Former detention officer cleared in assault case
Former detention officer Steven Marks, 22, Ridge Spring, was found not guilty of assault in Magistrate Max Meek's court. He faced charges stemming from allegedly beating inmate Leroy Craig, 99, who had been jailed on arson charges. Marks was suspended during the investigation but offered his job back. he indicated no plans to return.
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Steven Marks
Max Meek
Marks
Ridge Spring
Leroy Craig
Craig
W. Scott Barnes
Lonnie McCarthy
Two Aiken Boys Remain Hospitalized After Crash and Thefts
Two Aiken boys remain hospitalized after a head on collision Friday afternoon on a private road on Graniteville Company property. Eddie Grover Scott Jr 14 is in good condition and Michael Scott is in critical condition. A separate theft at Hagood Stadium Aiken High School involved a $5000 Engleso air compressor and a $3000 Clemco sandblaster with locks cut from a gate. In Johnstown a theft from a Wall Street home between June 11 7 p.m. and yesterday 11 a.m. involved $2700 cash and a property deed. No suspects identified and investigations ongoing.
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Johnstown
Jerry O’shields
Wall Street
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Aiken
Eddie Grover Scott Jr
Michael Scott
Medical College of Georgia
Graniteville Company
Aiken County
Carrol G. Heath
Kenneth Eugene Clark
Graniteville
Heath
Council and committees plan meetings in Aiken today
The Development Committee of the Aiken County Council meets at 5 p.m. at the County Council Building in Aiken. The Judicial and Public Safety Committee meeting is postponed. A full council budget work session follows at 7 p.m. at 736 Richland Ave. W.
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Aiken County
Cavanaugh
South Towne Square
Silver Bluff
Dougherty Roads
Suzie Helms Named One Of Top Jaycees
Suzanne C. Helms of Aiken received a C. William Brownfield award at the 67th United States Jaycees Annual Meeting in Reno. The national honor goes to five top first year members after winning chapter district regional and statewide contests. The award honors Jaycee Creed author C William Brownfield.
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United States Jaycees
Suzanne C
Suzie) Helms
Aiken
C. William Brownfield
Reno
New
Ms. Helms
Radiation levels at SRP drop in 1986 despite Chernobyl fallout
The Savannah River Plant reports a 33 percent fall in maximum atmospheric radiation at the plant boundary in 1986, with a 0.6 millirem hypothetical dose. Chernobyl fallout slightly raised measurements, mainly iodine-131 and tritium remains the main concern, while deer hunting and turtle contamination show minimal risk.
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Savannah River
Chernobyl
The
du Pont Co
U.S. Department of Energy
SRP
Three More Enter Aiken County School Board Race
Glover M Hickson III J P Kneece and John M Hunter Jr announce candidacies for the special Sept 15 Aiken County Board of Education single member district election. They seek District 7 District 1 and District 9 seats with precinct details and civic roles noted. Filings closed yesterday.
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Glover M. Hickson III
J.P. Kneece
John M. Hunter Jr
Aiken County
Monetta
New Holland
Oak Grove
Perry
Salley
Tabernacle
Wagoner
Kneece
S.C. Board of Education
Aiken
Leavelle McCampbell
Midland Valley High
Minnie Palmore
Hickson
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity
Dickerson Lodge
Cairo Temple
Georgia Pharmaceutical Association
S.C. Pharmaceutical Association
Coalition To Assist
Hollow Creek
Six Points
Levels
Hunter
Three New Hitchcock Programs To Aid Heart Mind And Body
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center unveils new directions for the future including cardiac rehabilitation wellness and diagnostic technology programs. Dr Preston Conger named director of the cardiac rehab program which will be Aiken’s sole facility of its kind offering recovery pathways for cardiac patients.
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Hitchcock
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Aiken
Hitchcock Center
Clark Moore
Preston Conger
Elections decision possible in a month in Aiken
The Aiken City Council heard NAACP leader Michael Smith seek a 6-1 district plan for council elections and discussed a work session set for Monday. A formal ordinance could come at the July 13 council meeting with first reading then six days later second reading and public hearing.)local NAACP request aims to move from at large to single member districts for most seats.
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City of
Aiken
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Michael Smith
NAACP
Smith
James M. Holley
North Augusta
Fred B. Cavanaugh
City Council Sets Dates For Hearings On Plan
The Aiken City Council approved a second round of public hearings on the Comprehensive Plan. Wilbur Smith and Associates will gather citizen input and present preliminary findings. Meetings run July 14 to July 23 across five Aiken areas with 7 p.m. start times.
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Suzie Helms
By Phil Jones
Peggy Copley
Hopeland Gardens
Area One Advisory Council
Area One
Napa Street
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