Fire and Robbery Sweep Through Aiken Downtown
ADPS officers battled a late night fire at the Allstate Petroleum building at 230 Marlboro Street SE near Park Avenue, while also hunting for two armed robbers seen near Olive Oils at 283 Chesterfield Street. Midnight still found officers combing the downtown area and the scene for suspects.
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ADPS
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Allstate Petroleum
Marlboro St. SE
Park Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Chesterfield St
Deaths Joseph Minor and Freddie Spivey Obituaries
Obituary notices list Joseph Joe Minor of Burnettown and Freddie L Spivey of Tucson Arizona. The brief notices acknowledge their passing and provide basic biographical details and funeral arrangements.
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Joseph
Joe) Minor
Burnettown
Freddie L. Spivey
Tucson
Ari
Aiken County chief to retire after 40 years in education
Dr. Joseph R. Brooks faces 12 work days before retirement as Aiken County superintendent. Dr. Barbara Nielsen urged him to stay active in statewide educational decisions, praising his leadership and devotion to children. He will live in Aiken and teach extension courses while doing accreditation consulting work. About 250 attended his farewell dinner at South Aiken High School.
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Joseph R. Brooks
Barbara Nielsen
Aiken County
Nielsen
Dr. Brooks
South Aikien High School
Brooks
Aiken
University of South Carolina
South Carolina State University
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Wind and Rain End 2 Day Heat Spell
High winds and lightning caused scattered power outages across Aiken County on Friday evening. Outages were reported in Belvedere, North Augusta, Bath, New Holland, Aiken and nearby areas. Crews from SCE&G and Aiken Electric Cooperative worked calls as about 400 customers in Aiken lacked power at the storm’s peak, with about 60 percent restored by 11 p.m. The system also struck Columbia earlier, knocking out 10,000 customers there and leaving 7,000 still without power by 10 p.m. The storm dropped hail and toppled trees near South Aiken High School.
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Aiken County
Belvedere
North Augusta
Bath
New Holland
Aiken
South Aiken High School
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Sce&g
Columia
Columbia
Berrick Brown
Heatwave Bakes Area With 95 Degree High and Humidity
The day reached 95 with a heat index near 105 as a storm front cooled temps briefly. Forecasters warn heat and humidity return early next week with highs around 95 and daily chances of showers. DHEC urges precautions to prevent heat related illness and outdoor activity during cooler parts of the day.
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S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Wreck Ends Police Chase In Crosland Park
Tyrone Brooker Jones, 22, of 725 Salley Road, led Aiken DPS on a high speed pursuit from Aldrich Road to Wire Road where his car veered into a dirt embankment. Det Sgt Tom Galardi said Jones resisted arrest, drove under the influence, and faced multiple charges after arrest.
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Salley
Crosland Park
Tyrone Brooker Jones
Salley Road
Tom Galardi
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Galardi
Jones
Mike Hunt
Aldrich Road
Hunt
Flintlock Curve
Shaw Industries to Close Carpet Mills Shocks Edgefield Officials
Shaw Industries plans to shut yarn spinning mills in Trenton and Toccoa Georgia within 60 days, costing about 387 jobs in Edgefield County. Economic Development Partnership leader Dangerfield and others expressed surprise and disappointment as the industry faces a weak market and fierce competition prompting factory consolidation.
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Edgefieldounty
Trenton
Shaw Industries Inc
Toccoa
Tim Dangerfield
Economic Development Partnership
Aiken
Edgefield
Dangerfield
Robert E. Shaw
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Cali
Kitten
Charleston
U.S. 17
Awendaw
Robert E. Lee II
John Ancrum Sociey For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Lee
Abby
Ginn
Joseph Brooks
Beth
Willar
State
Maria Defever
Linda B. Eldridge
Alachua County
Gainesville
Fla
Sce&g Spokesman
Susan Provence
DHEC
Center For Health Prom
Chase
Eric Ward
Embankment
Shaw Ndustries
Philip Lord
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