged several break ins including Chantilly Drive Windsor where audio visual gear and cash vanished, Beck Street Gloverville auto thefts, Edgefield Highway Aiken purse with 200 dollars, Breezy Hill Graniteville furniture TV VCR, Carriage Hill Tuesday household goods, and Kalmia Apartments radio theft. An intoxicated suspect found with a handgun near a Ford Mustang was charged with possession of firearm by a convicted felon and concealed weapon. A stolen eight year old Rottweiler named Major, a Richland Avenue West burglary with TV VCR CD player and jewelry theft, Crosland Drive Ford break in, Cushman Arms vacant apartment discovery, and Beaufort Street electricity theft eviction noted. Police incident report referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Carriage Hill Drive
Kalmia Apartments
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Howard Johnson's Inn
Richland Avenue West
Powerhouse Road
Frank Boat Wright Traps and Relocates Squirrels
Frank Boat Wright of Woodside Plantations traps squirrels and relocates them to wilderness areas. The other morning his trap produced a Carolina Wren, the state bird, which he freed to fly away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boatwright
Woodside Plantaion
Frank
Corrections issued for misnamed individuals and event sponsor
The newspaper corrects two errors from a roundup story. The deceased’s name is Kathy Reno Wright, and the July 4 event at Virginia Acres Park is sponsored by the Aiken County Open Land Trust to benefit Carolina Bay Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Reno Wright
Virginia Acres Park
Aiken County Open Land
Aiken Preparations For Fourth Of July Holiday
Aiken and area offices close Friday for Independence Day with city and county offices shutting down while area post offices stay open Friday and banks operate normally. The South Carolina Army National Guard Band performs a free July concert at Hopeland Gardens at 7 p.m. with indoor option at Weeks Center if heat is extreme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
North Augusta
Aiken County
Kroger
Palmetto Federal
Aiken Technical College
Uni
Versity
South Carolina
Aiken Standard
Hopeland Gardens
246Th
South Carolina Army National Guard Band
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Steeplechase to Add Parking Plan for 1999 Meet
The Aiken Steeplechase Association plans a new parking policy for 1999 to ease traffic. Reserved spaces inside Ford Conger Field remain for guarantors and subscribers, with waiting lists honored as railside spots open. Four new fenced parking areas plus a general admission lot at the polo field across Powderhouse Road will be added, plus a walk-in gate. changes won't affect the November fall meet and are pending next spring’s invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Steeplechase Association
Ford Conger Field
Powderhouse Road
Miles targets charity fraud in statewide awareness drive
Jim Miles returns to a familiar battleground as secretary of state launches a fraud defense push. The charities division, moved from the attorney general to the secretary of state, will lead a road show with 23 city meetings including an Oct. 15 stop in Aiken to brief taxpayers on spotting bogus charities and curb crooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Miles
Secretary of State
State Division of Charities
Attorney General's Office
Miles
Commerce Department
Attorney General’s Office
Frauc
Charities
State Capitol
Improv byron Baxley exhibit turns setback into plus
Aiken County Historical Museum director Caroline Miles and assistant Carolyn Tyler describe improv comforts after Nations Bank Oil Invitational paintings could not be picked up by van. The alternative exhibit A Stitch in Time opens Sunday at Banksia, featuring 1884 quilt, a christening dress, lace, and sewing machine furniture items. The State Museum will tour the show. Washington DC weavers may visit Convergence 98 in Atlanta July, bringing baskets and weaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County Historical Museum
Caroline Miles
Carolyn Tyler
Nations Bank South
Aiken
State Museum
Columbia
Miles
Banksia
Newberry St
Treadle Sewing Machine
All America Street Party invites citywide celebration
Aiken hosts an All-America Street Party on Friday July 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring local choirs, a street dance, rides, a dunking booth, steel drum band and free hot dogs. Admission is one canned good per person for the Golden Harvest Food Bank. Leasa Segura says the event thanks the community and marks the city’s All-America status. A reception for the Strategic Plan committee follows at the Aiken Center from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Gymnastics
Mt. Anna
Beaver Dam
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Leasa Segura
Aiken
Aiken Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Crosland Drive
Cushman Arms Apartments
Laurens Street
Beaufort Street
Loueemerees
Aines
Byron Baxley
Ginny
By Thomas Smith
Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!