Aiken man arrested for drug trafficking
An Aiken man, Freddie L. Curry Jr., 33, of Ridge Road North Augusta, was arrested after a traffic stop. Police found cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, and prescription drugs including Viagra. He faces four trafficking and possession charges and remained jailed with bond denied. Officers recovered over five ounces of cocaine and crack cocaine and nearly $1000 from his car. He has three prior drug convictions from 1993.
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Freddie L. Curry Jr
Ridge Road
North Augusta
Curry
Aiken County
Michael Frank
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
Students explore Pine Lawn Cemetery in Aiken history project
Aiken Performing Arts Academy freshmen collect data during a field trip at Pine Lawn Memorial Cemetery to identify oldest and youngest graves and WWI era deaths. The effort aims to map relatives, contact families, and support a future cleanup led by students and Lloyd-Kennedy Charter School with guidance from Beverly Clyburn.
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Kiera Woods
Pine Lawn Memorial Cemetery
Aiken Performing Arts Academy
Beverly Clyburn
Academy
Lloyd-Kennedy Charter School
City of
Aiken
Clyburn
Pine Lawn
Jack Ubrich
Tam Pnoto Oy
Sakwon Johnson
Wille Williams
Old Time Homecoming at Aiken County Farmers Market
The fifth annual Old Time Homecoming at the Aiken County Farmers Market runs 7 30 a.m. to noon featuring 50 years of history and memories. Farmers share memories, recipes, chicory coffee, spiced cider, and sell locally grown produce, baked goods, crafts, and more. Antiques, antique aprons, and displays of old equipment will entertain families, with the event tracing the market’s 1991 founding and 1954 building dedication.
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Aiken County
Peneta
Coleen Reed
Reed
Aiken High School
FFA
Woman dies in horse trailer at North Augusta rodeo
Kimber Hamm, 53, of Lindley New York, was found dead Monday in the living compartment of a 35 foot horse trailer at the Hippodrome after carbon monoxide from a gas generator heater seeped into the sleeping area. Deputy Coroner Jeff Smith said she likely died Sunday evening. horses in the rear were unharmed.
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Hippodrome
North Augusta
Kimber Hamm
Lindley
New York
Aiken County
Jeff Smith
Hamm
Smith
Aiken man arrested on knife threat and kidnapping charges
Aiken County man Gonza L Mathis 25 was arrested on charges of criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature kidnapping and possession of weapon during a violent crime for an alleged late September attack on his common law wife. He reportedly threatened her with a knife and prevented her from leaving Abbeyville Avenue. A preliminary hearing for Kathy Salley 26 charged with homicide by child abuse in Chaquise Gregory death is scheduled. Bond set at 50000.
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Aiken
Sai Gonza L. Mathis
Greenville Street
Aiken County
Frank
Abbeyville Avenue
Chaquise Gregory
Doris C
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