Three hurt in wreck treated released in Aiken
Friday night crash on S C 19 left a man and a woman dead and three others treated and released at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. The truck driver Ricci Wagner of Hopkinsville Kentucky and his son were minorly injured along with Barry Dean Scott of Aiken. A southbound van registered to Miguel Haro of Pleasant Run Drive in Aiken and possibly his wife Coryn were also involved as investigators seek identifications. In North Augusta a bomb disposal unit handled a live 105 mm howitzer round found after two hand grenades were discovered under Eric Miller’s home. The grenades were duds but the howitzer shell was detonated later. No injuries or property damage occurred.
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S.C. 19
Aiken
Ricci Wagner
Hopkinsville
Ricci Wagner Jr
Barry Dean Scott
Miguel Haro
Pleasant Run Drive
Coryn
Sue Townsend
North Augusta
Eric Miller
Morgan Ave
Michael Franks
Aiken County
Fort Jackson
Georgia Lottery Saturday Winning Numbers Report
Georgia Lottery results list Cash 8 drawing 7 9 9. Georgia Lotto numbers 212 14 15 2697. Powerball numbers 6 15 23 20 34 and Powerball 16.
Young riders sit tall in the STAR saddle
Four new riders made debuts at Black Forest Equestrian Center in Aiken County. STAR founder Clare Clyatt and Olympic riders David Green and Philip Dutton helped guide the children, including 7 year old Heather Olson, in a four session pilot program aimed at therapeutic riding for the disabled.
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Aiken County
Black Forest
Gordon Simmons
Bonnie
David Green
Philip Dutton
Australia
Driving Inc
STAR
Cinnamon
Blue
Misty
Clare Clyatt
Heather Olson
Beech Island
Guard members deliver community service across CSRA
Sgt Al Smith of the Company C 122nd Engineer Battalion in Graniteville says the Army National Guard distinguishes itself by performing free community service. The 135 member unit repairs Camp Long facilities, builds fields for Midland Valley and South Aiken High Schools, and helps local churches while training monthly. They estimate nearly $20,000 saved for Camp Long and plan more work in Panama and here later.
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al Smith
Army National Guard
Smith
122Nd Engineer Battalion
Graniteville
Camp Long
National Guard
Guard
Panama
122Nd Engineer
CSRA
Bertha damage tallies in Surf City as storm hits
Hurricane Bertha battered North Carolina coastal areas injuring 40 to 50 homes and stranding about 100 residents while 40,000 tourists evacuated Topsail Island. Police chief D H Jones said crews saved most residents over the bridge but five town cars were disabled. The storm weakened over Virginia.
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Surf City
North Carolina
Topsail Island
Bertha
D.H. Jones
Jones
Rain Falls Short as Bertha Douses Carolina Coast
Hurricane Bertha delivered 1 to 3 inches along Charleston County and up to 4 inches near Conway, but agriculture officials say the rainfall does not erase a 10 inch deficit for the year. Farmers report late moisture, with tomato harvests wrapping up and needs unmet in broader areas westward.
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Charleston
Cvaltures
Clemson
Chip Boling
State Agriculture Commission
Leslie Tindal
Conway
Tindal
Boling
Prison neighbors urge meeting over escape warnings
Doug Evans leads Trenton area residents seeking a state Department of Corrections community meeting to address what they call broken promises about adequate warnings when inmates escape from the Trenton Correctional Institution. He notes concerns resurfaced after a prisoner jumped a fence and criticizes DOC for not sitting down with residents.
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Trenton
Doug Evans
State Department of Corrections
Trenton Correctional Institution
Evans
DOC
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