Former Clerk Faces Embezzlement Charge in Blacksburg
Margaret Lipscomb 44, a former Blacksburg town clerk, was charged with breach of trust after authorities say she embezzled 145 dollars from May 19 to June 19. Lipscomb resigned last Thursday and is released on bond. She handled payments for water sewer and gas services.
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Blacksburg (Ap
Blacksburg
Margaret Lipscomb
Lipscomb
State Law Enforcement Division
Hugh Munn
Munn
Tornado Suspected in Clarendon County Damage
A suspected tornado damaged a video store and an unoccupied mobile home in Alcola near Manning, with about 20 000 dollars in damage reported by WLTX. The National Weather Service could not confirm a tornado as of 8 30 p.m. No injuries were reported. Local sheriff’s dispatch confirmed the event.
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Alcola
Clarendon
Manning
Clarendon County
Sheriff's Department
Danny Floyd
Wltx-Tv
Columbia
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Ron Jones
Jones
South Carolina State CFO Surrenders on Embezzlement Charge
South Carolina State University chief financial officer Mool Shekhawat turned himself in after being charged with embezzling more than 96000 dollars from the main account. He allegedly deposited the funds into an investment account and spent nearly 40000 dollars.
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Orangeburg
South Carolina State University
Mool Shekhawat
Obituary Notices of Bates/Batesburg and Aiken Figures
Obituaries note deaths of Frederick Bates of Batesburg Leesville James Lamar Herrin and Kenneth Ramon Herrin of Aiken. Also listed are Tom Herrin Jr of Johnston Lawrence E Proctor of New Ellenton and Lillian Aretha Watkins Puckett of Greenville with notices appearing on Page 2B.
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Frederick Bates
Batesburg- Leesville
James Lamar Herrin
Aiken
Kenneth Ramon Herrin
Tom Herrin Jr
Johnston
Lawrence E. Proctor
New Ellenton
Lillian Aretha Watkins Puckett
Greenville
Budget OKed. Aiken district trims teachers and aides
The Aiken County School District approved the 1995 96 budget with projected losses of about 33 teachers and nearly 100 teacher aides. Board members dissenters argued funds could be rerouted to protect instruction while supporters cited resource limits.
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Anet
Aiken County
Board of Education
Aiken Woman Charged After Infant Bruised and Injured
Shirley Barnes of 302 Frieday Lane faces assault and battery with intent to kill and unlawful neglect of a child after her 14 month old son Shacory Jones arrived at Aiken Regional Medical Centers with severe bruising and a fractured skull. The child remained in critical condition as authorities said the injuries caused permanent brain damage. The case, which began with a Monday hospital call and involved DSS review, leaves the mother in custody on a $30,000 bond.
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Aiken
Shirley Barnes
Frieday Lane
Pete Frommer
Aiken N A Paving List Approved by County Board
The Aiken County Transportation Committee approved paving projects on a 1995 construction fund priority list prepared by Aiken and North Augusta. The action, part of a brief agenda, confirms county road resurfacing under the C Fund with about 180000 dollars allocated to each city. The panel also funded signs on Brinkley Memorial Highway and the Robert M Bell Parkway and approved 2800 dollars for road evaluation services.
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Aiken
Savannah River
Brinkley Memorial
Brinkley Parkway Signage Tied to County Funding
The county plans to fund signs from the C Fund if available. Aimed at naming S C 19 the Brinkley Memorial Highway in honor of Dr. Fred C. Brinkley, a Jackson physician and former Ellenton official, with former Transportation Committee Chair Robert M. Bell abstaining on funding votes to avoid perceived impropriety.
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S.C. 19
Fred C. Brinkley
Jackson
Brinkley
Old Ellenton
Augusta Mayor Greene Recovering After Light Heart Attack
North Augusta Mayor Thomas W Greene is hospitalized in Colorado after a light heart attack. City Administrator Charles Martin said Greene became ill Saturday night shortly after arriving in Boulder for a vacation with his wife Barbara. He underwent cardiac surgery Monday and is resting comfortably.
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Augusta
North Augusta
Thomas W Greene
Colorado
Charles Martin
Boulder
Barbara
Boulder ‘Community Hospital
Martin
Two Aiken Teens Die In Saluda County Collision
Two Aiken teens, James Herrin 17 and Kenneth Herrit 13, died at the scene when James ran a stop sign on Duncan Road. Derrick Forest 14 and Frederick Ready 15 were injured. Forest’s father Henry 43 and Ready were treated. The grandfather Tom Herrin Jr. died Tuesday unrelated to the crash. The teens will be buried Thursday at Reedy Branch Baptist Church.
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Saluda County
Johnston
James Lamar Herrin
Kenneth Ramon Herrit
Senate Drive
James
Nell
Frederick D. Ready
Aiken
Ford
Forest
Henry C. Forest
Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia
Gosnell
Ready
Herrins
Tom Herrin Jr
Reedy Branch Baptist Church
Ward
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Johnny A. Shaw
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Ruth Pat
Rick Science Education Center
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Joseph J. Brooks
Ginny Southworth
Linda Stavle
Carolina Pine Quilters
Arlington Cemetery
Pai
Frommer
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Department of Social Services
Jerry Adams
DSS
Barnes
Os Aiken, N.A
Arsae
N.A
Greene
Byrnes Road
du Pont and
Westinghouse
Duncan Road
Mark Gosnell
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Derrick Forest
Route 2
Gos
April Forest
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