Aiken County Man Pleads Guilty in Child Offenses Case
Dale T. Cooper, 77, of Salley, admitted three counts of improper acts on children aged 14 or younger from incidents between 1974 and 1985. A plea agreement sent him to the maximum 10 years on each count, to be served concurrently. The case involved four women who came forward after years, with two victims in court.
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Aiken County
Dale T. Cooper
Jerusalem Branch Road
Salley
Cooper
Knox McMahon
Brenda Brisbin
Alford
Mally
McMahon
Mike Gellatly
Mgellatly
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South Carolina tax fraud businesswoman fined and placed on probation
Debra G. Solesbee a 56 year old Edgefield woman who ran Advanced Accounting & Tax Services pleaded guilty to nine charges for fraudulent tax returns and failing to remit employee withholdings. She was sentenced to five years in jail suspended on five years probation a $20000 fine and 360 hours of community service. The judge noted the unique nature of this tax fraud statute and chose probation over prison for this nonviolent offense.
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North Augusta
Debra G. Solesbee
Edgefield
Strom Thurmond Jr
Solesbee
Advanced Accounting & Tax Services of
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Knox McMahon
Mike Gellatly
Meelladly
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Aiken praised for spending transparency in South Carolina
South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom commended Aiken for leading in fiscal openness by publishing financial data online. City Manager Roger LeDuc and finance staff credited rapid online access and hundreds of pages of transactions, with County officials signaling a statewide push for transparency.
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Richard Eckstrom
Aiken
Eckstrom
Aiken County
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Fred Cavanaugh
Roger LeDuc
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Kim Abney
Barbara Salley
Wes Funderburk
Ronnie Young
Scott Singer
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Rob Novit
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Dick Smith
Lessie Price
Don Wells
District partners with dentists to screen kindergartners to second graders
The Aiken County School District reports 25 dentists have screened about 7,700 children over three years with nurses doing follow up. Pro-bono services cited for families lacking funds. Board debated Byrd's sealant proposal but chose the screening program.
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Aiken County
Cecilia Davidson
Board of Education
Tammi Byrd
Health Promotions Specialists
Byrd
Davidson
Donna Wesley
Joyce Stanley
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