Electrical Short Blamed for Aiken Office Fire
A Sunday morning blaze heavily damaged the Mid-South Mortgage Company Office on Laurens Street, with authorities citing an electrical short. Two Aiken officers were hospitalized with injuries from a back draft explosion as 100 firefighters from multiple departments fought the two hour fire, later extinguished after 11 hours on scene. The second floor was totally destroyed and the first floor sustained extensive damage. no official damage estimate yet.
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Mid-South Mortgage Company
Laurens Street
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Ronald Higgenbottom
Aiken
University Hospital
Augusta
Leonard Plunkett
Aiken Community Hospital
Trenton
Central Fire Dispatch
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken County
Charlie Cupp
Garvin, Fox, Zier & Burkhalter
Federal Security Services Corp
Frampton
Durban
Mid-South
RX Drug Company
Lynne Katonak
Billie Trapp Wins Aiken County Council Seat After Election Delay
Belvedere resident Billie K. Trapp, a Democrat, finally took her seat on the Aiken County Council in June after a seven month dispute over ballots in the District Five race with Republican L. Kline Paulk. Trapp, a people oriented politician and mother of four, criticizes partisan 5 4 votes and seeks more open collaboration while balancing family life and career. Her husband Gilford heads the county training program and supports her politics without involvement.
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Belvedere
Billie K. Trapp
Aiken
L. Kline Paulk
Trapp
Camden
Gilford
John C. West
West
Gil
Aiken County
Voice OF
Driftwood collector replaces plants at Ridge Spring sale
At a garage sale in Ridge Spring Ernestine D Gary eyed driftwood to start a wood collection suggesting she will quit growing plants. A North Augusta youngster joked about old proverbs and a local quip on marriage. In New Ellenton Exxon gas with pre-1965 prices at B and B Grocery requires silver coin payment, six gallons cost $1, though silver quarters buy more elsewhere.
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Ernestine D. Gary
Ridge Spring
Exxon
B&b
New Ellenton
Bill Weiand
Inside Today Aiken County Today Overview
Local edition lists sections including Classifieds Collegiate Notes Community Calendar Comics Dear Abby Editorials Erma Bombeck Flyway Obituaries Sports Television Weather with page references and brief item cues across topics. Readers browse features and notices across the week’s expectations and community updates.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
Bowl Game Moves Closer To Turf Award
A bowl game advances toward decisive turf honors as organizers push for a standout award. Key figures and sponsors loom large as planning tightens and expectations rise for an event with regional and national interest.
Syrians Drive Iranian Embassy Protests From Beirut Grounds
Syrian troops ousted about 40 Iranians from the U S Embassy grounds in Beirut as the Tehran siege entered its second week. Washington police cleared hundreds of anti Iran demonstrators from Iran’s embassy.
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U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
Tehran
Washington
D.C
Iran
Denver
Colo
Palestine Liberation Organization
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
United States
Radio Tehran
New Ellenton Joins Protest Of Iran Action
Along New Ellenton Main Street thirteen protesters gathered in front of the town office urging action to free hostages in Iran. They carried American flags and signs with Iranians Go Home while motorists honked in support.Participants included Phil Huggin of Williston and Robert Walling Jr. of New Ellenton who urged the United States to take a stand.
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Robert Walling Jr
Phil Huggins
New Ellenton
Jan Boylston
Iran
S.C. 19
New
Ellenton Town
United States
Phil Huggin
Williston
Gun laws differ between Georgia and South Carolina
Confusion over pistol transport laws prompted appearance of at least 10 people in Aiken County General Sessions Court. South Carolina requires locked storage while Georgia permits carrying a loaded or unloaded pistol with varying visibility rules. Penalties differ by state with fines and possible jail and confiscation in SC, and misdemeanor or felony implications in GA.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Aiken County
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North Augusta
Jim Moynihan
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Robert F. Busbee
Richmond County District Attorney’s Office
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