North Augusta QB, father arrested after police altercation
North Augusta High School star quarterback Loranzo Hammonds Jr. and his father Loranzo Hammonds Sr. were arrested after a police confrontation Friday night. Hammonds Jr. faces alcohol and safety violations during a traffic stop while his father is charged with disorderly conduct. The incident occurred near Conifer Court and Bradleyville Road, not during school hours.
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North Augusta High School
Loranzo B. Hammonds Sr
Beulah Avenue
Loranzo B. Hammonds Jr
North Augusta Department of Public Safety
18YearOld Woman Dies In Aiken County Crash
An 18 year old woman, Tiffany Furtick of Old Shoals Road, died after losing control of a 1999 Ford Escort on a dirt portion of Old Shoals Road near Wire Road. She was unrestrained and suffered multiple trauma. Her three passengers, including her 2 year old son, were restrained and uninjured. The crash occurred after 7 p m following a convenience store departure. Speed is listed as a contributing factor. This marks the 18th fatal crash in Aiken County in 2010.
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Tiffany Furtick
Old Shoals Road
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Carlton
Furtick
Wire Road
Deaths and Funerals noted in Martinez Edgefield
Obituary brief lists Albert L. Hewett of Martinez Georgia Esther D Jackson of Edgefield Louise Gregg Peel among those remembered in a local deaths and funerals column.
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Albert L. Hewett
Martinez, Ga
Esther D. Jackson
Edgefield
Louise Gregg Peel
Standoff Ends as Suspect Surrenders to Gas After Hours
Police spent hours outside Rain Tree Court home in a rain soaked standoff with 39 year old Joseph William Shaffer sought on burglary and grand larceny warrants. Aiken Public Safety used gas after a lengthy perimeter and SWAT call, a hostage negotiator heard urging surrender. Storms and evacuations accompanied the tense scene.
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Aiken Public Safety
Raintree Court
Joseph William Shaffer
Edgefield County Sheriffs Office
Capt
Wendell
Hall
SWAT
Karen Daily Aiken Public Safety
Edgefield County
Sheriff's Office
White man sues Wackenhut over alleged racial bias
Marvin Timothy Derman filed in U.S. District Court claiming Wackenhut Services Inc. demoted him from a management post at the Savannah River Site to promote a minority colleague. He alleges loss of pay stature and future career prospects.
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Savannah River
Wackenhut Services Inc
WSI
Marvin Timothy Derman
U.S. District Court
Powderhouse Road work not in near future
The city demolished a former Ark Animal Hospital building on Whiskey Road across from East Gate Drive as part of the Powderhouse Road Connector project, but City Manager Roger says construction will not start soon. The site was vacated in April and the city owns it for the project.
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Amy Banton
East Gate Drive
Powderhouse Road
City of
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Ark Animal Hospital
Roger
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North Augusta Star
Todd Bornscheuer
Ing
Dan Pippin
Conifer Court
Conifer Drive
Bradleyville Road
McDonald’s
Hammonds
Hammonds Jr
By Karen Daily
Abby
Karen Daily
Shaffer
Greatia
Ritu
SAIS
SACS
AikeoPrep Org
Wackenhut
Powderhouse
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