Dye packet may mark robbers in Beech Island bank heist
Two men robbed First Citizens Bank of Beech Island around 12 20 pm carrying handguns and towels over their heads. An exploding dye packet might mark money and nearby people if activated. A third person drove a green four door car while investigators from the sheriff's department FBI and state police search for the suspects.
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Beech Island
First Citizens Bank
Dan Bowe
Aiken County
Bowe
Kimberly-Clark
Budget Cuts Seen Certain After Reagan Victory
The Democratic House appears set to approve Reagan budget cuts in a package worth over 5 billion tied to a 37.8 billion spending bill. In the Senate a bipartisan accord produced an 80 to 15 vote on a 39.6 billion package, with final differences to be resolved in conference. Speaker O Neill said the vote was won, noting only about 15 Democrats aligned with Republicans.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Senate
O'Neill
Massachusetts
Residents Push Boundary Change for Belvedere Water District
In Belvedere, over 50 residents urged expansion of the Belvedere Water and Sewer District at a county council meeting. If the July 7 vote approves, the district would nearly double to include areas served by Water Distributors Inc such as Pineview Estates Barclay Estates and U.S. 25 south.
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Aiken County
Belvedere
Elizabeth Harrington
Water Distributors Inc
U.S. 25
Pineview Estates
Barclay Estates
Billie K. Trapp
North Augusta
Belvedere Water and Sewer Commission
Aiken County Courthouse Bell Moves to Museum
The cracked but intact courthouse bell was lowered Wednesday night by EMS members and moved to the Aiken County Museum. Officials say the bell belongs to the county and its final location beyond the museum is undecided.
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Aiken County
Emergency Medical Service
James Wilson
Jimmy Latimer
Jeff Wilson
Alton Smith
EMS
Aiken
Busby
Rotary mix up at North Augusta meeting
Alan George and Bob Wade tried to catch up on a missed Aiken Rotary meeting by attending the North Augusta club last Thursday. The North Augusta group meets on Tuesday, not Thursday, creating a scheduling mismatch for the pair.
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Alan George
Bob Wade
North Augusta Rotary Club
North Augusta Club
Eustis Park To House Special Students Again
The Aiken County School District plans to move special education students from Eustis Park to a new 10 room wing at Pinecrest School by December, with relocation and facility upgrades extending into next year. Kalmia Hill will be vacated and Pinecrest repurposed to house up to 150 students while renovations continue.
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Busby
Department of Public Safety
J. Carrol Busbee
Aiken
Wells Hutchison Law and Associates
John Wells
Eustis Park
Aiken County
Pinecrest
Ted B. Willis
Willis
Aiken County Board of Education
Kalmia Hill
Schofield
Aiken High School
South Aiken
Pine Log Road
Bradley
Edgefield Avenue
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Jeanie S. Roberson
Jeanie
Roberson
Augusta
Parker-Sharpe Incorporated
John B. Bradley
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