Aiken Man Shot After Robbery In Graniteville
William Jones 25 of University Parkway reported he was robbed and then shot on Church Street in Graniteville. He was in surgery this morning. Police offered no further details. Victor William, an inmate at the Aiken County Detention Center, was charged with possession of contraband by a prisoner after marijuana was found at the jail. NORTH AUGUSTA The city and Valley Public Service Authority plan simultaneous meetings at 7 p.m. to ratify a territorial agreement.
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Aiken
Aiken County
William Jones
University Parkway
Church Street
Graniteville
Jones
Aiken County Detention Center
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Victor William
North Augusta
City of
The
Valley Public Service Authority
East
Buena Vista Avenue
Altercation at Monetta migrant camp leads to arrests
An incident at a migrant camp on U S 1 in Monetta left both Leon Williams and Dave Harris injured and charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Williams needed stitches for his wounds while Harris suffered a broken arm. both residents were arrested yesterday per the Aiken County Sheriff's incident report.
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U.S. 1
Monetta
Aiken County
Sheriff’s Department
Leon Williams
Dave Harris
Williams
Harris
Aiken County Council Sets Budget Work Session
The Aiken County Council will meet tonight at 6 for a budget work session in the council chambers at 736 Richland Ave W. The session is expected to discuss personnel and other cuts.
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Aiken
Wood String Band Performs Tonight at Aiken Concert
The New Wood String Band will perform at Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert Series in Aiken. Sponsored by the city Parks and Recreation Department, the free show starts at 7 p.m. Attendees should park at Rye Patch on Berry Road and bring lawn chairs.
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New Wood
Hopeland Gardens
City of Aiken
Rotary leader Richard Garcia honored at awards banquet
Richard Garcia, former president of the Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club, was recognized last Friday for his role in growing the club. He served as president for over 18 months and received a past president’s pin and certificate at the awards banquet held the previous Thursday.
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Richard Garcia
Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
Aiken Standard
Garcia
Correction on Aiken City Council membership
The Aiken Standard corrects an error stating there are no Black members on the city council. One Black member, Lessie Price, is currently serving on the council.
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Aiken
Lessie Price
Aiken Standard
Aiken County Chooses Plan to Cut Landfill Sites
The Development Committee selected a plan costing about 545 thousand to 550 thousand dollars to reduce county landfill sites from 89 to 40. Eastern areas gain sites while western areas keep four mini-sites and gain a cluster, with private haulers serving urban western zones.
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Aiken County
LaVana McKenzie
County Proposes Five Mile Service Radius For Garbage Sites
Public Works Director Alvin Bryan outlines a plan ensuring no resident is more than five miles from a disposal site, with a Wagener area cluster site and 28 hour bin limits. Detention crews would clean sites. contractors must post a performance bond with county chargeback if standards aren’t met. Equipment would be leased: four front loaders, two rear loaders, one pickup. Plans differ in cost from $372,000 to $600,000 compared with current maintenance.
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Public Works
Alvin Bryan
Wagener
Development Committee
Medwell Hill
Lexington County
Alvin
Bryan
Burnettown Town Hall Dedicated Amid Ceremony
Burnettown holds an official dedication for its new town hall with about 40 people attending. Mayor M B Ferguson highlighted almost two years of planning and funding from state and county officials. The cost is about 33000 dollars with 3000 more for landscaping. the building includes a conference room reception area offices and storage.
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Burnettown
M.B. Ferguson
Ferguson
Garry R. Smith
Burnettown Town Hall
Smith
Thomas L
Tommy) Moore
Aiken County
Moore
William H
Billy) Jones
Clearwater
Jones
Third Street
Council
DOE Defends Reactor Incident Reviews At Savannah River Plant
A DOE official says revisions to the reactor incident review process at Savannah River Plant are underway not due to a Charlotte newspaper article. Roger Rollins cites improvements including external reviews, probabilistic risk analyses, and new tools like a multiple alarms diagnosis system and a reactor control room simulator.
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Savannah River
Charlotte
N.C
U.S. Department of Energy
Roger Rollins
DOE
Rollins
Savannah River Laboratory
SRP
Naval Fuel Materials
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West County
Sharon McLaughlin
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Brad Beard
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Bob Krepps
Ginny Southworth
Charles E. Simons Jr
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