School Board to honor area champions today
Aiken County Board of Education meets at 6 15 p m in the district main office south of Aiken Mall 1000 Brookhaven Drive to recognize state champion teams North Augusta High baseball Midland Valley High baseball and Silver Bluff High girls track The public is welcome contact 641 2428 for more information
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Aiken County Board of Education
North Augusta High
Midland Valley High
Silver Bluff High
Aiken Mall
Brookhaven Drive
Police Blotter Details Multiple Local Thefts and Incident
The blotter reports several thefts including a Laurens Street break in May with tools plus stolen saws and drills valued at hundreds. York Street thefts included a stereo and auto parts. A Ford Taurus valued at 14000 was stolen from Aiken Regional Medical Centers May 22. Beehives worth 750 were stolen on Bethcar Church Road between 1996 and May 21. An incident at Hardee’s York Street involved a handgun threat and a suspect charged with disorderly conduct. A drive time dispute at Aiken Sav A Lot ended with a verbal and physical abuse claim. A downtown arrest for DUI and unlawful firearm possession occurred with a loaded 32 caliber handgun and a .09% BAC. Last updated 6 27 97.
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York Street
Aiken Regional Medical
Bethcar Church Road
Wagoner
Hardee's
Aiken Sav-Alot
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Stocks Closing as of May 23 1997 Information Provided by Kenneth
Stocks closed on May 23 1997 with gains for several large names as Kenneth provided the day’s market snapshot. Major indices showed modest improvement, while technology shares drifted. Investors awaited key economic data and potential Federal Reserve guidance.
Unusual Sign Promises 9 Cent Deluxe Ham Burger
A North Augusta display at a gas station ice cream shop advertises a "Single Deluxe Ham Burger" with a new peach topping priced at 9 cents. The quirky promotion draws attention from passersby seeking a curious culinary deal at the local shop.
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Augusta
Regional landfill to benefit eight counties near Savannah River Site
Eight counties prepare for a ceremonial ground breaking Friday for South Carolina’s first regional landfill on the Savannah River Site. The project will use about 700 acres and $21 million in bond funds, with plans for a recycling research facility to cut disposal costs and ease EPA regulation burdens.
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Savannah River Site
Three Rivers Authority
Olutions
Proect
Aiken
Bamberg
Barnwell
Calhoun
Orangeburg
Edgefield
McCormick
Saluda
Savannah River
Colin Covington
Lower Savannah
Eight die on S C roads during Memorial Day weekend
Aiken County reports 24 wrecks and five injuries from Friday 6 pm to Monday midnight. Eight people died across South Carolina in Memorial Day incidents, including five in motorcycle crashes. Victims include Michael Crumpler, Amanda Veal, Denita Evans, Kenneth Kee, John Trotter Jr, and Earl Bracey Jr, with several others noted in Florence and Horry counties.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
South Carolina
Townsend
Weekend Fatalities Involving Seven Teens And Adults In Three States
Weekend deaths include Cebrenia Griggs 19 Bennettsville and Joseph Richey 16 Ware Shoals among others. Bracey 35 Sumter was in a crash with an oncoming pickup near the South Carolina North Carolina line. A Greenwood County teen died when his car left the road and overturned. Richey was not wearing a seat belt. Trotter Jr 38 Lexington County and Veal 21 Charleston also listed among weekend fatalities.
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Michael David Crumpler
Conway
Amanda Veal
Charleston
Denita Evans
Oxford
N.C
Kenneth Kee
Newport News
John Edward Trotter Jr
Lexington County
Earl Bracey Jr
Sumter
Joseph Eric Richey
Ware Shoals
Cebrenia
Bracey
Greenwood County
Cebrenia J. Griggs
Bennettsville
Wallace
South Carolina-North Carolina Line
City Council eyes donut hole annexation incentives
The Aiken City Council moved to include donut hole areas into the city by amending Subdivision Regulation 1.5.12. The change allows reimbursement for utility installation during annexation, with residents able to choose between development incentives or utilities reimbursement. The deadline to apply is January 1, 2000.
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Aiken
Steve Thompson
Bird Lady shelters orphaned wildlife on Colleton Avenue
Local resident Mary Schroeder cares for nestlings and fledglings in Colleton Avenue yards, feeding five wrens a blue jay robin and a lone chick on Memorial Day. Since April she has rehabilitated more than two dozen birds and is wary of human imprinting while urging proper wildlife care.
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Maruyn Schoeder
Colleton Avenue
Ms. Scnroeder
Ms. Schroeder
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