Escape at Aiken County Jail Ties Up Guard
Two inmates from Aiken County Jail escaped by choking the guard and stealing keys overnight. Michael Coursey 22 and Clinton Thomas 27, both held for armed robbery, remained at large as officers traced them toward Camellia Trailer Park and a nearby bypass with tracking dogs. Authorities from SLED and Highway Patrol aided in the search.
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Aiken County
Ralph Gunnells
Michael Coursey
Brantley Dr
North Augusta
Clinton Thomas
Laney Walker Place
Augusta
Aiken
Thomas
Coursey
van Ray
Gunnells
Ray
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Camellia
Camellia Street
Sheriff's Department
Aiken City
S.C. 118
Hampton Avenue
S.C. Law Enforcement Division
S.C. Highway Patrol
Early ruling on nursing home seen near Aiken County
A decision on granting a certificate of need for a 70 bed nursing home near Aiken County is expected by October 31. The project backed by Aiken Community Hospital physicians proposes an assisted living complex near the hospital, now to be renamed University Medical Center Inc to avoid confusion with Georgia’s University Hospital. DHEC must find community need and other requirements before approving the project.
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Aiken County
S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken Community Hospital
University Medical Center Inc
University Hospital
Augusta
Columbia
DHEC
Leon Frishman
Frishman
Injunction Sought Over SRP Protest Blockade Plan
United States attorney seeks a federal injunction to bar trespass or threats at the Savannah River Plant amid planned Monday protest and a Saturday rally. The measure would extend beyond the weekend, potentially elevating penalties to criminal contempt with six months jail and $500 fine for trespass. A hearing was held today to define who and what actions the injunction covers.
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United States
Savannah River
U.S
Henry Dargan McMaster
U.S. Department of Energy
McMaster
Rumor Links Frank Fortune to Conway Twitty Concert
The text notes chatter that Frank Fortune received special treatment at a Saturday concert due to connections with the Conway Twitty organization. It mentions a rumor he is John Denver but says Fortune has not admitted to living a double life in North Augusta and Colorado, nor denied the rumor.
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Conway Twitty
Frank Fortune
John Denver
Fortune
North Augusta
Colorado
Man In Prison Could Be Innocent Inon Holloway Case
The arrest of Jimmy Laverne Arthurs on murder and armed robbery charges tied to the 1979 Zippy Mart holdup could clear the man convicted in 1980 of that robbery. State’s witness Woods led to Arthurs’ arrest while also facing charges in the same incident.
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Aiken
Jimmy Laverne Arthurs
Box
Gloverville
College Acres
Highway 19
Charles
Elizabeth Holoway
Arthurs
Michael Woods
Rt. 1
Pelion
Arthurs. Woods
Robert Hightower
Fesse Lee Laney
Roosevelt Bryant
Bryant
Kirkland Correctional Institute
Columbia
Greenwood
Aiken County
Ralph Gunnells
Woods
Sylvia Westerdahl
Second Circuit
Holoway
Aiken Council Candidates Focus on Dual Taxation
Six candidates for three at large seats in the Aiken City Council race agree on addressing dual taxation. Incumbents and newcomers vie for the seats while Mayor H Odell Weeks seeks another four year term and urges progress in negotiating city county tax issues.
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Aiken Council
Aiken
H. Odell Weeks
Aiken County
Derrick on Textiles Change With Society
Rep. Butler Derrick argues textiles must evolve with society noting 47 percent of South Carolina output is textile related. He cites plant closures and warns jobs in Ware Shoals and McCormick County. He opposes overseas troop deployment unless a declared war or clear mission.
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Butler Derrick
D-5.c
Aiken
Derrick
Lebanon
Reagan
O’neill
Syria
The
Leb
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SRP
Perry
Surasky
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