Nicotine fix leads to chase across two states
A late night shoplifting incident ended in a two state chase and the arrest of two North Augusta women, Julia M. Robinson and Onjulique E. Orsten, after Robinson took five cartons of cigarettes from Smile Station on US 1 in Aiken. The pursuit involved the Aiken County Sheriff's Office and North Augusta Department of Public Safety as the suspects fled toward the car.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Ms. Orsten
Budget on agenda for Aiken County schools meeting
The Aiken County Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. to focus on the 1999-2000 budget with a workshop followed by a regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the district office on Brookhaven Drive. Items include selecting a new Redcliffe Elementary principal, expulsion actions, transfers, instructional day length standards, and grants and contracts.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Dstrict
Brookhaven Drive
Aiken Mall
Redcliffe Elementary
Sam Bingham
Spartanburg
Hammond Hill Elementary
Obituary notices list several local residents
Death notices announce Arthur Derwood Gore Jr of Beaufort Willie Lee Miles of Johnston Thomas Sonny Mitchum of Clearwater Guynell Smith of Warrenville Vita Scott Thompson of North Augusta Edith Corley Wilber and others with funeral homes named including Copeland Amos and Sons Hatcher George and Elliott Sons. Obituaries appear on page 4.
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Arthur Derwood Gore, Jr
Beaufort
Copeland
Willie Lee Miles
Johnston
Amos and Sons Funeral
Thomas Sonny Mitchum
Clearwater
Hatcher Funeral Home
Corn
Sanders, Aiken
George Funeral
Guynell Smith
Warrenville
Elliott Sons
Vita Scott Thompson
North Augusta
Stephen D
Cloggers entertain at Hopeland Gardens
The Master City Cloggers of Augusta performed outdoors at Hopeland Gardens as part of the Summers Concert Series. The show featured songs from Annie Newsies and Riverdance plus Yearwood and a techno segment. Over 100 dancers, large crowd, free event with rules against alcohol.
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Hopeland Gardens
Augusta
Riverdance
Newsies
Trisha Yearwood
Kennedy Center
Washington
D.C
Ginny Southworth
Master City Cloggers
Attorneys appeal for McWee in death penalty case
McWee's lawyers argued in Aiken that his trial was unfair and that defense failures and inflammatory prosecution comments tainted verdicts. They urged a new trial on grounds of mental illness and ineffective representation, noting McWee's psychosis and delusions. Judge Pieper asked for proposed orders by June 21 and planned a ruling before month end.
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Jerry ‘McWee
Aiken
McWee
John F. Hardaway
Hardaway
McVee
John Perry
Erry
David Willis
Perry
George Scott
Lisa Reed Kimbrough
Daniel E. Pieper
Mwe
Donald Zelenka
Pieper
Carrol Bryant
Jim Huff
Robert J. Harte
Scott
Harte
Bryant
Huff
State Courts Administration
Travelers aid crash victims on US 278 near Windsor
On a Friday night, Mike Storer and his son Aaron stopped to help after spotting a truck smoking off the road near Clip pership Loop. The ex-firefighter, CPR trained, administered about 10 to 12 minutes of CPR to a male victim in a 1999 Ford F150 until EMS arrived. One victim was taken to Aiken Regional Medical Centers, another to ARMC. Names and conditions were not available.
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Florida
Mike Storer
Aaron
Ft. Pierce
Fla
Windsor
Clippership Loop
Storer
Montmorenci
Aiken
ARMC
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Robins
Abby
Cash
Ivening
Pantasy
Aikenstandard.com
Shoneys
Annie
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