Suspect in assault arrested in Beech Island home
James R. Ray 27 of Jackson was arrested after a three hour search following a shoplifting report at an Aiken grocery store. A second suspect, described as white male with brown hair and mustache, fled the scene. deputy was not injured. Ray faces assault and battery and resisting arrest charges and is held at the Aiken County Detention Center.Officials ask anyone with information to call the ACSO at 642-1761 or 1-800-922-3211.
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Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
James R. Ray
Melton Court
Jackson
Beech Island
Michael Frank
ACSO
Aiken
US. 278
Petticoat Junction
Frank
Storm Branch Road
Ray
Aiken County Detention Center
Obituary notices listing several individuals
Obituary notices on Page 2B list Jessie Mae McKie Edgefield Eldon Sanford Green Valley Ariz Frank Scott Jr Berlin NJ George Bayard Snelling Jr Martinez Ga Raymond F Snipes Aiken reflecting local death notices with names and places.
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Jessie Mae McKie
Edgefield
Eldon Sanford
Green Valley
Ariz
Frank Scott Jr
Berlin
George Bayard Snelling Jr
Martinez
Raymond F Snipes
Aiken
Mayor cites crime reduction in North Augusta
North Augusta Mayor Tom Greene credits downward crime trends to community involvement and the Crime Free Task Force. He praised safe schools and the removal of video poker, noting progress across categories and the aim to keep numbers declining.
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North Augusta
Tom Greene
Aiken County
Greene
Ress
Head Start program aids social growth for local youngsters
James Gallinan, director of Aiken-Barnwell Regional Head Start, says the program benefits 344 children ages 4 and 5 by preparing them socially emotionally and physically for school. The federally funded effort began in 1965 as a summer program and grew into a nine month outreach during the 1970s, with six local facilities in Aiken Barnwell Gloverville Monetta Salley and Williston.
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James Gallinan
Aiken-Barnwell
Sters
Aiken
Barnwell
Gloverville
Monetta
Salley
Williston
Gallman
Josephine Drenches State with Scattered Outages
Tropical Storm Josephine rolled through Aiken County causing scattered power outages affecting about 300 customers per Gary Stooksbury of Aiken Electric Cooperative. Outages occurred mainly along Highway 19 and were restored overnight. SC E G reported minimal outages restored by morning with no weather related accidents noted.
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Aiken County
Josephine
Gary Stooksbury
Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc
Aiken
Highway 19
Sce&g
Coun
Storm Troubled Conway Marina Sees Ongoing Rain Woes
Conway Marina operator Dick Davis laments ongoing rain from storms Josephine and Bertha. He says business was 97 percent off since Hurricane Bertha, with Fran and flooding forcing closures. Josephine heads toward South Carolina after Florida impact with 65 mph winds.
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Conway
Dick Davis
Josephine
Davis
Fran
South Carolina
Florida
Dow Hits 6000 for First Time Amid 1980s Market Rise
Thomas Smith reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed 6,000 after an 800 point rebound, with a high of 6,002.17 before noon and a late drop to 5,986.16. Industry leaders like Frank Black of Robert Thomas Securities and Kenneth Wiland of Robinson-Humphrey note Fed policy and strong utilities as factors, citing Lucent Technology, IBM leadership, and broad liquidity as drivers of growth without renewed inflation.
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Dow Jones
Fed
Kenneth Wiland
Robinson-Humphrey Co. Inc
Wiland
Frank Black
Robert Thomas Securities
Dow
Black
Federal Reserve System
Lucent Technology
At&t
IBM
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