Witness tackles burglary suspect after break-ins at Southside bar
An Aiken man, Michael Ralph Thornbill, 21, of Brooks Avenue, is charged with eight counts of breaking and entering an auto and second degree burglary after allegedly breaking into a locked room at The Break Room and eight vehicles at nearby AAMCO Transmission. A witness and several men chased and held him in the parking lot until police arrived. Thornbill was treated for injuries and is jailed at the Aiken County detention center.
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Southern Bank and Trust donates to USCA faculty endowment
Southern Bank and Trust gave $10,000 to USC Aiken to fund the Faculty Science Endowment Fund. The award supports a School of Business Administration faculty member for research excellence, with remarks from bank and USCA leaders highlighting community impact and ongoing support since the bank opened in 2006.
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Pet Co Vna
Laurens St. NW
Aiken
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Pat Dunning
Souther Bank Trust
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School of Business Administration
Rains
Southern Bank & ‘Trust
Frank Townsend
Souther Bank & Trust
Southeastern Bank Financial Corporation
Community Bank
Burns named principal of Saluda Primary School
Corey Burns will become principal of Saluda Primary School in Saluda County joining Saluda superintendent Dr. David Caterers in July. He previously taught at Aiken Elementary and North Aiken Elementary, later serving as Byrd assistant principal in 2008 and interim principal in 2006. Burns aims to build a strong K to 2 foundation, address Hispanic student needs, and bring energy and innovation to Saluda Primary with about 367 students.
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Aiken Woman Arrested After Sears Theft Attempt
An 18 year old Aiken woman was arrested weekend after allegedly taking four DVD players and seven cordless phones from Sears at the Aiken Mall. Store security followed her to the parking lot where she was arrested and booked. Nine women faced trespass notices at Ponderosa. A burglary at Weeks Farm and Garden on Richland Ave exposed a 2006 Dodge Ram worth 26 800 and other items around 10 000 stolen. Fencing at the farm center had been cut and investigators think the truck was driven away. Total theft value about 35 000.
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Weeks Farm
Richland Ave
Know Your Neighbor Sherrie Brewer
Sherrie Brewer of Niagara Falls New York describes a 34 year marriage three children and six grandchildren. She is on sabbatical to care for her mother with lung cancer and lists gardening crafts and fundraising for Relay For Life as hobbies. Her best celebrity encounter involved pre pro football Dan Marino at a mall opening. Her superpower wish is a world with no hunger or violence and she invites readers to send neighbors to know with contact details.
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Matthew
First Saturday in May screening at Aiken Center for the Arts
Aiken Center for the Arts shows First Saturday in May tonight at 7 p.m. The film runs 97 minutes and tickets cost 10. Call 641-9094 to reserve. A separate police report notes a 20-year-old man charged for using a fake ID to try buying alcohol, angering store staff, and receiving a court date. Deputies also probe a Richmond County theft case involving a 53-year-old Harlem man selling stolen goods, including an air-conditioning unit, with connections to a Graniteville business.
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