Child Hit By Van Near Sunset Memory Gardens
Aiken County trooper reports a child crossing SC 19 shortly before 7:20 a.m. was struck by a northbound van driven by Earl Thomas Hall of Belvedere. The child was transported to Aiken Regional Medical Centers with non serious injuries. Witnesses say the child left a group of kids near a bus stop and stepped into the road.
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Aiken
Sunset Memory Gardens
K.D. Phelps
S.C. Highway Patrol
Earl Thomas Hall
Belvedere
Hall
S.C. 19
Baggott
James B. Jim Baggott
Aiken County
Baggett
Billie K. Trapp
Gene Duckett
North
Augusta
Rainy Mondays Skew Last Year’s Hopeland Gardens Series
Lisa J. Hall recreation supervisor notes that over 15 planned Hopeland Gardens concerts last year only four occurred at the park due to rain with others moved elsewhere. This year Monday night opening brought sunny skies.
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Hopeland Gardens
Lisa J. Hall
Corrections Notice Corrects School Photo Misidentification
The Aiken Standard corrects a Monday school page error identifying a student. Michael Harn, 14, is an eighth grader at Paul Knox Middle School. The paper also corrects an ABC arrest report from Saturday noting Rufus H. Rodgers, 67, arrested Friday for assault on an ABC agent and former commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5877 in Aiken.
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Michael Harn
Paul Knox Middle School
Aiken Standard
ABC
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Rufus H. Rodgers
Rodgers
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Aiken
SLED Probes New Ellenton Council Interference Claim
State investigators led by Michael Brown are examining alleged interference by a New Ellenton City Council member during a nightclub arrest in the early hours. Officers Dennis Kitchings David Poole and deputy Dennis Bledsoe reportedly detained three suspects before the council member arrived and allegedly ordered their handcuffs removed before the trio was released.
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SLED
Hugh Munn
Michael Brown
McCormick
Munn
Brown
New Ellenton
Hap Pitcher
Aiken County
Dennis Kitchings
David Poole
New Ellenton Department
Dennis Bledsoe
Trinity Place Plans On Hold Not Forgotten
Rev. Boyd Cook of Lutheran Homes of South Carolina stated Trinity Place in Aiken remains on hold as they work to secure development financing. The plan to build at Laurens Street and Barnwell Avenue shifts to using Lowman Home facilities for equity partners until a viable development plan is ready. Lutheran Homes will acquire Trinity Place assets and offer viable housing options to equity partners while continuing to serve older adults in the Central Savannah River Area.
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Lutheran Church
Aiken
Trinity Place
Boyd Cook
Lutheran Homes of
South Carolina
Lutheran Homes
Trinity Place Equity Partners
Rev. Cook
Savannah River
Cook
Equity Partners
Lowman
Trinity Place Inc
Laurens Street
Barnwell Avenue
Presbyterian Development Corporation
Presbyterian Group
Bryant Opens Run For Solicitor In Third Judicial Circuit
Former Aiken County public defender J Carroll Bryant announces his campaign for the Second Judicial Circuit solicitor post covering Aiken Bamberg and Barnwell counties. He cites ten years trial experience and a resolve to strengthen law enforcement and public service. Bryant, a Democrat and former municipal judge, has worked as a teacher and public defender and holds a music education degree from USC with a law degree earned in 1982. He serves on the state trial lawyers and bar associations and is married with two stepchildren and a grandchild.
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Aiken County
J. Carroll Bryant
Second Judicial Circuit
Aiken
Bamberg
Barnwell
Bryant
Bamber
The
University of South Carolina
USC
State Trial Lawyers Association and Bar Association
North Augusta Council Moves To Cut Health Care Costs
North Augusta city council unanimously approved cost saving steps to curb a projected health care deficit in the self insured program. Finance director John Potter Jr said expenses through April 23 exceeded projections by about 9,889, with a total deficit of 57,134 including 1991 negatives.
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North Augusta
Nanice
John P. Potter Jr
Potter
Ear
Road Fee Hearing Tonight
Aiken County Council holds a 7 p.m. public hearing on a controversial $15 per vehicle road maintenance fee ruled a constitutional revenue mechanism. The session also considers $2 million in general obligation bonds to ease year end cash flow. a prior lawsuit over the fee was settled by a Supreme Court ruling supporting its validity. If approved, the fee could cut property tax levies by nearly seven mills.
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Aiken County
Charles R Sharpe
Supreme Court
Horry
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