Friday Foot Chase At AHS Ends In Arrests
Four males trespassed at Aiken High School leading to a Friday on foot chase with the PACT Team. One passenger fled but was captured by Officer Lee Anderson as backups arrived. all faced charges of disorderly conduct resisting arrest and trespassing after notice. Names were not available at press time.
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Aiken High ‘School
Lee Anderson
Aiken Department of Public Safety Pact
Anderson
David Caver
S.L. Spoone
Gerald Oliver
Angel Sizemore
Aiken Middle School
Oliver
Aiken County Healthy People 2000
Beasley Grants Funding Aiken Public Safety For SRO Programs
Governor Beasley announced a 71 878 grant to the Aiken Department of Public Safety to strengthen School Resource Officer programs in Aiken. The funds come from a federal Drug Control and System Improvement program and aim to boost law enforcement community ties and violence prevention. A Lupus support group meets June 11 at 7 p m in the Aurora Pavilion with contact numbers for more information.
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Olumbia
David M. Beasley
Aiken
Beasley
South Carolina
Department of Public Safety
Office of Safety and Grants
Aurora Pavilion
Teens Buy Cigarettes Easily in Aiken County Study
Aiken County teens aged 12 to 17 attempted to purchase cigarettes in a three annual youth buy operation and succeeded about 34 percent of the time a drop from 58 percent in 1994. Local officials say the problem persists with underage sales and urge stricter enforcement and better parental guidance.
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S.L. Spooner
Aiken County
Healthy People
Greg White
White
Byron Pinckey
Poda Truly A Miracle Featured On Local Miracle Network
On WRDW Channel 12 weekend telethon Michael Poda a 5 year old of Aiken is one of four children chosen for a live 1 PM to 2 PM interview during 21 hours of programming. He has a pacemaker implanted at 22 days old after heart block during pregnancy.
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Children’s Miracle Network
WRDW
Michael Poda
Aiken
Michael
Fran
Medical College of Georgia
Cancer Survivor Tells Of Battle
Paul Flanagan details his fight against prostate cancer diagnosed in 1991 and his later role leading a prostate cancer support group. National Cancer Survivors Day events are planned including a Carolina Cancer Center picnic from 11 am to 1 pm.
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Paul Flanagan
Aul Flanagan
Carolina Cancer Center
Flanagan
Crystal
Aiken
Paul Goetowski
Thorugh
Goetowski
Goctowski
Sullivan Family Ties to Early Hollywood Publishing
Jean Sullivan recalls her father Jim Quirk a Hollywood publisher who helped bring a new era of cinema to America. She describes rare visits to his home the famous guests and the finances behind his early success while noting the impact on her life and career at Aiken Prep and beyond.
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Jim Quirk
Jean Sullivan
America
Jean
Claudette Colbert
Frederic March
Ramon Novarro
Douglas Fairbanks
Maurice Chevalier
Adela Rogers
St. Johns
Harold Fletcher
Aiken Preparatory School
Aiken
Aiken Prep
Arthur Sullivan
Ken
Fletcher
New York
Quirk
Hollywood
Wyoming
Betty
Lean
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Lupus
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Jacob Hall
Howard Sellers
Sellers
By Roddie Barris
Ginny Southwort
Jim Moore
Susan Earnest
Suzie
Cold Creek Nurseries
Hitchcock
By Michael W
Dr. Goetowski
Michael W. Gibbons
Bill Flanagan
Sullivan
Carl Langley
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