Police blotter details multiple local crimes and incidents
A 2 year old quarter horse on Hickory Nut Drive was shot in the chest Sunday and is in grave condition as investigators from the S C Department of Natural Resources and Aiken County Sheriff's Office look into the matter. On Nov 6 two juveniles were arrested at Midland Valley High School for public drunkenness after attempting to crawl under a fence during a football game. Intruders bent a gate at Aiken Motorcycle Sales on Whiskey Road and slashed two tires on a Toyota truck before leaving. Burglaries were reported at homes on Old Barnwell Road and Adams Avenue with money jewelry and other items stolen. The Bath Coin Laundry on Augusta Road was burglarized with $15 taken from a drink machine and the security camera removed. A Ridge Spring resident reported an assault and vehicle theft after two men grabbed him by the neck demanded a ride to Bettis Academy Road and fled after turning him into a hog wire fence. A riding lawn mower was stolen from Gregg Street Graniteville. tools were stolen from a shed on Green Pond Road. The press box at a Clearwater field on Augusta Road was vandalized and speakers stolen. A gun was stolen from Abney Place in Monetta between Sept 20 and Nov 16. A strong arm robbery occurred at the American Legion Post on Hampton Avenue with a victim beaten and his wallet and ATM card taken. More than $6,000 in silver was stolen from a Boxwood Road home between Aug 27 and Sept 14, including a Suffolk pattern silverware set dated 1910 with an E on the handles. An Aiken High School student reported missing $45 from his locker. A burglary at Electric Doc on Richland Avenue East was reported.
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S.C
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Old Barnwell Road
Adams Avenue
Bath Coin
Augusta Road
Cummings Road
Ridge Spring
Bettis Academy Road
American Legion Post
Hampton Avenue
Boxwood Road
Aiken High School
Richland Avenue
Former Jacksonite Dana Van Gieson Publishes Grits Book
Dana Van Gieson a Jackson native released a 200000 book titled Grits. Her parents in Jackson confirm she appeared on Live with Regis and Kathy Lee promoting the work. The memoir features recipes contributed by friends and family in Jackson and Aiken.
Mosquito repellent drive aids Honduran relief effort
Aiken County residents donate mosquito repellent and other items for a hurricane Mitch relief mission in Honduras. Supplies including plastic pump bottles, multi vitamins, powdered Gatorade, clothing, water, and diarrhea medicine are collected at Teresa's Mexican Restaurant on Whiskey Road and sorted at It Can Be Arranged. A flat bed truck and tractor trailer will transport the aid to Charleston for military air shipment to Honduras.
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Aiken County
Terri Jowers Willis
Whiskey Road
Joanne
Gillam and Associates
Billy Gillam
Teresa
Charleston
Honduras
Cars donated to those in need by Help Line House
Catherine Brunson cried when staff handed her the keys to a 1966 Dodge van, easing the transport burden for her four children and her care for her late daughter's offspring. She joins two other women in receiving free used vehicles funded by the United Way of Aiken County.
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Catherine Brunson
Help Line House
Brunson
Ms. Brunson
United Way
Aiken County
Verenes named to education transition team
Aiken resident Chris Verenes has been chosen as a member of the transition team for Inez Tenenbaum, superintendent elect of the South Carolina Department of Education. He has a background in business development with Westinghouse Savannah River Company and taught math and science in 1978 79. The team will examine critical K 12 issues and advise how the department can assist districts, with work concluding January 15.
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Aiken
Chris Verenes
Inez ‘Tenenbaum
S.C
Aiken County
Tenenbaum
Beaufort
Barbara Nielsen
Columbia
University
Smokers urged to quit in Great American Smoke-Out event
The Coalition for Tobacco-Free Aiken County and the Aiken Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Services promote the Great American Smoke-Out with a noon to 3 p.m. info table outside Wal-Mart. They offer pamphlets, information, referrals, and free smoking cessation classes to help people quit tobacco use.
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Coalition For Tobacco-Free
Aiken County
Aiken Center For Alcohol and Other Drug Services
Brenda Bentley
Tobacco-Free Coalition
Aiken Center
Wal-Mart
Oyster Roast Benefit Aids STAR Riding Program
The third annual Oyster Roast for STAR Riding and Driving Inc supports an equestrian program for people with disabilities. Disabled participants and parents attend. equipment will be shown. Proceeds benefit the riding program, with tickets sold and expected donations. The event is Friday evening at Black Forest Equestrian Center in Aiken.
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Star Riding and Driving Inc
Janice Presley
Aiken County
Black Forest
Banks Mill Road
Aiken
Aiken Tour of Homes Set for December 12 Downtown
The Aiken Choral Society hosts its 10th Tour of Homes on Saturday December 12 from 4 to 7 pm. The route includes Martha Schofield House Friendship Baptist Church Wisteria Manor Sandhurst Swallow Dip Rosewood Cottage and the Aiken Chamber of Commerce HQ. Tickets are 10 at the door 8 in advance from local shops and groups.
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Aiken
The
Aiken Choral Society
Martha Schofield
Friendship Baptist Church
Wisteria Manor
Sandhurst
Swallow Dip
Rosewood Cottage
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Peach Tree
Hope Chest
York Cottage Antiques
Plum Pudding
Holley House
Spoleto
Charleston
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Tricia Hall
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Clearwater
Abney Place
Monetta
Scott Webster
Cam Warner
Trudy S. Boyd
Flossie Doolittle
Mary Calabro
DSS
Dee Dee Edwards
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Verenes
Inez
Chris Verene
Young Voices
Sandhurst Estate
Star Reports
Patti's Hallmark and Aiken Center For the Arts
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