Aiken Resident Aids Red Cross at Arizona Fire Site
Aiken native Rusty Hutson, a long time Red Cross volunteer, helps on site in Prescott Arizona for 19 firefighters who died in a June 30 blaze. He works with National Fleet Operations maintaining 35 trucks and four Maintenance Emergency Response Vehicles and supports shelters water and supplies for firefighting crews.
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Arizona
Rusty Hutson
Tim
Toyota Center
Prescott
Ariz
Hutson
Red Cross
Williston
Savannah River
S.C. Palmetto
Aiken
South Carolina
Agency
Lancaster
MERV
Rusty
Aiken Red Cross
Lindsay Findley
California
Tim’s Toyota Center
Prescott Valley
Granite Mountain
Yarnell Hill
Gloverville Head Start Closes Doors Amid Budget Cuts
The Gloverville Head Start site shuts down due to a federal sequester cutting about 85 billion nationally. 52 children lose services while 424 preschoolers remain served in Aiken and Barnwell counties. 8 staff positions are eliminated as the smaller site proves costly to operate.
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Aiken-Barnwell
Gloverville
Aiken
Barnwell
Shadie Hall
Beaufort Street
Head Start
Hall
Area Deaths in Aiken Warrenville Langley and Wood
Obituary notices list Betty Hill Raines Aiken Johanna Groswold Warrenville Doris Smith Pitts Aiken Everett McKie North Augusta Frankie Lee Craig Langley Larry Williams Langley Louell in Wood Aiken deaths and funerals 6A.
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Frankie Lee Craig
Langley Larry Williams
Langley Louell
Wood Key
Aiken
Partly cloudy with developing storms forecast
A partly cloudy sky rises with developing thunderstorms across the region. High temperatures around 85 and low near 72. The forecast covers the next five days with varying chances of rain and warm conditions.
Taser use explained by Aiken Public Safety instructor
Sgt. Craig Burgess of Aiken Public Safety notes Tasers are used only on violent or actively resisting suspects and with the least shock necessary. He contrasts Tasers with pepper spray noting interception of overbroad exposure. Recent incidents keep Tasers in local headlines across Richmond County and nearby areas.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Craig Burgess
Aiken Public Safety
Augusta
U.S. 1
Aiken County
Richmond County
Honey Path
Edgefield Highway
Burgess
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Betty Hill
Raines, Aiken
Brit Johanna Groswold
Warrenville
Doris Smith Pitts, Aiken
Everett McKie
North Augusta
ECR
Caro RR
Abby Ean
Metina Vingte
Aiken Library
Twitty
Newberry
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