Beech Island vandalism and other area incidents blotter
Over three weeks vandals target Beech Island mailboxes spraying vulgar marks. A North Augusta man’s Chevy was broken into on Carolina Springs Road. a radio and tools taken. Vehicles damaged on Veterans Road and a car left with windows broken and gas tank damaged. A Frontage Road site lost $1 500 from a loaf bread cash setup. A Wheat Road mailbox damaged $30. Aiken trailer shot four times after a yard disturbance. Newport cigarettes stolen from Jefferson Davis Highway store. Speeding man found with marijuana butt after a car search. Two unsupervised children left at a Whiskey Road restaurant led to DPS notification.
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Beech Island
North Augusta
Carolina Springs
Veterans Road
Salley
Wheat Road
Aiken
Old Camp Long Road
Jefferson Davis Highway
Columbia Highway
Whiskey Road
DPS
WOW meetings shifted to summer Wednesdays at the hospital
The WOW group sponsored by Aiken Regional Medical Centers now meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays from 12:30 to 2 pm at the hospital. All women are invited to join for sessions of learning and fun.
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WOW
Aiken
Child Care Credentials Awarded to 12 by ATC
Aiken Technical College and the Center for Child Care Career Development awarded the South Carolina ABC Child Care Credential to 12 individuals this month. The 60 hour certifications reflect meeting standards of a 30 or 60 hour course and adhere to requirements set by the South Carolina Departments of Health and Human Services and Social Services. Recipients include Jenda Blocker Nannie Blocker Rosa Brown Elaine Jackson Bertha Jones Gloria Key Brenda Martin Jean Pelaez Willie Mae Rouse Helen Simpkins Rosa White and Brenda Young. Training is available through ATC and the 16 technical colleges in the state.
Heart Throbs Shine at Hopeland Gardens Summer Concert
Aiken residents pack Hopeland Gardens for a Monday night show by The Heart Throbs. Tammy Blakely transports 15 residents and praises Maureen Simpson and the Master City Cloggers. The set includes Trashy Women and classics like In the Still of the Night and Don t Go Breaking My Heart. Next week the US Marine Corps band performs, admission is free.
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Hopeland Gardens
Heart Throbs
Heart Fund
Etherredge Center
USCA
Maureen Simpson
Master City
Confederate Railroad
Aiken Parks and Recreation Department
Marine Corps
Live Oaks
Giddings Fined for Missing Pre election Report Deadline
The State Ethics Commission fined Aiken County Council member Susan Giddings 100 for violating campaign rules. The commission said she admitted the violation and agreed to a consent order, noting a pre election report was due 15 days before the 1996 election.
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Giddings
State Ethics Commission
Aiken County
Susan Giddings
Ms. Giddings
Three Mexican men identified in I 20 crash near Five Notch
Relative helps with IDs after a Sunday evening crash on Interstate 20 near Five Notch Road killed three Mexican men. Alejandro Gonzalez 35 Gerano Robles and Francis Torres died alongside Paul and Bessie Degrange. Identification came via a Jonesboro resident and coroner with AT&T Language Line.
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Interstate 20
Five Notch Road
Mexico
Alejandro Gonzalez
Francis
Torres
Gerano Robles
North Carolina
Jonesboro
Ellenwood
Gonzalez
Paul
Bessie Degrange
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Gonzalezes
Julian Gonzale
Budget Heads School Agenda In Aiken County Meeting
The Aiken County Board of Education will discuss next year’s budget at a 7 p.m. meeting. Items include hiring more security staff and raising supplementary pay for band directors and club advisors. Other topics include construction projects grants federal programs and student discipline. The public is invited. Call 641 2428 for more information.
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Aiken County
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South Carolina
ABC
Aiken Technical College
Frances Smothers
Scott
Homelands
Hopelands
Ohe
Tammy Blakely
Cumberland Village
By Carl Langley
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Gregg Highway
Blisher
Scott B. Hunter
Editorial
Scescape
S.C
Aiken, S.C
OTM
Breitling
With Nase
Windsor
Wasmngton
Augusta
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