Drug bust at Dexter Arms nets guns and drugs
Police and the Narcotics Division of the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office seized four grams of cocaine four grams of cocaine marijuana LSD and a sawed off shotgun during a search warrant at Dexter Arms Apartments in Aiken Five men were arrested including Bruce Quincy Stacey Raymond Thomas Wright William Theodore Jones Crosby and William Joseph Vance for charges ranging from possession of cocaine to distribution of LSD and weapons offenses The operation stemmed from an ongoing undercover cooperation between agencies.
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Dexter Arms Apartments
Aiken
C. Doughtery Road
Stacey
Raymond Thomas Wright
William Theodore Jones Crosby
William Joseph Vance
Police blotter overview from multiple Warrenville and North Augusta incidents
A series of criminal incidents include a four wheeler stolen from a Simmonds Street home after fencing was cut in Warrenville, a March check theft on Cooley Street with a $60 loss and forged signature, a North Augusta assault on Palmetto Avenue with threats and phone theft, a meter seal removal on Wagner Road enabling illegal electricity, a vehicle break in on Oakwood Drive, and a November burglary on Barton Brothers Lane with electronics taken.
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Simmonds Street
Warrenville
Cooley Street
Palmetto Federal
Palmetto Avenue
Thomas Road
North Augusta
Barton Brothers Lane
Local educators prep for American Education Week events
Education Week activities run across Hammond Hill Elementary and other district schools with a national theme Teaching Children to Think and Dream. Parents are invited in for classroom visits, lunches, and special programs as several schools highlight reading, patriotism, and teacher appreciation. Notable participants include Jay Watts and Jeff Wallace among others from the community.
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Rose Marshall
Hammond Hill Elementary
Greendale Elementary
Advisory Council For
Area Five Schools
Oakwood-Windsor
Jay Watts
Aiken
Fred Cavanaugh
Aiken Standard
Jeff Wallace
Young Life
Steve Hampton
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Shriner Parade Supports Crippled Children Fund Raiser
Shriners of the Jamil Temple in Aiken led a parade to collect donations for crippled and burned children surpassing fundraising aims. New candidates in face makeup and robes joined in, while local officials and community groups watched, judged by Sheriff Sellers and Chief Busby.
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Jamil Temple of Aiken
Joe Hilton
Family Temple
North Carolina
South Carolina
Hilton
Owen Wood
Jamil Temple
Howard Sellers
Aiken County
Aiken County Sheriff's Department and Chief Carroll Busbey of the City of Aiken
South Aiken
Laurens Street
US. 107
Scarlet Wright
Martinez
Amanda
Sheriff Sellers
Chic Busby
Montana Taylor
Keystone Cops
Aiken Public Safety
Columbia
Aiken Clowns
Potentate Guard
Aiken Technical College Wins State Education Awards
The South Carolina Association for Higher Continuing Education honored Aiken Technical College at Myrtle Beach for an Outstanding Continuing Education Program in its veterinary technician assistant program and the John J. Duffy Scholarship in Graduate Study to Lynn Weldon. ATC hosts a reception and press conference Monday at 10 a.m. in room 735. The veterinary program, established in 1997, is the CSRA's first and has graduated 20 students with 11 more enrolled.
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South Carolina Association For Higher Continuing Education
Aiken Technical College
Myrtle Beach
Scahce
Aiken ‘Technical College
John J. Duffy
Lynn Weldon
ATC
CSRA
Pacer Cheerleader and Dance Team Championships at USCA
The Courthouse at University of South Carolina Aiken hosted the Pacer Cheerleader and Dance Team Championships on Saturday drawing over 600 parents and fans to the gym. Coaches noted the event promotes cheerleading's value and gives participants a platform to showcase talents. Fourteen teams competed across divisions from midget to high school.
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Pacer
University of South Carolina Aiken
Angie Osbon
USCA
Ams
Remembering Wyman Busch a longtime Aiken County sheriff
The writer recalls the passing of Wyman Busch a friendly sheriff who served eight years after a long career as deputy He opened his door to all and never wore a gun preferring dialogue to custody The piece reflects on politics lessons and Busch personal history in Dixieland and his dedicated service through changing times.
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Win
Wyman Busch
Funeral Home
Aiken County
Augusta
Wyman
Edgar Brown
Sol Blatt
Ed Cushman
John May
Odell Weeks
Fred Scott
Tonne
Myrt
John Wayne
Georgia
Macon
Horse Creek Valley
Dixieland
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Police
North Augusta ‘Middle
Silver Bluff High
Millbrook
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Clearwater Elementary
Saint Mary Help of Christians Catholic School
Ron Baxley
South Aiken High
Shriners of the
Shriner
Loren Schneive
Leavelle McCampbell
Bylo
Hmeider
Langley
Carl Langley
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