Aiken Officer Guilty Of Reckless Driving
Leonard C. Plunkett, an Aiken Public Safety officer, was found guilty of reckless driving by a magistrate's court jury. He faces a $50 fine or 30 days in jail after a May 8 off duty crash near North Augusta, with no injuries. Plunkett was demoted from Public Safety Lieutenant to Officer after the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Public Safety
Leonard C. Plunkett
Aiken County
B.E. Nichols
Plunkett
U.S. 1
North Augusta
Ship Loses Power Scrapes Silas Pearman Bridge
A Greek freighter Torm Jessie lost backing power and headed toward the Silas Pearman Bridge on the Cooper River. Don Clanton ordered the anchor drop to avert disaster as two tugs struggled to stop the vessel. The bow scraped pilings and chipped concrete. minor damage reported.
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Charleston
Silas Pearman
Torm Jessie
Cooper River
Don Clanton
White Stack Towing and Transportation Co
Peter Nistad
White Stack
Nistad
Coast Guard
Warm Front Triggers Wet Start to Week
A warm air front delivered unexpected morning rain and wet conditions. Forecasters expect a 30 percent chance of more showers tonight and Wednesday with cloudy periods in between. Lows around 70 and highs mid 80s to low 90s mark the three day outlook with backend showers tapering to partly cloudy by Friday and Saturday.
Deaths and Funerals Across the Region
An obituary roundup lists Andrea Andreasen 88 of Westwood died Sunday with services planned in Staten Island. Harris Cason Byars 77 of Route 1 Windsor, Leora Walker White 67 of Seavern Road Wagener, and Charles C Parker 88 of North Augusta are noted with local funeral plans and cemetery burials. Additional notices cover Myrtle Owens 53 Williston, Bertha Cartin Sims as well as Thomas Martin 60 Graniteville and George Cambridge 2004 Gregory Lake Rd. memorials and service details follow.
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Westwood
N.J
Andrea Andreasen
Chestnut St
Crystal
Lloyd) Olsen
Westwood Hospital
Staten Island
N.Y
Halsey Funeral Home
Andreasen
First Evangelical Free Church of Brooklyn
Norway
Evelyn A. Potter
First Baptist Church of
Windsor
Harris Cason Byars
Windsor Baptist Church
Edward A. Newsone
Mr. Byars
Aiken County
Wayne Byars
John E. Byars
Wendell Byars
Jimmy Byars
Billy Bell
George Funeral Home
Jessie L. Gomillion
Cox Ave
Aiken
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
North Augusta
Charles C. Parker
Pineview Memorial Gardens
Mr. Parker
Sidereal Ave
Posey
Langley
K.C. Stevens
Earl Satcher
Mount Beaulah Baptist Church
Sims
Cleo Ororuke
Evans
Leona Sawters
Cayce
Dora L. Thomas
Martinez
Odell Cartin
Williston
Cecil Cartin
Jennings Cartin
Mableton
Claude Bell
Jackson
Leroy Bell
Augusta
Victor Bell
Vernon Bell
Harold Bell
Richard Reese
Charles Melton
Raymond Lewis
Ennis E. Thomas
Tallman Dr
Graniteville
Thomas Samuel Martin
Richmond County
Graniteville Cemetery
Lee Holman
Martin
Glen Cove
Long Island
Clara G. Martin
Nancy L. Croft
Gaffney
Thomas S. Martin Jr
William Martin
Sarasota
Fla
Aiken County Cancer Society
George Cambridge
Gregory Lake
Richmond County Hospital
Westover Memorial Park
Lawrence V. Bradley
Cambridge
London
England
Remises Shrine
Canada
Ford Motor Co
Mabel S. Cambridge
Joen Fergus
Burlington
Dian Hendricks
Patricia Thurmond
Janet Fordham
Mary Hawrelak
Edmonton
Alberta
Lena Bavis
Gwen Kumm
Lucy Woodham
Harry Cambridge
Johnny Cambridge
Davenport
Iowa
Charles Fordham
Wayne Scarboro
Rick Freeman
Lee Hendricks
Dan Hendricks
Fred Thurmond
Elliot Sons Funeral Home
Solicitor Seeks Death Penalty in Greenvill e Shooting Case
Solicitor Billy Wilkins will seek the death penalty for Albert Bo Thompson in the July 1978 shooting of Simpsonville grocer George M. Toubin. Thompson, 22, is one of three men charged. Bowen and Lee are the other defendants. Thompson was returned from New Jersey after extradition. Bowen serves a prison term for armed robbery and Lee is out on bond.
