Former lieutenant pleads to assault in Aiken case
Former Aiken policeman Frank M. Conoly pleaded to simple assault and malicious injury to property after a 1999 road incident involving LaPrell Drumming and Tammie Drumming. Judge Thomas W. Cooper Jr ordered fines totaling 2884 dollars or 30 days’ concurrent sentences. Conoly, 48, cited injury and a 1999 stroke ending his law enforcement career.
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Aiken
Andy Anderson
Frank M. Conoly
Anderson
LaPrell
Condy
Miss Drumming
Tammie Drumming
Conoly
Simple
Thomas W. Cooper Jr
Kim Aydlette
Attorney General's Office
Cooper
North Augusta bans fireworks amid drought
North Augusta City Council adopted Emergency Ordinance 2000-15 to prohibit fireworks within the municipal limits for the next 60 days. The action follows an upgrade of Aiken County drought status to moderate by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
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North Augusta
South Carolina Department of_Natural Resource
Aiken
South Carolina's child well being ranks 43rd in Kids Count
South Carolina remains near the bottom in child well being as the Kids Count survey lists the state 43rd overall, up two spots. Births to single mothers rose to 27 percent in 1997, about 14,249 babies, with stark racial gaps—12 percent white births vs 53 percent Black.
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I-20 Westbound Lane Closure Near Savannah River Bridge
The right lane westbound at the Savannah River Bridge on the Georgia South Carolina line will be closed 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Wednesday while Georgia DOT maintenance crews repair guard rails. Damaged rails from past accidents will be replaced. District 2 communications official Barbara Newsome notes the repairs and warns drivers to slow down through work zones. District Engineer Michael L. Thomas urges extreme caution.
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Scott Webster
Georgia
Savannah River Bridge
South Carolina State Line
Georgia Department of Transportation
Maineenance Forces
Barbara Newsome
District 2 Communications
Michael L. Thomas
Oliver named top local doc for holistic care in Aiken
Dr. Gerald Oliver received the 2000 Physician of the Year award from DHEC District Health Director Morris Govan at the Rotary Club of Aiken. The Lower Savannah Health District covers Aiken Allendale and Barnwell counties. Oliver runs Synergic Health Center and was praised for his holistic approach to family medicine amid insurer pressure on doctor pay.
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Gerald Oliver
DHEC
Morris Govan
Aiken
Allendale
Barnwell
Oliver
Rotary Club
Lower Savannah
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Rotary Club of
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Aiken County Council Denies Spending Requests
The Aiken County Council rejected new spending requests totaling more than 500000 while approving a Fiscal 2001 budget of 63.5 million dollars. Chairman Ronnie Young said the budget was tight and no need was left unaddressed, yet the panel chose not to raise property taxes. Councilsman Phil Napier abstained on items related to Sage Mill and the GVW fire department.
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Aiken County
Council
Ronnie Young
Phil Napier
Sage Mill
GVW Fire Department
Susan Graham
Aiken Technical College
Rain deficit remains high despite recent showers
The Aiken and Augusta areas received sporadic rain over two to three days with showers and thunder. Meteorologist Chuck Hunter at the Savannah River Site reports gauges measured less than a quarter inch to two inches, leaving this year’s rain deficit high despite the latest rainfall.
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Aiken
Augusta
Chuck Hunter
Savannah River
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