Convicted rapist captured near Hartsville after abduction case
A convicted rapist charged with abducting two teenage girls and assaulting them in a hidden underground room behind his home was captured Friday less than two miles away. Authorities reported the arrest as part of the ongoing investigation. Cherie Moritz wins Best Actress Award of Merit at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Orlando. The article previews upcoming summer films including Mission Impossible and The Da Vinci Code.
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Cherie Moritz
Southeastern Theatre Conference
Orlando
Fla
Aiken Standard Reader Spotlight On Reading
Patricia Robinson discusses the month’s featured work In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant. The page lists readers Collier Rufus Miller Bobby Moyer from Biglerville Pennsylvania and Deacon Willie E Tyler Orangeburg. Deaths and Funerals 6A.
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Sarah Dunant
Aiken Trials Draw Big Crowd for Triple Crown Start
Large crowds are expected at the Aiken Training Track as the Triple Crown begins. Sam Thompson of the Aiken Jaycees says the day should go well with gates opening at 10 a.m. and the first race post time at 2 p.m.
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Aiken Jaycees
Sam Thompson
Thompson
Aiken Trials Race Day Opens Gates and Post Time Set
Races at Aiken Training Track on Two Notch Road with gates at 10 AM and post time 1 PM. Tickets available online or by phone. Weather forecast shows a high of 67 and a low of 40 with partly sunny skies.
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Tixonline
Wal-Mart plans anchor store for Aiken shopping village
Wal-Mart confirms plans for a new 203,819 square foot anchor at the Shoppes at Richland retail village in Aiken. The project sits at Richland Avenue and University Parkway with WLA Enterprises and WRL Real Estate Investments as developers.
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Richland Avenue
University Parkway
Wal-Mart
Tara Stewart
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Aiken
WLA Enterprises Inc
WRL Real Estate Investments Inc
City of Aiken
Health Department trims six positions in budget cut
The Aiken County Health Department eliminates six jobs due to DHEC budget strains. Two full time dietitians and four hourly workers including three RNs leave payroll amid Medicaid reimbursement cuts and tight state funding. Savings total about 102 000 for the rest of 2005 06 and more than 890 000 for next year.
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Aiken County Health Department
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Thom Berry
Health Department
Masters Week Boosts Aiken Hotels and Local Economy
Area hotels in Aiken prepare for the Masters as rooms fill well ahead of the April 3 to April 9 event at Augusta National. Rakesh Jasani of Hampton Inn Aiken and Henry Patel of Days Inn Downtown report sold out weeks in advance and strong benefits for local eateries and golf courses. The Willcox notes a full booking March 31 to April 10 with a group buying out the hotel for four years.
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Rakesh Jasani
Hampton
Ian Aiken
Jasani
Columbia
Henry Patel
Days Inn
Richland Avenue
Guesthouse Inn
Highway 19
Patel
Stacie Senard
Willcox
Senard
Aiken
Augusta National Golf Club
John Moore
Imoore
Aikenstandard
Ginny Scumworn Tea Pafundi
Caleb Usry
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Nicho Meredith
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