Unidentified man in wreck may be John Thompson
Aiken County Coroner seeks help identifying a heavyset white male, 35 to 50, possibly named John Thompson, who died March 13 at the Medical College of Georgia after a head-on crash on Ascanga Lake Road March 5. He lacked ID and next of kin, and no visitors were noted during hospitalization.
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John Thompson
Ascanga Lake Road
Smith
The
Medical College of Georgia
Missing Man Possibly Named John Thompson Bi
Police seek public help about a missing man described as a white male, heavyset, 35 to 50, brown hair, dark eyes. He was driving a 1991 Volvo. If you have information call 642-1740.
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John Thompson
Aiken Trials set for Saturday at the Training Track
The 63rd Aiken Trials weekend at the Aiken Training Track features nice weather, exciting races, and food and fun. Gates open at 10 a.m. with post time at 2 p.m. Organizers anticipate strong turnout and a full field of horses, weather allowing.
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Ginny Southworth
Aiken
Gates
Shane Bagby
Aiken Trials
Aiken Jaycees
Bagby
Mike Fanning
Fanning
Jeff Linton
National Weather Service
Aiken Trials Preparations Under Calm Sky Amid Rain Prep
Inside thirty one horses entered in Trials 1B 1 Woman fulfills dream of being a horse vet and Natural horsemanship forms bonds while volunteers brace for a Saturday event. Temps hover in the mid 60s with light rain unlikely. logistics for parking sponsors and tents are being finalized by the Aiken Jaycees and organizers as Nicho Meredith tunes the announcer setup at the track.
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Linton
Aiken Jaycees
Fanning
John Moore
Nicho Meredith
Aiken
Dogs Seized From Mill Remain in Custody Await Judge Ruling
Aiken Animal Control holds 41 Dachshunds rescued March 8 from a residential puppy mill on Alpine Drive. Chief Shirley Harden says custody rests with a judge, with a court date set for March 22, and the owner’s rights pending.
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Aiken
Alpine Drive
Animal Control
Michael Gibbons
Aiken Animal Control
Bat exposure leads to rabies treatment for local couple
An Aiken couple receives preventative rabies treatment after exposure to a brown bat tested positive for the virus found in their Kalmia Hills home. Environment Health Supervisor Don Patterson says bat encounters are treated as exposure even if bites aren’t evident.
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Don Patterson
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Services
Kalmia Hills
Patterson
Creation supporter leaves Aiken for Illinois amid evolution clash
Glenn Wilson, long a vocal critic of how schools teach evolution, moves to Illinois after six years of public comments and a Circuit Court challenge seeking creationist or neutral science instruction in Aiken County. He resigned from Savannah River Site to take a new job.
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Glenn Wilson
Aiken County
Illinois
Wilson
Rob Novit
Aiken
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