Police blotter reports street fight on Horry Street
Officers dispatched to Horry Street on Wednesday found a victim with a head wound and blood visible above the eye. He was taken to the emergency room for stitches after naming two men. A warrant was issued for one suspect on simple assault. A car stolen from Jackson in October was found May 1 in a parking lot at Rhode Used Cars on Williston Road with damaged gears in the transmission.
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Horry Street
Themergency Room
Jackson
Rhode
Williston Road
Windham returns home after cancer treatment
Retired Aiken City Manager Roland Windham, 74, is back home from Duke University Medical Center after extensive surgery on lymph glands and radiation and chemotherapy for a tongue tumor. His wife Kitty says he will begin physical therapy Friday and return to Duke in two months for a follow up. Windham led Aiken from 1963 to 1991.
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Aiken
Roland Windham
Duke University Medical Center
Windham
Kitty
Duke
Suspect arrested with dogs' help at Aiken hotel robbery
An armed robbery at the Comfort Suites Motel on Rich and Avenue occurred Wednesday night. A hotel clerk saw a man at the cash register who declared the robbery and gestured a gun. Bloodhound teams tracked him to the Royal Inn and officers soon arrested him after an interview.
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Comfort Suites
Richand Avenue
Department of Public Safety
Royal Inn
Tom Galardi
Aiken
Georgia Youth Rowing Championship at Langley Pond
The Georgia Lina Youth Rowing Championship will be held Saturday at Langley Pond starting 8 am. High school rowers from Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina compete alongside participants from Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Up to 700 rowers expected as events at the pond grow larger.
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Langley Pond
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Florida
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Coroner Buries Five Unclaimed Men in Aiken County
Under overcast skies at Calvary Cemetery five unclaimed men were laid to rest in a cross shaped common grave. Coroner Sue Townsend oversaw the small service with Monsignor Evatt officiating. No family could be found for any of the deceased who included James Walter Grimes Arthur Tolbert John Doe Nathaniel Hollingsworth and Willie Lee. Cremated remains were placed in black boxes as a modest, budgeted ceremony.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Tom Evatt
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Coroniters
Monsieur Evatt
Townsend
James Walter Grimes
University Hospi
Arthur C. Tolbert
John Doe
Jeffrey Daniels
Nathaniel Hollingsworth
Willie Lee
Poteet Funeral Home
Robbery strategist gets 12 years in auto armed grip
Daron Cunningham 21 of Augusta received a 12 year prison sentence for an armed robbery at Crazy Eights video poker in Aiken. Three co defendants from Augusta pleaded to strong armed robbery with probation after the jury trial. Prosecutors noted the case involved more than $1600 in receipts and no gunfire. Each defendant must complete 500 hours community service and speak to groups about the consequences.
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Gary Clary
Daron D. Cunningham
Cunningham
Augusta
Crazy Eights
H.G. Dehtan
Lawrence Brown
Labert J. Twig
Tawanda L. Smith
Brian J. Brown
Clary
Brown
Gracewood State Hospital
Miss Smith
Augusta State University
Twiggs
Atlanta
Jimer Hatener
Regina Poteat
Chris Sprachey
Spradley
Miss Brown
Mail subscription rates and advance payment offer
The notice lists monthly and longer term subscription prices for the Aiken Standard PBM, including 17.80 per month, 53.10 for 3 months, 106.80 for 6 months, and 213.60 per year, with advance payments welcomed.
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Mons
Aiken
Mother convicted in ATM card fraud schooled son for obedience
Aiken County judge ordered Mrs. Ross to repay 909 dollars after she fraudulently obtained her son's ATM card and stole 800 dollars from his Armed Forces Bank account. She claimed the actions were to teach him a lesson, while prosecutors said there was no discipline in the crime.
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Pis Ross
Patricia Dorey
Clary
Aiken
Hilton
Cherokee County
Corey
Ross
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