Fight outside North Augusta bar leaves man with injuries
North Augusta police report a 25 year old man, Roy Elemer Grover Jr., sustained three knife slashes to the forearm during a dispute outside the Highlander Pub on Georgia Avenue. Grover could not identify the assailant and no suspects were named. The incident was classified as aggravated assault, not robbery, with the victim treated at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
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North ‘Augusta
North Augusta
Grover
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Tim Thornton
High Damages From Kirkland Street House Fire
A house on Kirkland Street in New Holland suffered about 70000 in damage in a Wednesday morning fire. No injuries were reported. The blaze began around 934 am and destroyed Melissa Beach's residence as Wagener Couchton Salley and New Holland volunteers battled the flames. Cause under investigation. Wagener chief Mark Redd cited radio communication problems and said new radio equipment is due in weeks.
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Bhat
Kirkland Street
New Holland
Aiken County
Melissa Beach
Voluneer
Wagener
Couchton
Salley
Mark Redd
Edgefield Wreck Claimed Life Of Local Woman
An Edgefield woman was killed late Tuesday when her car crashed into a tree about 12 miles north of Edgefield on approximately 11 15 p.m. The 1994 Oldsmobile driver lost control eastbound, according to Lance Cpl. Jeff Daniels of the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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Edgefield
Edge Feld
Lance Cpl
Jeff Daniels
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Robberies Target Two North Augusta Stores
North Augusta police probe two overnight robberies on Edgefield Road possibly by the same man. Captain D’s at 10:15 p.m. Monday saw a gun wielding suspect in a gray hooded sweatshirt. Circle K at 3:10 a.m. Tuesday involved a gray sweatshirt wearing assailant who injured a clerk and ripped her glasses.
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North Augusta
North ‘Augusta
Courthouse Evacuated After Bomb Threat S Checked
Aiken County Judicial Center was evacuated for two and a half hours after a bomb threat, then reopened after officers and two Wackenhut dogs searched the building. The caller warned there was a bomb and authorities cordoned Park Avenue and Chesterfield Street. No device found. Investigation ongoing focusing on cases at the time and phone records.
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Aiken County Judicial Center
Court House
Wackenhut
David Turno
Aiken
Tours
Urosets
Turno
Public Safety
Ours House
Park Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Postal Service Heightened Alert Over Anthrax Letters
The U S Postal Service operates under a heightened alert after letters containing anthrax exposure. A case to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's office exposed at least 31 people. Workers are offered gloves and masks and training on handling suspicious mail while basic procedures urged not to touch and to notify authorities.
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US. Postal Service
Senate
Tom Daschle
Donna Ricks
South Georgia
U.S. Postal Service
Ricks
Bomb threat halts jury pool as murder trial starts
A bomb threat at the Aiken County Judicial Center disrupted juror pool, prompting a judge to recall jurors from a prior acquittal and admonish two spectators who discussed the case outside court. Judge Keesley warned of possible contempt, while Echevarria faces murder charges in a 2000 Cassels Street shooting with James Jones as a state witness.
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Aiken County Judicial Center
William Keesley
Wesley
Julio Echevarria
Keesley
Gale Alexander Johnson
Greg Hortow
Johnson
Harlow
Echevarria
Jackson
Anita Martinez
Cassels Street
Columbia County
Second Judicial Circuit
Ben ‘Moore
James Jones
North Augusta
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