Four year old dies after accidental gunshot in North Augusta
North Augusta authorities report Ramone Lovett died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded 32 caliber pistol found in a night stand. Edgefield County Coroner Thurmond Burnette said the boy, who would have turned five in September, died from hemorrhage and shock during surgery at University Hospital. The death was ruled accidental.
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North Augusta
Ramone Lovett
Diane Lovett
University Hospital
Edgefield County
Thurmond Burnette
Burnette
Wagener Drug Factory Found Near Wagener
Deputies discover what appears to be a methamphetamine lab on Highway 302 about four miles west of Wagener. Investigators, not yet identifying the drugs, say the facility looked unused for some time and a tip from an elderly land renter led to the discovery. No arrests reported.
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Wagener
Aiken County
Heath
Judge Fields Humorously Delays Plea After Juror Mixup
Have You Heard about a probate court moment where Second Judicial Circuit Judge Richard E. Fields paused guilty pleas when a defendant revealed he was the judge’s father. The juror, recently moved from Aiken County to Williston, elicited a light remark from the judge about narrowly escaping sentence.
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Second Judicial Circuit
Richard E. Fields
Fields
Aiken County
Williston
Richard Fields
Du Pont honors Dr Donald A Orth as departmental fellow
Dr Donald A Orth named a Du Pont Departmental Fellow the highest professional title at the firm joining only one other holder since 1984. Orth, a nuclear chemistry PhD from UC Berkeley mentored by Dr Glenn Seaborg may face more committee duties as a result of the recognition.
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George Burgess
Donald A. Orth
Jean
Aiken
Dr. Orth
du Pont
University of California At Berkeley
Berkeley
Glenn Seaborg
Seaborg
Orth
Savannah River
County Council Approves 5.9 Mill Tax Increase Budget
Aiken County Council passed a 1986 budget of 13.1 million with a 5.9 mill levy, sparking quarrels over pork barreling. Clyburn supported the amended budget with higher general funds and bonds, while Hatcher and Woodring opposed. vote 5-2 with abstentions.
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Aiken County
Carrol H. Warner
William C
Bill) Clyburn
Warner
Clyburn
Axpayer
W. Scott Barnes
Marilyn Smith
LaVana McKenzie
Medwell Hill
J. Michael Toole
Fay S. Hatcher
Mim Woodring
Ralph S. Cullinan
Smith
McKenzie
Hill
Cullinan
Toole
Hatcher
Woodring
Dougy Center featured on ABC News segment in Portland
ABC Nightly News aired a segment about the Dougy Center in Portland, Oregon named for Doug Turno, a former Aiken resident who died of a brain tumor in December 1981. The center aids children and families facing death and terminal illness. Carol Turno praised the broadcast and recalled Doug’s influence, noting his reaction to Peter Jennings.
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ABC Nightly News
Dougy
Portland
Ore
Aiken
Doug Turno
Carol Turno
Doug
Peter Jennings
DOE and DHEC to Discuss Possible Savannah River Plant Violations
Officials from the South Carolina DHEC and the Savannah River Plant will meet later this month to discuss possible violations of the states Hazardous Waste Management Act. DHEC says the June 10 notice cites administrative and technical issues in groundwater monitoring and analysis.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Savannah River
FBI
SRP
DOE
DHEC
South Carolina
Louis Bedenbaugh
Juvenile Arbitration Proposed in Aiken County Program
Fran Chapman describes a juvenile arbitration plan in Aiken County offering qualifying youths a chance to clear records through tailored education, restitution, and community work. Referrals come from arresting officers to the Department of Youth Services, with hearings set within two weeks and volunteers guiding the process.
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Aiken County
Department of Youth Services
DYS
Patricia A. Reynolds
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Aiken Planning and Zoning Commission
Silver Bluff
Pine Log Roads
P&z
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Rowdy
Paula B. Daniel
ABC News
Bedenbaugh
Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
Steve Wright
Savannah River Operations Office
Tuscaloosa
Fran Chapman
Solicitor’s Office
Reynolds
Tony Rhoden
David Schwacke
Patricia A
Trish) Reynolds
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