Police blotter reports multiple juveniles and adults charged
A juvenile faces assault and battery after a Thursday attack on Freiday Lane. A man entered a York Street business Thursday evening, insulted staff, and was jailed for public drunkenness. A Yolo Drive juvenile threatened self harm, while a Murrah Avenue man caused a disturbance at a school. A Hedge Road man, intoxicated, was jailed for harassing patrons at Whiskey Road. The Warrenville store loss included jewelry and cash from a miscounted change incident. Additional thefts, a Beech Island head injury from a transportation employee dispute, and a Windsor burglary at Colbert Bridge Road were reported, with over $1,000 stolen from Texas Tavern. Updated 5/1/98.
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York Street
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Yolo Drive
Murrah Avenue
Hedge Road
Whiskey Road
Harrison Road
Warrenville
Celeste Avenue
Augusta
S.C. Department of Transportation
Beech Island
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
Correction notice on Rye Patch expansion leaders
The Aiken Standard issues a regret for erroneous details in Thursday’s Rye Patch expansion story. Beth Newburn is president of the Friends of Hopeland Gardens and Rye Patch, with Jack Wetzel as vice president, and the newspaper apologizes for the error.
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Beth Newburn
Friends of Hopeland Gardens
Rye Patch
Jack Wetzel
Aiken
The Unique: Sherie Koenig’s unconventional oil art
Sherie Koenig displays vibrant oils on unusual supports at the Aiken Center for the Arts in downtown Aiken from May through June 1. A reception runs 5 to 7 pm Saturday. donations to the center are welcomed.
Students build house for hands on carpentry training
Aiken County Career Center students develop practical building skills by constructing a Union Street house with support from Jim Stewart of Stewart Builders. The project, supported by the city and proceeds from a future sale, aims to conclude by mid summer with funds partly donated to charity.
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Aiken
Jim Stewart
Union Street
Aiken County
Union St
Stewart Builders
Stewart
Charles Regensburg
ACCC
Lee Fields
North Augusta High
Scott Webster
Kay Chriswell
Linda Eldridge
Wagons to Wagoner celebrates Wagener with parade and barbecue
The 30th Wagener festival offers arts and crafts at the Wagon House and Wagener Museum hours, a 3 pm carnival, 5 pm steak supper for 5, country music by Triple E Band, and a Saturday program featuring a bake sale, Old Fashioned Dress Contest, 10 am parade from A.L. Corbett Middle School, a barbecue lunch, and a 12 30 pm Lions Club Million Dollar Putting Event qualifier with a 5 putt fee.
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Wagener
Wagon House
Wagener Museum
Wagener Lions Club
Triple E
Women’s Club of
Wagoner
A.L. Corbett
Crescent City Recreational Park
South Carolina Lions Club
Security Federal
Nust
Dee's School of Dance
Matching workers with jobs earns state citations for two
The Aiken Office of the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department was honored by the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Association for its success in placing clients into the work force. Rehabilitation counselor Rashi di Fawcett, 34, of North Augusta, received the Local Case of the Year Award for four years of work with a male client who suffered a severe back injury and required surgery before returning to work.
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Aiken
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Association
Rashidi Fawcett
North Augusta
Rehabilitation counselor helps clients rejoin workforce
Mrs Fawcett aided a disabled client to adapt after an injury by medical follow up counseling and directing training at a college. The client earned a degree in education and became a teacher. She accepted an award at a South association meeting in Columbia. Charleston firm received a Business Partnership Award for local disability employment. Two Aiken clients were placed with a cleaning service at the South Carolina Welcome Center on Interstate 20 with help from Patti Mims and Faye Frazer.
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Tion Association
Columbia
Iago
Faye Frazer
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Freiday Lane
By Nina J. Nndiffer
Sherie Koenig
Hitchcock Woods
Bill Bengtson
Gtobe
Barnwell Ave
N. W
Jefferson
Davis Hwy
By Sharon Taylor
By Ninaj. Nndiffer
Patti Mims
Rashid R. Fawcett
S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Association
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