Gotham Bronze worker dies in drum torch blast
Howard G. Rabb, 58, of Williston, died after an explosion at Gorham Bronze in Verenes Industrial Park. He was cutting the top off a 55-gallon drum with a torch when vapors ignited, the sheriff's office said. Autopsy planned in Newberry early next week.
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Gotham Bronze
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Howard G. Rabb
Williston
Aiken
Michael Frank
Rabb
Frank
Gorham Bronze
Verenes
Newberry
Aiken Standard to Examine Union After Carjacking Tragedy
Susan Smith reported two children taken in a 1994 carjacking in Union. Nine days passed before her confession that she rolled the car into John D. Long Lake with the toddlers strapped inside. The town faced national spotlight and ongoing scrutiny.
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Susan Smith
Union
Michael
Alex
John D. Long Lake
Aiken
Fed Helps The Home Buyer With Low Rates Drive Refinancing
The Fed move to lower the prime rate spurred stronger refinancing activity as 15-year fixed mortgages dipped below 7 percent and 30-year loans neared 7.4 percent. Southern Mortgage President John Girardeau says many clients refinance after only a few payments, riding recent rate drops.
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Federal Reserve Board
John Girardeau
Southern Mortgage Company
Seventeen New Ellenton residents sue over sewer debacle
A $20 million lawsuit filed in Aiken County claims damages exceeding $10 million from the New Ellenton sewer project’s failed bond financed by $5 million. Plaintiffs name former mayor, town officials, engineer G E Cantelou, attorney John Harte, the McNair Law Firm, and McLeod as defendants amid allegations of fraudulent schemes and negligent conduct.
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New Ellenton
Eldon M. (Cork) Berry
Ellenton
Aiken County
John Harte
Harte
McNair Law Firm
Columbia
G.E
Pete) Canterou
McNair
Daniel R. McLeod Jr
Henry
Hank) Rowland
W.E
Gene) Crawford
Water Commission
Rowland
Crawford
Berry
Cantelou
Cedar Creek
Harte, McLeod and McNair
Beating at H Odell Weeks Center Leaves Man Injured
Patrick Harmon and his 2 year old daughter Brittany were attacked at the H Odell Weeks Recreation Center in Aiken. Two men and three juveniles offered candy in a sexual way and shouted racial slurs before beating Harmon and tossing Brittany. Police arrested four suspects and a fifth turned himself in. Harmon received treatment for a sprained wrist and head bruise. Brittany was unharmed. All five suspects face second degree lynching charges.
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Miami
Patrick Harmon
Aiken
Harmon
Brittany
H. Odell Weeks Recreation Center
Recreation
Tom Galardi
Aiken Department of Public Safety
South Car
Games Snuffed In Aiken County as Video Poker Banned
In Aiken County owners begin moving out after a state Supreme Court stay on fines and bans. The Lady Luck on Whiskey Road will relocate to Edgefield County as operators unplugged machines amid a temporary restraining order and ongoing court review of the referendum ban affecting 12 counties.
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Aiken County
State Supreme Court
Aiken
Abbeville
Anderson
Chesterfield
Cherokee
Chester
Greenwood
Lancaster
Oconee
Pickens
York
Union Counties
Judy Hildebrandt
Lady Luck
Whiskey Road
Edgefield County
Ms. Hildebrandt
American Amusement
Hildebrandt
U.S
G. Ross Anderson
Supreme Court
Universal Health Services gains ownership of Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Universal Health Services becomes the new owner of Aiken Regional Medical Centers after FTC-mandated sale conditions. ARMC will keep local administration under Ricky Satcher. UHS plans open heart surgery approvals and capital investments while trimming about 100 positions. Alan B. Miller of UHS cites growth and quality care as community priorities.
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Universal Health Services
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Health Services
ARMC
UHS
Aiken
Miller
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Hospital Corporation of ‘America
Richard Wright
Trol
Ricky Satcher
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Alan B. Miller
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