Child abuse report at Aiken Regional ER sparks police inquiry
Police blotter details a 38-year-old man allegedly kicking an 8-year-old in view of a video monitor at Aiken Regional Medical Centers and throwing the child into a chair during psychiatric evaluation. Nurses found additional marks, but case remains under investigation. Other incidents include a Burger King dispute leading to arrests for disorderly conduct and assault, burglaries on Stewart Drive Chesterfield Street and Durden Road, thefts of a computer and game equipment, a vandalized Byrd Elementary School flag and damage to property on several streets.
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Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Camden
Burger King
Richland Avenue
Stewart Drive
Chesterfield Street
Indian Mound Drive
Short Street
Durden Road
Gloverville
New Holland Road
Wagener
Carolina Bay Trail
Moneta
Byrd Elementary School
Graniteville
United States
Aiken’s Memorial Day Celebration Highlighted by Band
Aiken’s Memorial Day celebration on Saturday May 29 features the Parris Island Marine Corps Band performing at 2 pm on Newberry Street before the parade. A wreath-laying ceremony at 1 pm at the Veterans Memorial Park and a jet flyover precede the event with 1500+ participants, a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, music, food, a watermelon seed spitting contest, a water mist from a safety truck, and a fireworks of patriotism. Hammons and Janet Morris provide contact info for more details.
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Aiken
Parris Isla Corps
Newberry Street
Pam
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park
Richland Avenue
Hammons
Janet Morris
DAY to hold tribute to vets
The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 43 will hold a Memorial Day observance Saturday at 2194 Columbia Highway. The 5 p.m. ceremony features guest speaker Rep. Bill Clyburn. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. For more information contact Chaplain Loyd at 619-6428.
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Disabled American Veterans Chapter 43
Columbia Highway
Bill Clyburn
Gontaet Chaplin Loyd
Heron
Aiken Council Opposes Mobile Home Bill
The Aiken City Council unanimously approved a resolution protesting a mobile home bill in the Senate sub committee. City Manager Roger LeDuc warned the act could force cities to treat manufactured homes the same as site built housing, potentially allowing mobile homes on any vacant lot in town like Houndslake. The council sent the message to Senators Greg Ryberg and Tommy Moore calling the legislation bad.
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Aiken
Roger LeDue
Senate
LeDuc
Houndslake
Greg Ryberg
Tommy Moore
South Carolina grants aid anti crime efforts statewide
Governor Hodges announced grants totaling 7.29 million dollars from the U S Justice Department for 1999 to reduce violence and drug crimes. In Aiken County the Sheriff’s Office received 156 638 for a Remote Latent Workstation live scan and 00 357 for a school resource officer installation. The Aiken Public Safety Department got 41 546 for a human elder abuse investigator.
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Jim Hodges
South Carolina
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Tigator
US Justice Department
Aiken Rail Station to be rebuilt as a museum
Railroad Committee leaders and the Aiken City Council discussed rebuilding the old Union Street station as a train museum. They aim to dig up blueprints and seek grant funding while evaluating financing. Mayor Cavanaugh supported pursuing the idea, with the next Railway Committee meeting set for May 25.
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Aiken
Railroad Committee
H. Addison McClearen
Owen Sheets
Union Street
Dimitri
Gyles Park
McClearen
Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken County Forms Committee To Boost Census Participation
Aiken County creates the Complete County Committee to educate residents on completing the 2000 census. The inaugural meeting at the City of Aiken Municipal Conference Center set plans to reach hard to contact groups and coordinate with DSS, Aiken Area Council on Aging, and health officials. A June 15 follow up meeting at 9 am will refine outreach and emphasize federal funding and planning benefits from accurate population data.
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Aiken County
Park Avenue
S.W
Department of Social Services
Aiken Area Council On Aging
The
Health Department
William Shepherd
Shepherd
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Marine Corps Band
Council
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Sharon Taylor
By Nina J. Nndiffer
Cava
Scott B. Hunter
Aiken Standard
Box Uurday
Su ‘Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
PBM
Ograph
Chrot
Windsor
Washington
Augusta
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