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New Jersey
Tony J. Bowen
Greenville
Willie Floyd Lee
Simpsonsville
Bowen
Lee
Indicted Deputy Refuses Desk Job in Shooting Case
Spartanburg County deputy William Stokely, indicted for involuntary manslaughter in the 45 year old Annie Halley shooting, refused Sheriff Larry Smith’s offer of a desk job. Authorities say the shooting occurred as officers attempted to serve a warrant and Stokely faces a July 7 trial date.
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Spartanburg
Spartanburg County
Larry Smith
William Stokely
Annie Halley
Stokely
Sheriff's Department
Spartanburg County General Sessions Court
Community Calendar Listings for North Augusta Aiken County
A dense schedule lists events for today and tomorrow across North Augusta and Aiken County. Meetings include Ex change Club at S & S Cafeteria, Overeaters Anonymous at Holy Trinity Church, American Legion posts, Aiken County Council, and band practice at Odell Weeks. sağlık
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North Augusta
Overeaters Anonymous
Holy Trinity Church
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
American Legion
Post
Aiken County Council
Council Chambers
Richland Ave
Aiken
H. Odell
Aiken County Association of Retarded Citizens
Kalmia School
Legion Home
Jaycee Hut
Aiken County Era Coalition
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken County Board of Education
Wagener Jaycees
Wagener Community Center
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
Aiken A.A
Linden
If My People patriotic musical set for July 3 at North Aiken Baptist
Correction notes the patriotic musical If My People will be staged July 3 at 7 p.m. at North Aiken Baptist Church with rehearsals July 1 and 2. It corrects a previous report and invites those 15 and older to contact Barb Rollins to join. The notice also mentions a tea cottage replacement project in Hitchcock Woods costing about 12500 and a fire damage tally of 1500.
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South Aiken Baptist Church
Chip Angell
Sunset Memory Garden
North Aiken Baptist Church
Aiken Standard
Barb Rollins
Aiken
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aiken, S.C
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Coma
Perce
Northwest
Plains
Midwest
mid-Atlantic States
Timothy Jones
Myrtle S. Owens
Myrtle Spencer
William T.) Owens
John Younginer Jr
Jerry W. Henry
Owens
Coulter Dr
Beaufort
R.B. Bryant
H.E. Halbrooks
Ralph W. Hall
Bertha Bell Sims
Bertha Bell
Cartin Sims
Route
Thomas S. Martin
Charles R. Gindroz
Charles Russell Gindroz
Barnard Rd
George Funeral Home Chapel
William Cobb
Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
Elkridge
Gindroz
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Shriner’s Cripple Children’s Hospital
Patrick L. Owens
Patrick la Don Owens
Charleston County
Stuhr
Frank Keels
Livereck Memorial Gardens
Tre Owens
Fort Johnson High School
Winn-Dixie
Clearview Baptist Church
Norman P. Owens
Curtis L. Owens
Sheila R. Owens
Crystal L. Owens
Theola N. Williams
Dorothy K. Owens
John G. Boone
Warrenville
John Gary Boone
Howlandville Baptist Church
Ronald Hasty
Robert Boone
Boone
Chesterfield County
Graniteville Co
Roxie T. Boone
Velina Melton
Ruby
Charlotte Polk
Shelby, N.C
Paul Boone
Baxter Boone
Winnsboro
Clarence Boone
Jacksonville
Grady L. Boone
New Orleans
Dora L. Boone
Augusta Rd
Burnettown
Lillian E. Beck
Lillian Elizabeth Beck
Carolina Ave
Robert Ledbetter
J.P. McKinnon
Beck
Lexington County
Faith Baptist Church
Evelyn Holton
Velma Carpenter
Belvedere
Bubba
A. Arlos Richardson
Duches Rd
N.W
Mr. Richardson
Lester
W. Va
South Aiken
Merilynn S. Richardson
Christine A. Richardson
John B. Richardson
Arnel Richardson
Selma Bunivant
Livonia
Mich
Retha Sax
Lexington
Darrell Richardson
Boies Richardson
West Columbia
Midland Valley Shopping Center
Clearwater
Aiken County Health Department
Midland Valley
H. Odell Weeks Activites Center
Senior Citizens
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding Drive
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
Larry Wood
Hitchcock Woods
PBM
Don Fitzpatrick
Lancaster Street
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