Beech Island patrols report string of local thefts and arrests
A patrol blotter itemized incidents including a 35 year old man charged with domestic assault after biting his mother on Dry Branch Road. Items stolen include a new microwave and dishwasher found on a field opposite Fire Tower Road and other property thefts at Buckman Laboratories and a Beech Island home. Four Midland Valley High students were arrested for assault and disturbing school after a lunch area fight. A burglar was caught at Gregg Street Graniteville while removing items, and a 17 year old was detained for threatening her mother with a knife before a mental evaluation in Columbia.
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Dry Branch Road
Fire Tower Road
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Aiken
Buckman Laboratories Company
Lakeside Drive
Sheriff's
Columbia
Gregg Street
Graniteville
Audry Drive
Beech Island
Midland Valley High School
Cherokee Drive
Clearwater
Aiken High Dames win USC Aiken dance team title
Corrections note the South Aiken High School Dames won the high school dance division at the University of South Carolina Aiken Cheerleader and Dance Team Championships. Winners of the all-star divisions were incorrectly listed. Aiken Cheer Ltd. took junior, Aiken Elite senior, and Hayden's Twisters co-ed all-star titles. Also a misquote regarding Gayle Lofgren was corrected.
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South Aiken High School Dames
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken Cheer Ltd
Aiken Elite
Hayden
Twisters
Alvanos Posts Warning At Cash Register
A local notice warns customers that staff at Alvanos may charge a $10 fee if patrons are grouchy irritable or mean at the cash register. The sign frames a lighthearted policy affecting behavior during checkout. The notice reflects a playful approach to customer conduct.
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Alvanos
Aiken County Debates Road Funding And Authority Plan
The Aiken County Council holds a public hearing and second reading on authorizing Chairman Ronnie Young to request about 70 million dollars from the state infrastructure bank for the Bobby Jones Expressway. The ordinance also proposes a Transportation Authority of nine members to govern the highway project with county officials on the body.
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Aiken County
Ordi
Nance
Ronnie Young
State Infrastructure Bank
Transportation Authority
Augusta
Local volunteer aids sick motherless animals in need
Derek Marshall profiles Marilyn Schroeder a wildlife rehabilitator and longtime SPCA helper in Arkenite circles. She cares for baby birds and squirrels, nursing hundreds before releasing them back to the wild. After storms like Mitch she receives distressed calls and works to save young animals.
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Mother Nature
Marilyn Schroeder
Ms. Schroeder
SPCA
Aiken
Million Dollar Man DiBiase to Speak at Beaverdam Kingdom Conference
Former professional wrestler Ted DiBiase will share his Christian testimony at Beaverdam Baptist Church on Friday at 7 pm in the New Covenant Praise sanctuary on Wire Road. DiBiase tours churches as a sports figure, offering his life story from infamy to faith, including his past struggles with infidelity and drug use. The event is part of a multiday Kingdom Conference with sermons, classes, and a Friday session featuring DiBiase followed by placard signings.
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Ted DiBiase
Million Dollar Man
Kingdom
Beaverdam Baptist Church
Friay
New Covenant Praise Sanctuary
Wire Road
France Bush Jr
Bush
DiBiase
Goa
Aiken
Arthur Foy
John Marsh
Alvin Deal
Paul Bush
Call
Aiken Fall Steeplechase Saturday at Ford Conger Field
Horse races run Saturday starting at 1 pm with a race every 30 minutes at Ford Conger Field. Gates open 10 am. Hitchcock Six proceeds support cv foundation. Aiken Community Band performs pre race. Village of Shops infield features Aiken Sports Council drinks fundraiser. Sunflower Trading noted.
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Aiken
Ford Conger Field
Cv Foundation
Aiken Sports Council
Sunflower ‘Trading
Fall Steeplechase Event at Ford Conger Field
The Fall Steeplechase 4 will be held Saturday starting at 1 p.m. at Ford Conger Field with a band performance. Tickets cost 8 in advance and 10 at the gate, student tickets 5 with ID, under 6 free. Call 648-9541 for information. The event includes vendors Walka Bout Hats, English Country Classics from Virginia, Eclectique from Aiken Antique Mall, and an Aiken Steeplechase Association shop.
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Ford Conger Field
Aiken Community Band
Virginia
Aiken
Aiken Steeplechase Association
Meteor shower continues tonight sightseers seek Leonids
Determined stargazers may glimpse one or two meteors as the Leonid shower persists tonight. The annual event radiates from Leo as Earth crosses the Tempel Tuttle debris cloud, created by a comet returning every 33 years. High-speed particles burn up in the atmosphere, producing blue white shooting stars as observers seek the best viewing from mid regions.
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Leo
Earth
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