Belvedere Bank Robbery Attempt Foiled by Deputies
A man disguised in a wig and lipstick attempted to rob First Citizens Bank at 332 Edgefield Highway Belvedere. He carried a purse, wore jeans and a textured sweater, was armed, and fled but was captured by deputies and handed to the FBI for charges of attempted bank robbery.
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First Citizens Bank
Belvedere
Edgefield Highway
Cindy Thomas
Charlie Shepherd
Aiken County
Richard Filyan
FBI
Shepherd
DOE TVA study Watts Bar plant for tritium production
The Energy Department asks TVA to consider Watts Bar in Spring City Tennessee as a site for producing tritium, a gas used to boost nuclear bomb yields. Secretary Richardson aims to have a decision by year end between TVA or Savannah River Site accelerator proposals.
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DOE
TVA
Watts
Knoxville, Tenn
Energy Department
Tennessee Valley Authority
Watts Bar
Cergy
Bill Richardson
South Carolina
Savannah River
Bellefonte
Scottsboro
Ala
Richardson
Spring City
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Mulling
John Moulton
Matthew Donoghue
Zach Wamp
R-Tenn
Aiken Names New City Manager Roger LeDuc
Roger P LeDuc, chosen as Aiken City Manager, is portrayed as a selfless servant who prioritizes community over pay. He has declined greener pastures elsewhere, viewing his role as service to God and the people. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh highlights his dedication and understanding of residents' true needs.
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Bratt
Bill Bengtson
Roger LeDuc
Renee
Fred Cavanaugh
LeDuc
Aiken
Roger P. LeDuc
LeDue
Steve Thompson
Greenville
Steve
Thompson
Roland Windham
Public Safety
Public Works
God
Obituary Notices for Blackwood Gantt Hall Young
Deaths listed include Robert Glenn Blackwood of Aiken Frances June Hall Young and Barbara Adcock Gantt. Obituary notice records their passing and basic biographical identifiers.
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Robert Glenn Blackwood
Aiken
Barbara Adcock Gantt
Lancaster
Frances June Hall Young
Georgia Lottery Draw Amid Mixed Numbers Report
A clipped lottery snippet lists Tuesday winning figures and evening results across Georgia and Maryland, including multi number draws and a Big Game sequence. The entry shows numbers such as 89, 9, 42, 82, and a separate Big Game line 28 36 38 43 60 with Money Ball 10, reflecting a routine daily draws report.
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Pantany
Cloud of sulfur trioxide prompts Beech Island alert
Jim Taylor saw a blue haze drifting toward Beech Island and employees were ordered inside after a sulfur trioxide release from General Chemical near Columbia Nitrogen Road in Augusta. The chemical reacts with moisture to form sulfuric acid, risking severe breathing problems or death in high concentrations. The incident occurred just before 3 p.m.
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Jim Taylor
Beech Island
Kimberly- Clark
Taylor
General Chemical
Columbia Nitrogen Road
Augusta
Large safety surprise prompts district lockdown drill
Pam Tucker of EPD directed schools including Silver Bluff High and Jackson Middle. Administrators warned bus drivers to halt outside activity and escort students indoors. Buses were held at Jackson Middle while danger passed and Silver Bluff students were returned inside with doors closed and AC off. Redcliffe Elementary had already dismissed.
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Silver Bluff High
Jackson Middle School
Silver Bluff High School
Redcliffe Elementary
Graniteville couple serve as Santa ambassadors for 12 years
A Graniteville couple Woody and Cindy Bates have acted as Santa Claus ambassadors for 12 years. They forward thousands of children’s letters annually from across the country to Santa at the North Pole. Bates, a US Postal Service letter carrier, explains the role began after a girl on his route asked to send a letter to Santa.
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Graniteville
Santa Claus
Woody
Cindy Bates
St. Nick
Santa
North Pole
Bates
California
US Postal Service
Bateses aid Santa with special letters to children
Bates family helps Santa deliver special letters from the North Pole. Santa types letters on a Macintosh, occasionally writes a brief comment, and sometimes adds candy. He uses a reindeer bridle bell gifted to a little girl and keeps it under her pillow for a year. The couple reviews the children's letters before sending them.
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Bates
Santa
Bateses
North Pole
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Pam Tucker
EPD Director
Ron Baxley
Scott Webster
Cindy
Woody Bates
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