Facility Committee To Meet In Aiken County Schools
The School District will hold the first meeting of its Facility Advisory Committee at 7 30 p m tomorrow in Aiken High School. The public is invited to attend as committee members named by the school board area councils chambers and local groups prepare recommendations on district facilities.
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Aiken County
Aiken High School
Greater
Ernest R. Allen
Aiken
Clifton Allbrooks
Phillip Beard
Langley
Daniel J. Bills
North Augusta
John Boyd
Jack Chavous
Belvedere
Frederik B. Christensen
Kaye Chriswell
Gloverville
Girl Dies in Fire At 1426 Redd Street
Aiken fire officials say 10 year old Darlene S Stukes died in a early morning blaze at 1426 Redd St the attic blaze started around 12 55 am. Sisters Vicki 12 and Theresa 2 survived. Fire origin undetermined.
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Darlene S. Stukes
Aiken
Department of Public Safety
Jimmie
Iris Y. Stukes
Redd St
Vicki
Theresa
Darlene
Illinois man found dead in Clearwater motel room
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend reported Larry E. Wood of Salem Illinois was found dead in a Clearwater motel room on Friday. Cause of death was not yet determined and foul play is not suspected according to Townsend.
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Clearwater
Illinois
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Wreck Victim Identified in One-Car Crash
The victim of a fatal one car crash in Warrenville is Pearl B Duncan 23 of Graniteville The name was withheld until Kentucky family notification The accident occurred about 6 p m the S C Highway Patrol reports Duncan the sole occupant apparently lost control while passing a car and struck a pine tree rear first
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Warrenville
Pearl B. Duncan
Graniteville
Aiken
Sue Townsend
Kentucky
S.C. Highway Patrol
Duncan
Tragedy as Father and Son Drown in Waccamaw River
A 34-year-old Loris man and his 12-year-old son drowned while attempting to save the boy in the Waccamaw River near Conway. The incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. in the Red Bluff Landing area, according to authorities.
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Conway
Loris
Waccamaw River
Horry County
Red Bluff
Cartrette
Sheriff's Fund Helps Helping Hands Children in Aiken
The Aiken County Sheriff's Department created a fund for Helping Hands shelter children to buy clothing when needed. CSRA Mounted Sheriff's Posse donated 600 to help buy clothes and support teens at North Augusta Girls Home and Perry Boys Home. deputies organized a Christmas party and raised toys for 14 children and 18 teens, delivering a memorable holiday.
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Juanita Edwards
Helping Hands
Aiken County Sheriff’s Department
Frank Tice
Csra Mounted Sheriff’s Posse
Tice
Aiken County
Ralph Gunnells
Harvey Bledsoe
Posse
Bob Fields
Ginny Southworth
Aiken County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Helping Hands Fund Supports Local Kids Through Sheriff Aid
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Department keeps the Helping Hands fund active beyond holidays. A pair of underprivileged girls entered the emergency shelter in ill fitting clothes, prompting a swift request and grant. Sheriff Gunnells praises the project as his department’s main good deeds effort. The CSRA Mounted Sheriff’s Posse contributed funds from its Country and Western show, aiding both the shelter and a lost elderly woman who was found with posse help.
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Sheriff's Department
Sheriff Gunnells
Csra Mounted Sheriff’s Posse
Gunnells
Columbia County Sheriff’s Department
Midland Valley Honors Students At Awards Day
Midland Valley High School held Awards Day with numerous honors. Recipients included Michael Green Rex Herring Russ Holley Becky Kennedy Rodney Rutland Jodi Carroll Lewis McKinney Jerry West and Kelly Greene among many others across American Legion awards National Merit and academic scholarships.
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Langley
Midland Valley High School
American Legion School
Michael Green
Rex Herring
Russ Holley
Becky Kennedy
Rodney Rutland
Augusta
Georgia Society of Professional Engineers
L.R.C. Lions Club
Jodi Carroll
Lewis McKinney
Jerry West
Army Reserve
Randy Brady
Deneen Dicks
Russell Henry
American Nuclear Society
Kelly Greene
Graniteville Exchange Club
Erskine
Beth Byars
Billy Jones
Furman
Susan Blackmon
Glenn Carter
Barry Christian
Carla Johnson
Presbyterian College
Beth Byers
Scotty Wheeler
Eric Wilson
Baptist College
James Asbelle
Lisa Askren
Rosa Curry
Lynette Dobbs
Willie Jefferson
Dawn Robinson
Ken Starnes
Tammy Cooper
Doris Gunter
Jimmy Johnson
Lori Lane
Jerry Ott
Ricky Garvin
Dana Matthews
Brian Silas
Deanna Baker
Karen Gardner
L. Troy Nobles
Susan Drake
Diane Craven
Lance Thomas
Karen
Jason Blackmon
Donnie Crawford
Billy Tabor
Gloria Jennings
John Philip Sousa
Russell Hutto
Phyllis Walker
Geri Dennis
Pennie Groomes
Casey Rouse
Linda Doe
Cindy Scott
Barbara Fair
Tim Proctor
Scott Gunter
Crystall Rutland
Midland Valley Award
Midland Valley High
Ginny Southworth
Roots Author To Write Autobiography Of Frank Wills
NORTH AUGUSTA The life story of Frank Wills the security guard who uncovered the Watergate break in will be written as an autobiography by Alex Haley. Wills 34 of North Augusta is free on 3000 bond appealing a February shoplifting conviction for a 12 dollar pair of tennis shoes. Haley met with Wills and attorney John Ruffin to discuss The Autobiography of Frank Wills.
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North Augusta
Alex Haley
Frank Wills
North
Augusta
Haley
Wills
Watergate Complex
Democratic National
Richard Nixon
Willis
John Ruffin
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