Vandalism and theft report from Aiken County blotter
Police blotter items include vandals damaging a Jasmine Drive home in Gloverville and three vehicles at a Reynolds Pond Road used car lot. Stolen items include a 4 wheeler on Blanchard Road Belvedere two pit bull puppies on Thomas Road North Augusta and four Tommy Hilfiger jeans from Belk. An uninsured vehicle stop on Whiskey Road noted a warrant.
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Thomas Road
North Augusta
Reynolds Pond Road
Aiken
Veterans honored in Midland Valley candlelight ceremony
In Horse Creek Midland Valley Veterans Park a Veterans Day observance drew hundreds. 54 white crosses symbolized area KIAs across World War I II Korea and Vietnam with candles lit as names were announced. Local participants shared memories including Kim Ford recalling her great uncle Andrew L. Ford.
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Horse Creek
Midland Valley Veterans Park
Horse Creek Midland Valley
Kim Ford
Bath
Andrew L. Ford
Ford
Ms. Ford
Aikens Image Shift to a Resort Center and Debutante Links
Historical notes recount how Aiken evolved into a winter health and resort hub led by the Hitchcocks and Whitney families. Miss Celestine Eustis mentored Lulie Eustis, whose debut and marriage to Thomas Hitchcock helped lure northern friends to Mon Repos. Eustis bought homes around Mon Repos and rented them to Hitchcock circle.
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Aiken
Hitchcocks
Whitney
Celestine Eustis
Louise Eustis
Louise
Lulie
New York
Thomas Hitchcock
Long Island
Mon Repos
Habitat boosters count blessings at Aiken County award dinner
Habitat for Humanity of Aiken County celebrated its annual awards banquet at First Presbyterian Church. Gene Caveness received the G. Terry Jarvis Memorial Award, while Dave Needham was named 1999 committee volunteer. Others honored included Jim Farmer of Augusta Concrete and Block Co as top supplier and David Jones of Air Masters as top professional.
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Aiken County
Habitat For Humanity
First Presbyterian Church
Habitat
Gene Caveness
Dave Needham
Caveness
G. Terry Jarvis
Needham
Jim Farmer
Augusta Concrete & Block Co
David Jones
Air Masters
Jones
Frank Bracco
Richard Frushour
Ted Mangelsdorf
Bob Prather
Richard Church
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Sheriff's Omice
Gloverville
Blanchard Road
Belvedere
Rosemary Drive
Wagener Road
Shaws Fork Road
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Whiskey Road
Abbeville Avenue
York Street
Tommy Hilfiger
Belk
Poy
Save
Midland Valley
Andrew
Nathaniel Irvin
Scott Webster
Eleanor Weatherford
Mandella C. Weathersbee
Mrs. Weatherbee
John €. Cobb
Millennium Countdown
Buggawugga
Agion International
Phyllis Eubanks
Gloria Busch- Johnson
Ruth Lasky
Melem Hammait
Jamie Wienke
Mae Poplin
Alicia Robinson
Brianna Kitchings
Samantha Hallman
Fier Eas
Asa Comarca
Ocal
Editorial
Som.net
Publiher
All Aiken Standard Department
Scott B. Hunter
He ‘Aken Saar
Monty
County Mail
Mons
Tam-tt
Frushour
Habitat Resale
Heartthrobs
Dogwood Florist
Publix
Cable Capri Collection
David Yurman
Windsor
Ters
Wingon Rd
Agu
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