Woman Slashed and Robbed Elderly Neighbor
Ruby Mason 84 bedridden at 4 Hill St was found with a deep throat wound and robbed of a VCR and jewelry. Roy Eugene Herron 27 of Clearwater was arrested for first degree burglary and robbery with a deadly weapon after footprints and bloodied items linked him to the crime. Investigation continues for possible accomplice.
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Bath
Tim Hoffman
Aiken County
Hoffman
Aiken Department of Public Safety
ACSO
Herron
Clearwater
Pine Street
Deaths Elizabeth Hodges and Sonya Gantt Obituaries
Obituary notices for Elizabeth Hodges of Clarks Hill and Sonya Gantt of Wagener appear on Page 2B detailing their passing and funeral arrangements.
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Elizabeth Hodges
Clarks Hill
Sonya Gantt
Wagener
Changes in Parking At Hunt Meet In Aiken Sparks Attention
The Aiken SERTOMA Club oversees race day parking with a second row of reserved spots across from the rail infield priced at 30 dollars. General parking is 5 dollars in advance and 10 dollars at the gate with entry via Audubon Drive off Two Notch Road. admission tickets cost 8 dollars in advance or 10 dollars at the race.
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Smith
GOP Leaders Rally Against Sales Tax Hike in South Carolina
In Columbia South Carolina House Republicans scramble to block a plan raising the sales tax from 5 to 6 percent to wipe out homeowners property taxes. The measure drew 12 GOP defections led by Reps June Shissias Elsie Rast Stuart and Bubba Cromer with votes split 61 54. The plan would place the question on November ballots and reduce local property taxes if approved. The House already trimmed 190 from the average homeowner's tax bill this year through education cuts and college budget reductions.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House
GOP
June Shissias
Elsie Rast Stuart
Pelion
Bubba Cromer
Richland
Lexington
Shissias
Aiken Delegation Splits Over One Cent Sales Tax Vote
The Aiken County House delegation split 3 2 on the one cent sales tax with William Clyburn and Charles Sharpe siding with the majority. Sharpe was the lone Republican to vote for the tax while Huff Mason and Smith voted against it. Spearman, a Democrat, also supported the tax.
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Aiken County
House
William Clyburn
D-Aiken
Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
Sharpe
Tom Huff
North Augusta
Rudy Mason
Aiken
Roland Smith
Langley
Molly Spearman
D-Saluda
Langley Pond Protectors Urged To Express Concerns
Nick Adams of the Langley Pond Advisory Committee calls a 6 p.m. meeting at Captain Bill s to voice worries over plans to make the pond a permanent Olympic rowing training site He argues cutting stumps and lanes would harm fish, boating, and skiing and opposes no wake rules and overlarge rowing spaces while supporting recreational use for all.
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Langley Pond
Gloverville
Nick Adams
Piney Heights
Bill
Aiken
Adams
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Kennedy Middle School Letter Exchange Connects to Desert Panthers
English class at Kennedy Middle School writes to the Desert Panthers unit stationed in the Sinai Peninsula Egypt. Teacher Karen Baker says the program boosts morale for the soldiers and gives students valuable practice in letter writing.
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Kennedy Middle School
U.S
Middle East
Desert Panthers
National Guard
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Karen Baker
RSR weighs decision on Aiken plant
RSR Corp. managers will decide in days whether to rekindle plans for a battery recycling plant in Aiken County. Company president Al Lospinoso denies any talks about other locations and says no other sites are being considered.
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RSR Corp
Aiken County
al Lospinoso
Lospinoso
RSA
Edgefield
Barnwell
Marshall L. Martin Jr
Barnwell County Economic Development Commission
Edgefield County
Monroe Kneece
Columbia
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Anche
Park Ave
Ford Conger
Hunt Meet
Sotch
Ford
Juurant Parking
ADPS
ABC
Brian Neill
Abby
England
Aiken Sertoma Club
Gary Smith
Civic Club
Hunt
Carl Langley
Ann Winchell
Mrs. Baker
Matt Boucher
LaVaun Odom
Young Guardsmen
RSR
Eric K. Ward
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