Fifteen Arrested in Aiken Drug Sting Operation
A four month undercover effort by the Aiken Department of Public Safety and the Aiken County Sheriff's Office led to 15 arrests on 31 warrants. Assisting agencies included North Augusta Public Safety and the ATF. Police say the operation is ongoing and more arrests are expected.
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Aiken County Sheriff's Office
Warran
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Sheriff's Office
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The
Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
David Turno
William Darryl Riley
Haskell Harley Goodwin Jr
Leshelle Nichole Faewell
Annette Simmons
Terrance Curry
Park Or School
Hattie Mae Corley
Annette Sim
Skip Grkovic
Shealy
John Potter
Las Vegas
North Augusta
Aiken Prep Polo Benefit Tournament Set for Wednesday
The Aiken Preparatory School hosts a 32 goal polo tournament to benefit the school, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, Posse and Reserve Deputy Program. Keira Murphy notes the event aims to become a yearly tradition with 10 dollar general admission at the gate. International players Owen Rinehart and Adam Snow demonstrated polo to students and spoke about horses and training.
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Aiken Prep
Sheriff’s Office
Aiken
Aiken Preparatory School
Louise Eustis Hitchcock
Keira Murphy
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Posse
Reserve Deputy
Owen Rinehart
Adam Snow
Rinehart
Snow
Marcus Rinehart
Dylan Snow
Murphy
Ginny Southworth
Rezoning approved for 1400 Georgia Avenue site
North Augusta Council gave preliminary approval on first and second readings to rezone Poteet Funeral Home property from C-1 to PD with a general development plan for 1400 Georgia Avenue. The 4-0 vote included abstentions by Kent Sullivan and Mayor Lark Jones amid potential conflicts of interest.
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North Augusta
Georgia Avenue
Poteet Funeral Home
Tracy Hooks
Communigraphics
Arthur Shealy
Carolyn Baggott
Phil Mottel
Ken McDowell
Kent Sullivan
Lark Jones
Sullivan
Jones
Pat Carpenter
Jimmy Adams
Maretha Harris Aims for Chip Industry Career at USC Aiken
Ridge Spring Monetta High valedictorian Maretha Harris plans a business administration path at USC Aiken with aims to enter the computer chip field. Bosses praise her intelligence and work ethic at Batesburg Winn-Dixie where she serves as an office cashier.
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Monetta
Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Maretha Harris
George ‘Timmons
Batesburg Winn-Dixie
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken Electric Cooperative Trustees Reelect District Leaders
In Saturday elections JM Dorn Jr was reelected to District 1 unopposed. James Stewart Jr beat Roscoe Hightower for District 3. Henry Moseley won District 4 against Charles Staples with 1165 to 472 votes. Total ballots cast were 1901.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative
JM. Dorn Jr
James Stewart Jr
Roscoe Hightower
Hightower
Henry Moseley
Charles Staples
Staples
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Jeremiah Dillard
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Cynthia Mobley
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Alice Harris
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Aiken High
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