Multiple burglaries reported across several neighborhoods
Police blotter details thefts and break ins from Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 including an entry at the ACTS Building where a former employee was suspected, a Hampton Avenue NE burglary with lamps and a TV taken, a Pacer s Downs break in for stereo and games, a car roof cut near Golden Coral, an 80 year old man victimized, Audubon Circle thefts, and Spaulding Drive neighbor seen removing a TV with updated 10/15/97.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACTS
Hampton Avenue NE
Pacers Downs
Golden Coral
Audubon Circle
Belvedere
South Carolina
Spaulding Drive
Aiken
Correction on Aiken flu shot address provided
The Tuesday edition of the Aiken Standard corrects the health department address to 828 Richland Avenue. The newspaper regrets the error and apologizes for the confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Aiken County
Stocks Close on October 14 1997 Market Report
The stock market closed on October 14 1997 with broad gains led by major tech and financial shares. Investors watched cluster of earnings reports with traders citing cautious optimism and modest volume across major exchanges.
Aikenopoly Board Game Sale Planned by Rotary Club
The Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club will sell a new board game called Aikenopoly in coming weeks. Proceeds help community projects. Each game costs about 20 dollars and funds local initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usc-Aiken
Westside Bowery
Palmetto Federal
Three accidents in heavy fog clog Aiken County patrols
In foggy conditions Tuesday morning three wrecks occurred in Aiken County. A Head Start bus on Washington Road was rear ended injuring two adults and sparing the children. Kelly Pucket faces a driving too fast for conditions charge. A teen wrecked on Highway 392 near Monetta. a log truck overturned on Pine Log Road with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Highway 39
Washington Road
Michelle Williams
Salley
Myrtle Hester
Aiken
Tony Bell
Kelly Pucket
Windsor
James Gallman
Ms. Pucket
Highway Patrol
Michael Frank
USC Aiken opens hands-on teaching tools lab for future teachers
The University of South Carolina Aiken launches a new curriculum laboratory to support future teachers with hands-on materials. USCA seniors Christina Newsome and Keely Sharpe intern at Byrd Elementary. Rankin emphasizes a centralized, accessible resource for lesson construction, workshops, and sharing ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of South Carolina Aiken
Sharon Rankin
USCA
Christina Newsome
Keely Sharpe
Graniteville
Aiken
Byrd
Ms. Newsome
Ms. Sharpe
Rals Center
Sonic Drive-In opens in Aiken November 3
Cheryl Williams, Sonic fan and official, confirms the new Sonic on Whiskey Road across from Wal Mart opens November 3. Franchise partners Rick McMurtrey and Dennis Worthington lead the project, creating the first Sonic 2000 design with neon fiber optics and a George Jetson style. The store features 26 drive ins stalls, a drive through, eight patio tables, and about 60 initial employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Williams
Sonic
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Aiken
Whiskey Road
Wal-Mart
Rick McMurtrey
Dennis Worthington
Phoenix
CSRA
Worthington
George Jetson
McMurtrey
Byrd Elementary Walkathon Raises Funds With Fun Run
Graniteville story: Byrd Elementary teachers organize a walkathon to fund extra school supplies. About 250 of 592 students participate, walking and running for safety and a candy-free fundraiser. Participants receive water bottles and refreshments from Security Federal Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
Byrd Elementary School
Lynne Ornes
Byrd Pto
Security Federal
Man gets three years for threatening cop
An Aiken man Gregory Johnson age 19 received three years to be served in jail plus three years probation for threatening a public safety officer and his family. Judge Charles Whetstone ordered mental health counseling and no contact with the victim or his family. Assistant Solicitor Grant Gibbons prosecuted the case citing threats toward Sgt. Mike Hunt of the Aiken Department of Public Safety. Hunt faced the threat while Johnson stood in the Aiken city courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Johnson
Charles Whetstone
Whetstone
Johnson
Grant Gibbons
Mike Hunt
Aiken Department of Public
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greg
At&t
BellSouth
Carolina
Coca-Cola
DuPont GE
IBM
Intel Corp
Avie Kimberly-Clark
McDonalds
NationsBank
NC ‘Owens-Corning
Palfed
Wachovia
Monetta
Terrence Lockett
Davis Road
Ridge Spring
Bill Bengtson
LL Bengtson
By Thomas Smith
Walkathon
PTO
Sgt
Hunt
Aiken City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!