Weekend beating leads to attempted murder charges
A Blackville man, Jeremy J. Pittman, 24, is charged with attempted murder after an assault that left 19 year old Jesse Empolitti severely beaten and hospitalized. The incident began at Morristown Market and continued at Empolitti’s Oak Ridge home, with Pittman identified as the sole suspect.
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Jeremy J. Pittman
Aiken County
Empolitti
Morristown
Windsor Road
Oak Ridge Club Road
Sheriff's Office
Troy Elwell
Pittman
Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Stoker plans tribute book to Bram Stoker with notes found
Dacre Stoker, Bram Stoker’s great grand nephew, told Aiken Rotary Club his next project will be a tribute to Bram Stoker using 125 pages of notes found in a Pennsylvania museum. The project links to Dracula lore and introduces Cotford, a new detective character, while benefiting Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign.
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Bram Stoker
Dracula
Dacre Stoker
Aiken Rotary Club
Aiken
Dacre Stoke
Ireland
Abraham
Bram” Stoker
Stoker
Petty Sessions Court
Lyceum
Henry Irving
America
Pro
Ian Holt
Pennsylvania
Cotford
Holt
Quincey Morris
Buffalo Bill Cody
Cody
Rotary International
Rob Novit
Rnovit
Aikenstandard.com
Chuck Munns
Bill Meehan
Breakfast Benefit for Aiken County Shelter at Applebee's
The third Breakfast Benefit to aid the Aiken County Animal Shelter and FOTAS will run 7:30 to 10 a.m. at Applebee's on Whiskey Road. Each dollar supports the overcrowded Wire Road shelter and its homeless pets.
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Friends of the
Aiken County
Pancakes and Fellowship Event With Local officials
Community fundraiser hosted by Animal Control Chief Enforcement Officer Bobby Arthurs draws residents to a Saturday pancake breakfast. Attendees can sample bacon and eggs at the door while supporting local animal services and fellowship.
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Ing
Animal Control
Bobby Arthurs
Good Fellowship
Burst pipe floods County offices in Aiken Mall
A pipe burst at Kalmia Mall flooded several Aiken County Planning and Development and GIS offices with three to four inches of water. Buildings crews worked overnight to remove water as offices closed and staff relocated to the County Complex lobby.
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Aiken
Kalmia
Eejay
Glover
Stephen Strohminger
Kalmia Mall
Aiken County
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FOTAS
Jennifer Miller
Friends of the Animal Shelter
Aiken, S.C
Whiskey Road
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