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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1999
Page
13
A 13 year old girl in Aiken County faces disturbing schools charges after confessing to making bomb threats at Jackson Middle School on Feb 25 and Silver Bluff High School about 30 minutes later. Lt. Michael Frank notes more charges may follow as the case progresses. The report links the threats to both campuses.
A white male 25 to 30 with brown shoulder length hair fled behind Rainbow Terrace Hotel as smoke appeared two minutes later in the woods. An Aiken County deputy noted a second incident: a 46 year old man sped off from a Hampton Avenue traffic stop endangering others. He was taken to Bryan Hospital for mental evaluation and will face reckless driving and failure to stop charges. Burglary reports include items stolen from homes on Columbia Highway North Howlandville Road Wheat Road and Saddle Horse Road.
South Aiken High captured the county academic championship, dethroning Aiken High. Captain Matt Wilkinson and teammates Josh Johnson Doug Thomas led the SAHS squad coached by Lily Baumil, with no seniors this year and potential for next year. David James was AHS's top scorer. Kennedy Middle School also claimed a title further down.
Nathan Allen, an Aiken native and College of Charleston alumnus, returns this spring to direct and write Courting Folly for Station 22 Productions. The film, produced as Allen’s Boston University thesis, aims for festival runs with on location shoots in Georgia and South Carolina to capture the region’s charm and landscapes.
The AAUW Book N Things sale at Centre South features about 1,000 boxes of books with hardbacks at 1 dollar and paperbacks at 50 cents. Proceeds fund scholarships and girl education initiatives. the event runs Friday 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 2 PM with a cafe, attic sale, raffle, and antiques.
NORTH AUGUSTA The First Responder program gains a $20,000 boost, bringing total commitments to $69,402. At a city council hearing Captain Charlie Williams showcased an electronic defibrillator, funded by the grant to equip 10 patrol-car units. Each defibrillator costs $3,000 with remaining funds for training and equipment. two units loaned from Aiken County EMS have saved one life in four uses, and a unit will be placed at Riverview Activities Center per Mayor Lark Jones.
New Ellenton CPW gains extended approval from the SCDHEC and seeks Rural Development funds to improve water pressure. Phase II outlines a new elevated tank at Whiskey and Crosby Roads, six and 12 inch mains, valve work, and a radio control system. Over 500000 dollars is budgeted for the upgrades with a 2002 natural gas pipeline link to North Carolina planned.
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