Six teens arrested in Palm Drive burglary plot
Police say six teenagers were taken into custody after a weekend burglary at a Palm Drive home. Three 19 year old juveniles and three others charged with second degree burglary were moved to juvenile justice or local detention. Investigators traced the plan to divide money and drugs, with one teen admitting entry to the home and leading to arrests. A fourth juvenile remains under investigation.
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Department of Juvenile Justice
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Missinne
Karen Daily
Aikenstandard
Firefighters teach kindergartners fire safety at J D Lever
Center firefighters Mike Yon and Scott Brazier spoke to J D Lever Elementary kindergartners and first graders during Fire Prevention Week. They demonstrated gear and engines, emphasized kitchen safety, grease-fire steps, and showed students how firefighters look in full equipment.
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D. Lever
Crockett Benson
Noah Boynton
Benson
Noah
Scott Brazier
Yon
Center Department
Brazier
Sage Millie
April Leischner
Leischner
Rotary speaker tackles payday loan harms in South Carolina
Rotary Club of Aiken hears Berkowitz of the S C Appleseed Legal Justice Center urge closing 49 payday loan businesses in Aiken County next year. He says lenders prey on the poor, noting a typical loan of 345 dollars repaid with 300 received cash and repeated borrowings across lenders. He cites 4.1 million payday loans taken by South Carolina’s four million residents last year. The meeting also recognized members with long perfect attendance, led by Wade Brodie and Owen Clary.
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Berkowitz
Aiken County
S.C. Appleseed Legal Justice Center
Palmetto State
Rotary Club of
Aiken
South ‘Carolina
Appleseed Legal Justice Center
S.C General Assembly
Wade Brodie
Owen Clary
Ron Wheeler
Rock Osbon
Len Browder
Ron Parker
Stan Goodman
Stan Smith
Garret Clanton
Bill Webb
Lottery funds boosted for Aiken County libraries hearing set
Aiken County Council will hold a public hearing on a budget amendment adding 5.474 million dollars from the D C Education Lottery to the ABBE library system serving Aiken Barwell Bamberg and Edgefield counties and includes 3.1 million in carry forward funding. The measure also restores 140000 for the Aiken County Help Line, designates 2500 for Golden Harvest Food Bank, and proposes a 5 dollar business registration fee to boost local revenue. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Council Complex on Richland Avenue.
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Nto
Aikenounty Council
Aiken, Barwell
Bamberg
Edgefield
Abbe
Bon
Mary Jo Dawson
Niken County
Sary Bunker
Ken 211
Aiken County
Council
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Aiken
Aiken County Council
Richland Ave
Philip Lord
Iordkaaikenstandard.com
Byrd Elementary School groundbreaking to be held today
A groundbreaking ceremony for Byrd Elementary School is set at 5 15 p m at the Bettis Academy Road site near Ascuaga Lake Road Visitors will be guided to the ceremony and speakers include Byrd Principal Eddie Watkins Aiken Superintendent Linda Eldridge Area 3 Assistant Superintendent Tim Yarbrough and Board of Education members.
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Byrd Elementary
Bettis Academy
Ascuaga Lake Road
Byrd
Eddie Watkins
Aiken
Linda Eldridge
Area 3
Tim Yarborough
Watkins
Board of Education
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