Police blotter items from Clearwater to Wagener and Aiken
A Clearwater woman reported a stolen Motorola cell phone from her car on Pineland Drive Tuesday. A Whiskey Road fast food patron was arrested Wednesday for indecent exposure after exposing himself for ten minutes, with shorts taken as evidence. A Waxgener man assaulted on South Dixie Avenue Wednesday after a knife was flashed during an argument. A Highland Avenue shoplifting incident resulted in $90 in merchandise stolen by a man aided by two women. A Powderhouse Road home burglary Wednesday saw jewelry, a TV and a VCR taken. An alarm at River Bridge Road home Wednesday could not be fully checked due to a locked gate and a large dog. A North Augusta residence had a damaged passenger door after a rock was thrown at a vehicle. A Walker Road residence reported a truck window pried open and a two-way radio stolen. A Recreation Drive vehicle break-in Tuesday yielded $50 in a radio and $20 cash.
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Aiken
Langley Bath Clearwater hosts July 1 parent forum on vacancy
The Langley Bath Clearwater middle school library will host a July 1 4 pm parent forum on the upcoming principal vacancy. Parents and boosters will share priorities and desired characteristics for the next leader.
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Langley-Bath Clearwater Middle School
Arts program brings colorful summer arts to South Aiken High
South Aiken High hosts a county wide summer arts program drawing almost 200 students from grades 3 through 12 for three weeks of creative writing drama music dance and visual arts. Students from Granitville to North Augusta share experiences among puppetry theater and sculpture under directors Marcia Blizzard Joe Laurena and Prentiss Herron. Grand finale performances are set for June 29 at 7 pm for elementary and July 1 at 7 pm for middle and high school with public admission free.
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Aiken County
South Aiken High School
Marcia Blizzard
Joe Laurenza
Prentiss Herron
Gateway
Acgateway
South Aiken High
Inmates refurbish old bikes in Edgefield program
Fifteen bicycles refurbished by inmates at Federal Correctional Institution Edgefield were donated to Aiken County agencies including the Sheriff's Office and Housing Authority. Warden Mickey Ray presented them to Sheriff Howard Sellers and ADPS representatives. The bikes, with new helmets, will be given to local children at a summer bicycle safety rodeo.
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Federal Correctional Institution
Edgefield
Sheriff's Office
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken Housing Authority
Mickey Ray
Howard L. Sellers
ADPS
Housing Authority
Sellers
Bay
Matt McGinnis
Crouch Hardware
S.C
Sandhurst Estate Featured in Sandlapper Summer Issue
Aiken's Sandhurst Estate near Hopeland Gardens is highlighted in the summer Sandlapper. The four‑column property has welcomed guests for about a year and a half and originated as a bed and breakfast in 1883 with visits from Elizabeth Dole and English royalty.
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Aiken
Sandhurst
Hopeland Gardens
Elizabeth Dole
Thurmond memorabilia auction in Aiken set for Saturday
Nancy Moore Thurmond will hold an estate auction on Saturday June 26 at 818 Boardman Road Aiken starting at 10 a.m. Public preview at 8 a.m. Auctioneer Linda Page talks of a large curious crowd with items from Senator Strom Thurmond including clothing art rugs and a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado. Thirty percent of proceeds benefit Cancer Research.
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Aiken
Senator Strom Thurmond
Ronald Reagan
Nancy Moore Thurmond
Boardman Road
Linda Page
South Carolina
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