Police blotter items span arrests and thefts across local streets
A Kershaw Street man faced criminal domestic violence charges after striking a house mate with an unknown object while intoxicated. A Moody Street man was arrested in a Wednesday burglary involving a $300 stereo after a brick entry. A Richland Avenue resident was charged with assault and battery for attacking a visitor in the yard. A trespass notice was filed to deter future unauthorized visits. A Moneta business employee had her car stolen while unattended. Tools worth $8,000 were taken from a Warrenville roll around on Whaley Street. A 1995 Mazda 626 was stolen from Bradleyville Road in North Augusta. A Belvedere home burglary occurred between June 26 and July 9 with two window air conditioners taken. A 35-year-old woman on Wire Road reported workplace assault and harassment by a coworker. no arrest made. A counterfeit $20 bill was passed at a Richland Avenue business. A Vincent Street man was arrested for disorderly conduct after a loud dispute. Probing prowling reported near Laurens Street with complaints of harassing calls and voices nearby. Updated 7/11/98.
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Kershaw Street
Moody Street
Richland Avenue
John Nunn
Moneta
Whaley Street
Warrenville
Bradleyville Road
North Augusta
Edgefield Road
Belvedere
Aiken County
Vincent Street
ADPS
Laurens Street
Beanie Babies and Baseball Cards Show at USC Aiken
Beanie Babies and baseball cards event hosted by Pi Epsilon Mu at University of South Carolina Aiken runs 10 a m to 4 p m on Saturday July 18 in the Student Activities Center. Admission 2 for adults and 1 for kids, with a help line and a Hole In One contest offering a million dollars.
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University of South Carolina Aiken
Hero in right place at right time saves drowning woman
Robby Wells, former Midland Valley High School and Furman football star, acted quickly on Father’s Day after hearing a scream at Lake Marion. He helped pull a lifeless woman from the water and performed rescue breaths, reviving her enough to speak again.
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Robby Wells
Midland Valley High School
Furman University
Wells
Lake Marion
Local hero helps drowning victim and hints at role
Game wardens and EMS arrived to find the woman coherent and stable not needing hospital care. The man praised his own actions, saying he merely helped someone in need. The hero label has already been applied to Wells, a Midland Valley High School graduate of 1986 who later played receiver for Furman’s 1988 I AA champions.
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Monicker
Wells
Midland Valley High School
Furman
IAA
Aiken boy Robby Nicosia's dream of dinosaur digs comes true
Nine year old Robby Nicosia traveled to Wyoming with Make A Wish Foundation, digging in a marine fossil area, making casts of a tooth and a raptor claw, and visiting a dinosaur museum. He also enjoyed whitewater, fishing, and a Yellowstone cabin, with extensive educational activities and memories to share.
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Robby Nicosia
Aiken Boy
Wyoming
Robby
Susan
Robbie
Dinosaur Museum
SPCA seeks box fans to cool overheated kennel
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in desperate need of 30 box fans to cool its non air conditioned kennel as a heat wave pushes temperatures above 100 degrees. Shelter manager Tom Caniglia says puppies and elderly dogs are at risk and some have died. Fans can be bought for about 14 dollars and donations are accepted at SPCA on Wire Road during posted hours. call 648 6863 for details.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Tom Caniglia
SPCA
Wire Road
Seniors win grant for LSCOG six-county elderly aid
The Lower Savannah Council of Governments will receive 1.4 million dollars to continue home and community based services for seniors in six counties including Aiken Allendale Bamberg Barnwell Calhoun and Orangeburg. The grant funds congregate meals home delivered meals transportation health promotion and preventive services with distribution based on the 1990 census. Linda Holmes notes the money combines federal state and matching funds. Aiken County's share is about 289,000 dollars with allocations weighted to counties with more residents over 60.
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Lower Savannah
LSCOG
Aiken County
Holmes
Aiken
Gloverville
North Augusta
Bath
Hutto
Fire damages Shannon Lane home in midday blaze
A home at 105 Shannon Lane near Whiskey Road in Aiken suffered heavy damage after a midday fire around 11 50 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the residence fully engulfed. Capt. Tom Galardi of the ADPS said the fire started in the laundry room and was brought under control quickly.
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Shannon Lane
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Sonic Drive-In
Tom Galardi
ADPS
Journalistic integrity under fire in CNN nerve gas report
A critical column accuses major outlets including CNN and Time of fabricating or distorting news to chase sensationalism. It condemns editors for ignoring evidence, urges vigilance to uphold facts, and cites the Vietnam nerve gas report as a peak example of manipulated evidence and recovered memory myths.
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Boston Globe
The
New Republic
Cincinnati Enquirer
CNN Television
CNN
Time Magazine
Perry Smith
Vietnam
Gen. Smith
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