Student’s kidnapping report from Schofield Middle unfounded
A student claim of being kidnapped on May 11 from Schofield Middle School was ruled unfounded after Aiken Public Safety investigations. Det. Edward J. Broske said the student admitted fabricating the abduction. The juvenile was referred to youth services for care. the student has 41 tardies and 44 absences this year.
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Schofield Middle School
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Edward J. Broske
Public Safety Investigations Division
Aiken Department of Youth Services
Aiken Co-Op Sets Meeting at Aiken Electric
The Aiken Electric cooperative will hold its annual business meeting Saturday with live entertainment. The event is at theIVE building on S C 302. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the business meeting begins at 2 p.m.
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Aiken
The
Aiken Electricative
S.C. 302
Kurt Zollinger’s Furniture Attic Collects Antique Pieces
Kurt Zollinger, owner of the Furniture Attic on Richland Avenue, curates an assortment of antique furniture and curios. Five favored best sellers include Glassware Wardrobes and Small tables.
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Kurt Zollinger
Richland Avenue
South Aiken Senior Ashley Dawsey Presented at Rotary Meeting
At a Aiken Rotary Club gathering, South Aiken High School senior Ashley Dawsey, son of the school principal, was introduced by William Tucker and noted as second in his class among a long list of accomplishments. An AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION meeting opened with a group of students and teachers singing a spiritual instead of a traditional opening prayer, drawing strong applause.
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William Tucker
South Aiken High School
Ashley Dawsey
Aiken
Rotary Club
Dawsey
South Aiken High
Aiken County
Birthdays for Bob Ashmore Sally McKibben Gwen Mettien
Local notice lists birthday observances for Bob Ashmore Sally McKibben Gwen Mettien Hal Smol and David Platts Walter J Bradley. Community members named to share well wishes and celebrate together.
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Bob Ashmore
Sally McKibben
Gwen Mettien
Hal Smol
David Platts
Walter J. Bradley
James Brown Urges Education At North Augusta Talk
James Brown spoke to Jack's Beauty College students in North Augusta on Tuesday urging independence and education. He noted his limited schooling but emphasized vocational training and self-reliance, while a brief impromptu song medley followed. Brown is serving a six year sentence for assault and related offenses.
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North Augusta
James Brown
Soul Now
Aiken County
Jack’s Beauty College
Brown
Aiken-Barnwell
Jace
Maurice Smith
JTPA
S Brown
Beauty School
Smith
Godfather of
Soul
Governor's Job Program Seen Working At Graniteville Co
Graniteville Co backs the Governor's Initiative for Workforce Excellence as a model, with about 10 percent of its staff participating since 1988. The program offers GED credit, skill refreshers, and on site classes to boost reading and math, while retention incentives like savings bonds encourage ongoing participation.
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Raniteville
Graniteville Co
William E. Johnson
South Carolina
Johnson
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Bobby Mack
Mack
Gov. Lt
Aiken County
Aiken Technical College
Literacy Councils
Aiken Planners OK Gem Lakes Water Request
The Aiken Planning Commission unanimously approved a request to provide city water to Gem Lakes Phase I. The 17 lot residential project sits near Huckleberry Drive Town Creek Road and Plantation Drive by an old landfill. Residents cited health concerns and a formal complaint to the state health agency.
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City
Varley Bruns
Commission
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Bruns
Dominick P. Merrolle
Shopping Center Plans Must Now Be Reworked
Aiken Planning Commission denied ABS Development’s request for Silver Bluff Commons site and landscape plans after a 2 to 2 vote. Concerns centered on using the center parking lot as a retention area, risking up to 12 inches of standing water in heavy rain. The 7.3 acre PSC zoned strip center sits at Pine Log Road and Silver Bluff Road.
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Aiken
Pine Log Road
Silver Bluff Road
PSC
Republicans Rally At Old McDonald's Camp
Edgefield County voters gathered for a Republican rally as candidates sparred in June 12 primaries. Hazel Kitchens urged road repair and recycling while John Morgan touted a big local plant to ease taxes. Slyde Jackson III and Jose Lizarribar set July matchups for House District 82 race.
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Dgefield County
McDonald's
Hazel Kitchens
John Morgan
Edgefield County Council
Tri-County
Edgefield County
Organ
S.C
Edgefield
Aiken County
Slyde Jackson III
Jose Lizarribar
Jackson
Prisons Reach Record Inmate Population Growth Seen by Officials
A spokesman for the South Carolina Corrections Department notes a record inmate count of 15,021 across 31 prisons, a 13 percent rise from last year, as officials warn of possible overcrowding without new building authority. Commissioner Evatt cites a $180 million bond request to add four new prisons through July 1998, with projections to exceed 23,400 inmates by next year.
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S.C
Corrections Department
Parker Evatt
Evat
Evatt
Hazen Receives George Westinghouse Gold Signature Award
Dr. Terry Hazen of Savannah River Laboratory was named a Westinghouse Gold Signature Award recipient for pioneering three methods to remediate soils and groundwater contaminated with organic compounds using microorganisms. The work shows bacteria can be guided to degrade toxins or shield infrastructure, aiding waste site cleanup and assessment.
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Terry Hazen
Savannah River Laboratory
George Westinghouse
Augusta-Richmond County
Hazen
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Automatic Switch Co
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Trom Lett
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Annie Quiller
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Old McDonald’s
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