Beech Island man stabbed returning home. other local incidents noted
A 51 year old Beech Island man Henry Bush was stabbed three times on a Sunday as he walked from his car to his house and is in University Hospital in good condition. Aiken County coroner reports Barbara Coppola died in a Friday night traffic crash on SC 14 north of Perry. A stolen car found burned near Graniteville and a Wagener Town Council meeting planned for tonight at 7 30 with no agenda yet.
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Beech Island
Henry Bush
University Hospital
Aiken County
Bush
Barbara J. Coppola
Dogwood Drive
Aiken
Sue Townsend
S.C. 14
Perry
Graniteville
Gloverville
U.S. 1
Chalk Bed Road
Wagener
Wagener Town Hall
Edgefield Council Meeting Postponed Because of Election
Edgefield County Council postpones the regular meeting scheduled for tomorrow. The session will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Governmental Building at 215 Jeter St. rescheduling due to the special election.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County
Pacer Downs Apartments See Weekend Police Activity
Aiken Public Safety reported two incidents at Pacer Downs Apartments housing USC Aiken students. A 22 year old was assaulted in the quadrangle with no identified suspect or witnesses. In a separate incident, $120 disappeared from another USC Aiken student housing unit.
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Pacer Downs
Aiken Public Safety Department
USC Aiken
James M. Tiller III
Langley residents plan pond cleanup talks in Langley
Residents in the Horse Creek Valley will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Langley Recreation Center Melvin Wisham Building to discuss tests and cleanup plans for Langley Pond. Sewage and industrial waste diversions have revived wildlife, but mercury and other heavy metals persist in sediment and appear in fish.
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Langley
Horse Creek
Langley Pond
Langley Recreation Center
Melvin Wisham
Correction on Graceland location in Sunday Magazine
This correction notes Elvis Presley’s home Graceland is in Memphis Tennessee, not the previously stated location. The Ai ken Standard apologizes for the error and clarifies the correct city and state.
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Graceland
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Aiken Standard
Aiken Voters Head to Polls for Mayor and Council
Voters in Aiken will cast ballots Tuesday to elect a mayor and three city council members. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for residents with valid county registration. Republican council candidates are Michael Anaclerio, Etta Findley, Hastings Wyman. GOP mayoral candidate is Robert S. Skipper Perry Jr. Democratic candidates listed follow.
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Aiken
Republican Party
Michael Anaclerio
Etta Findley
Hastings Wyman
Robert S
Skipper
Perry Jr
GOP
Democratic Party
Aiken City Elections Set to Open at 7 A.M.
Voters in the Aiken city limits may cast ballots 7 AM to 7 PM for all offices. Mayor H Odell Weeks seeks re election while council candidates include Rev James Jones Jr Dr Frank Loudermilk II and Ronald A Ronnie Maxwell. Precincts cover Municipal Building Park Ave SW American Legion Hampton Ave NW North Aiken Elementary St Marys School and USC Aiken Student Activity Center among others.
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Aiken
Aiken City
James Jones Jr
Frank Loudermilk Iti
Ronald A
Ronnie) Maxwell
H.odell Weeks
Municipal
Park Ave
American Legion
Hampton Ave
North
Berrie Rd
H.O. Weeks
Whiskey Rd
USC Aiken
Read-Write program aims to lift language arts at Wagener school
A.L. Corbett Middle School launches Project Read-Write a 150 strategy program to boost reading and writing for grades five through eight. Teachers Cindy Holder and Frank Roberson spearhead a grant funded effort using Houghton Mifflin materials to supplement and enrich the curriculum and raise test scores. Six other language arts teachers will join in, including Ethelyn Moyer Connie Hoover Pamela Pontoo Rhonda Pippen Suzanne Kneece and Pam Howle.
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Wagener
Johnny
Janie
A.L. Corbett Middle School
Cindy Holder
A.L. Corbett
Holder
Houghton Mifflin
Aiken County
National
Delusion Network
Roberson
South Carolina
Hold
Ers
Ethelyn Moyer
Connie Hoover
Pamela Pontoo
Rhonda Pippen
Suzanne Kneece
Pam Howle
Dion Eugene Disher
Vaucluse Fest Highlights Patriotic Week
The Palmetto All-American Jamboree in Vaucluse features an election day drop-in at the Community Center and a 7 p.m. Salute to the Great American Heroes at Vaucluse Ballpark. Lt. Cleire McClary, Vietnam veteran and evangelist, speaks with Fort Gordon Band music. donations welcome.
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Vaucluse
Palmetto
Vaucluse Ballpark
Vaucluse Road
Cleire McClary
Pawley’s Island
Fort Gordon Signal Corps
Vietnam
McClary
Power of God
United States
Mem
USC Aiken Celebrates Science Week With Four Events
USC Aiken kicks off Discover Science Week with four events including a National Chemistry Day program at Etherredge Center featuring Dr. Steve Morgan Dr. Darryl DesMarteau and Dr. L B Rogers. A USCA Medical Seminar and a Saturday Science Education Enrichment Day and an academic Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship conference highlight medicine engineering biotech and local industry with notable speakers.
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Discover Science
USC Aiken
USCA
Etherredge Center
Savannah River
American Chemical Society
Steve Morgan
USC
Columbia
American Chemistry Society
Darryl DesMarteau
Clemson University
L.B. Rogers
University of Georgia
Robert F. Sabalis
USC School of Medicine
SEED
CSRA
Aiken County
Csra Science Education Center
Economic Enterprise Institute
College of Mathematical, Natural and Health Sciences
Martin Kenney
Ohio State University
University
Edgefield's First Single Member Elections Draw Interest
Edgefield County prepares for its inaugural municipal and school board single member district elections. Voter registration reports 8 764 voters with strong absentee turnout and polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Municipal voting limited to Edgefield town residents while school board voting spans the county. Some voters may use two precincts due to ward and district boundaries. Ballots will be color coded and precinct workers stand by to assist.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County
Edgefield voting opens 7 a m to 7 p m in city and county races
Edgefield residents vote in city elections while all Edgefield County residents vote for the school board. Fourteen candidates seek town council seats led by Mayor William A Reel unopposed. Polling sites include Edgefield Recreation Center and American Legion Building, Johnston and Trenton locations, plus Merriwether and Harmony area booths. The election follows single member district rulings after civil liberties suits.
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William A. Reel
Edgefield
Edgefield Recreation Center
Church Street
American Legion
Penn Street
Kendall
Royal Yarns
Norris Street
Edgefield School Board
Johnston
Cardinal Drive
Johnston Town Hall
Mils Ave
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Edgefield County
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