Manhunt ends with arrest in North Aiken shooting
Police say 38 year old Ken Wayne Moore fired at his common law wife’s truck after she drove his motorcycle deemed intoxicated. Deputies and bloodhounds pursued Moore through woods off Wire Road before he was captured and charged with criminal domestic violence high and aggravated, firearms during a violent crime and discharging a firearm while intoxicated.
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Wire Road
North Aiken
Ken Wayne Moore
Summer fun kicks off at Richardson's Lake season opener
Crowds from across the CSRA visited Richardson's Lake as summer activities begin with Memorial Day weekend. The water park enters daily hours through September, with locals like Pam Burnett and Tammy Glover making it a regular weekend and daily outing, enjoying sun, water and season passes.
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South
CSRA
Richardson's Lake
Pam Burnett
Graniteville
Tammy Glover
Sue Padgett
Glover
Breannah Thomas
Midland Valley High
Multi use path gains popularity with bikers
The 8 feet wide lane on the S C 118 Bypass near Aiken draws unexpected praise from riders. Jeff Terry of the S C Department of Transportation notes the path is for many users not just bikes and predicts more such lanes.
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S.C. 118
Aiken
Jeff Terry
S.C
Ginny Southworth
Aiken Bike Club
Aiken groups head to Honduras on aid mission
Aiken residents plan a trip to Quimistan Honduras to support home construction medical and dental services and an agricultural survey. Clemson entomology professor Sam Turnipseed and Williston farmer Dick Sprawls join delegates from the South Carolina Project Agape Foundation and Zamorano officials to learn farming needs and priorities in the Quimistan area.
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Aiken
Miami
Central America
Honduras
South Carolina
Project Agape Foundation
Quimistan
Jerry Taylor
Sam Turnipseed
Clemson University
Williston
Dick Sprawls
Pan American College of Agriculture
Zamorano
Law enforcement ranks thinned by budget
Three years of budget cuts shrink South Carolina troopers and other officers, reducing the state force to 812 from 970 over five years as better paying jobs lure staff. AAA spokesman cites low odds of being caught for speeding amid reduced patrols. Col. Roark agrees. TROOPERS, Page 11A
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Columbia
South Carolina
Tom Crosby
AAA
Carolinas
Highway Patrol
Russell Roark
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Warrenville
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