Aiken May Day Events Condense Free Concerts and Parade
Calendar entries list a seed spit contest downtown at 1:80 p.m. and a Memorial Day parade at 3 p.m. in downtown Aiken. Monday includes a 7 p.m. Hopelands Gardens Summer Concert Series featuring the Aiken Civic Ballet at Roland H. Windham Performance Stage and a 6 p.m. Aiken County Career Center graduation.
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Ysatest
Aiken
Hopelands Gardens
Aiken Civic Ballet
Roland H. Windham
Hopelands
Local thefts and vandalism reported across Aiken County
A fence at Metts Park Circle suffered about 200 dollars in damage after a neighbor backed a car into it. A stolen vehicle worth 6 500 dollars was taken from La Bettis Academy Road in Graniteville. Vandalism costing about 700 dollars damaged a vehicle on Springfield Church Road. Burglary and larceny occurred in Clearwater on US 1 with losses of 1 840 dollars in cash and about 500 dollars in other items. An automobile worth 16 000 dollars was stolen Monday from a Clearwater residence. In North Augusta on Clearwater Road, 1 000 dollars in structure damage and 300 dollars total in cash and guns were reported. A larceny on Bogeyville Road in Ridge Spring between May 17 and Saturday saw a water pump, motor, water tank and electricity meter stolen for about 1 800 dollars. A Tuesday Verdery Street incident in North Augusta led to assault charges. Call contacts are Aiken Department of Public Safety 642-7620, Aiken County Sheriff's Office 642-1761, toll-free 922-3211, or Crime Stoppers 642-1798.
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Clearwater
US 1
North Augusta
Clearwater Road
Bogeyville Road
Ridge Spring
Verdery Street
North
Augusta
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken County
Elsie Dicks to retire from Security Feder Bank Graniteville
After 35 years with Security Feder Bank in Graniteville Elsie Dicks concludes her banking career today A customer and friend appreciation party runs until 4 PM inviting the community to celebrate her long service and retirement from the bank
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Elsie Dicks
Security Feder Bank
Graniteville
Ms. Dicks
Georgia Lottery Thursday Winning Cash 3 Evening Result
The Cash 3 Evening drawing for Georgia on Thursday produced the numbers 5 0 7. No further prizes or payout details are provided in the readable fragment.
Manhunt for escaped prisoner continues in Aiken County
Samuel Clyde Prince III, 33, escaped Richmond County jail Sunday and evaded authorities again Thursday in North Augusta near Old Aiken Road. Police traced to a house on Martintown Road but he remained at large, with deputies and public safety units from Richmond County Ga and Aiken County aiding the pursuit.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Old Aiken Road
Samuel Clyde Prince III
Richmond County
Prince
Wife Saver
Martintown
Principal dresses as cow after school reads for students
Jefferson Elementary Principal LaVana McKenzie fulfilled a school year bet by wearing a full cow costume for a day. Students earned the chance after surpassing 18,000 Accelerated Reader points, with readings totaling nearly 21,000. McKenzie sang Miss McKenzie Had a Farm and read to the crowd while fielding cow jokes.
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LaVana McKenzie
Jefferson Elementary School
McKenzie
Heather Jones
Zach Jones
Quarry body identified as missing Greenwood woman
Edgefield authorities confirmed the body found in a rock quarry is Kathy Renee Chrisley, 20, of Greenwood, missing since November 3. A diving team discovered the decomposed remains anchored with rope and a tire rim around the neck, suggesting months underwater. Both Edgefield and Greenwood counties investigate the death as a homicide.
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Greenwood
Edgefield
Kathy Renee Chrisley
Chrisley
Edgefield County
Thurmond Burnett
Valentine bags top TIP score in county roundup
Seventh grader Judson Valentine of Leavelle McCampbell Middle School leads the Duke University Talent Identification Program TIP honor roll in Aiken County. He scored 660 math and 870 verbal on the SAT for a 1,090 total, with county, state, and national averages noted. The article lists other TIP honorees from local middle and elementary schools and mentions his engineering goals and family.
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Graniteville
Judson Valentine
Leavelle McCampbell
Duke University
Tip
Lth
Judson
South Aiken High
LMMS
Tammy Key
Lanny and
Cathie Valentine
Fort Gordon
Army
Duke
Durham
Greenville
South Carolina
North Augusta
Joseph Willoughby
Lauren Geldart
Brenna Kendrick
Haley Motter
Peter Shull
Paul Knox Middle
Bobby Brantley
Jackson Middle
Tyler Drye
William Melvex
Jackson
Sean Bat
Beech Island
Aiken Preparatory
Aiken
Nathan Losey
New Ellenton
Lawence Long
Rachel Kepes
Saint Mary Help of Christians
Schofield Middle
Shahin Rothermel
Matthew Ramsey
Richard , Philipp
Kyle Nelson
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la Bettis Academy
Springfield Church Road
Georgia Lottery
Tim Pearson
NADPS
Moooves
Clemson
Heather
Zach
Mrs. McKenzie
Bill Bengtson
LaWanna McKenzie
Walter Winn
Winn
Frid
Ete Enna
Dvesouthnet
Publis
Scott B. Hunter
Walter
Othe
Aken
S.C
Monty
Hermal
PBM
Ustomer
Creston
Poo. Aken
Flan Dre
Valentine
CVS Pharmacy
Kalmia
Jeana
Byrd Elementary
Ultimate
Jewelers
National Hills
Washington Rd
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