Family of injured boy thanks the community
The family of 7 year old Alex Deal, injured in a Monday wreck in Aiken, thanks the community for prayers and support. They praise Aiken Public Safety responders and express gratitude for friends churches and neighbors while asking continued prayers as Alex recovers.
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Melody Rankin
Roses Run
Powderhouse Road
Audubon
Dewayne
Laura Deal
Alex
Filing deadline looms in local council and school board races
The filing continues for council seats District 4 and 6 with candidates including Eddie Butler Randall Fay Hatcher and Charles Butler. The July 28 primary winner will face Democrat Danny Porter in November. Petitions filed at Aiken County Registration and Elections Commission. The Aiken County Board of Education approved a districting plan adjusting nine districts to within 35 percent of the median population to gain federal pre clearance. The plan, approved by the General Assembly and Gov Hodges, must pass a 60 day Justice Department review. Rosemary English District 7 minority district remains pivotal as boundaries shift to maintain minority representation.
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Fay Hatcher
Charles Butler
Danny Porter
Aiken County
Bill Burkhalter
Justice Department
Burkhalter
State Demographer’s Office
S.C. General Assembly
Jim Hodges
Attorney General’s Office
Federal Agency
Rosemary English
Serial killer Evonitz linked to Columbia area probe
Investigators work with the FBI to connect Richard Marc Evonitz to unsolved crimes in the Columbia region. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott notes Evonitz fits a serial killer profile as a task force reviews his life and locations he has lived. Evonitz reportedly told his sister he had killed someone and committed many other crimes. Both sisters, from South Carolina and Florida, are cooperating with police.
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Aiken Public Safety
FBI
Evonitz
Turno
Rene
Columbia
Jessica
Richland County
Leon Lott
Aiken
Richard Marc Evonitz
Lott
South Carolina
Florida
Sunday alcohol sales push in city faces signature hurdle
The effort to put Sunday alcohol sales on the November ballot in Aiken hinges on validating 1,382 signatures from 13,813 registered voters. Pennington will certify signatures county wide and inform city officials of findings, with a July 8 deadline to submit certified totals.
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Frank Galardi
Skip Townsend
Carroll Warner
Aiken
Chamber
Augusta
Sam Erb
Storms cause scattered outages as rain helps area totals
Assistant Public Works director Kenny Cook said storms last night caused minimal damage with some downed trees. SCE&G reported about 125 customers without power early Wednesday while North Augusta and Aiken areas experienced outages affecting up to 1,800 customers at the peak. Spokeswoman Christy Farrell expected full restoration by lunchtime. Kurzeja noted rainfall remains below normal year to date, with 17.8 inches versus a 25 inch June average, and forecasters predict clearing skies into the weekend with more rain possible Thursday.
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Sce&g
Christy Farrell
Augusta
Aiken
Kurzeja
Kurzela
Traffic safety push as 457000 South Carolinians travel far
Aiken County authorities join state agencies in a joint campaign to cut traffic fatalities during the holiday period. So far this year 21 people have died in crashes in Aiken County, up from 18 at this time last year. The Highway Patrol notes impaired driving kills every 32 minutes and injures every two minutes. Sobriety checkpoints were set up across the county starting Tuesday.
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National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Parsons
Highway Patrol
Aiken
Sue Townsend
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