Groundbreaking Planned for Toole Hill Homes in Aiken
The City of Aiken and Toole Hill Neighborhood Association schedule a groundbreaking Saturday for the first two homes in Toole Hill. Senator Lindsey Graham vows to seek compromise despite potential backlash. Dr Frank Roberson to be honored as Administrator of the Year by the South Carolina State Board of Education.
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Toole Hill
City of
Dr. Roberson
S.C. State Board
State Board of Education
Superin Dr. Frank
Reading profiles spotlight book lovers and readers
A community feature highlights Judy P Keit of Warrenville and other readers as they share interest in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. The page notes deaths and funeral notices across South Carolina, listing names and towns such as West Columbia Ridge Spring Gilbert Aiken and Aiken.
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Good and Evil
John Berendt
Congress to Hear MOX Consolidation Report Next Month
A congressional hearing will review a DOE commissioned report by academics and retired experts on consolidating storage of plutonium and weapons-grade uranium at 13 sites. Critics from Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness doubt MOX fuel plutonium is the focus and warn of potential challenges.
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U.S. Congress
Savannah River
Mal McKibben
Aiken
Department of Energy
McKibben
Congress
Cistern Unearthed During Parking Lot Work At Kalmia Plaza
City crews uncovered a large empty cistern after digging beneath the surface at Kalmia Plaza. Aiken officials say the cavern may be 25 feet across and 15 to 20 feet deep, with dirt likely filling the space and water flow needing investigation.
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John Moore
Ron Mitchell
City of Aiken
Department of Public Works
Kalmia Plaza
Aiken
Strange cockpit warnings before 2004 North Augusta crash
Federal investigators released the NTSB findings on the April 12 2004 Cessna 182S crash near Augusta Regional at Bush Field that killed William Cuntz Jr and his two sons. The report notes distressed radio phrases and navigation problems as the plane descended through fog.
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Federal Aviation
North Augusta
William Cuntz Jr
Golden Colo
Anne Maria Nursing Home
William C. Cuntz IV
Colorado Sprigs
Colo
John F Cuntz
Evergreen
National Transportation Safety Board
Aiken Municipal
Cuntz
Greenville
Miss
Augusta Regional
Bush Field
Aiken Municipal Airport
Aiken Sheriff Cracks Down on Unregistered Sex Offenders
Aiken County Sheriff's Office reports arrests of two men for failing to register as sex offenders and holds warrants for seven others. Bernard Frazier, 28, and Christopher Simmons, 24, both of North Augusta, located and charged with failure to register. Frazier convicted of kidnapping in 1997. Simmons has a prior sexual assault conviction. Third offense carries five years, with three mandatory. First and second offenses carry mandatory 90 days. Further warrants await, with details to be continued on page 16A.
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Aiken County
Bernard Frazier
East Buena Vista Avenue
Christopher M. Simmons
Fleetwood Drive
North Augusta
Sheriff's Office
Frank
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Judy P. Keit
Warrenville
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Riker
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Gilbert Annie Ruth Hall
Abby
Mox
Mitchell
Discovery
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LaGrange
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