Murder and robbery trial lingers after taped confession
In Aiken County Chad E. Williams 21 stands charged with first degree armed robbery and murder for the May 2007 death of 81 year old Hebert Ellis. Williams admits beating Ellis during a burglary but claims coercion and crack cocaine use. His girlfriend Crystal Jackson faces accessory charges and testified under intense cross examination as the trial proceeds toward a jury verdict.
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Aiken
Chad E. Williams
Barn Owl Road
Hebert
Herb” Ellis
Ellis
Williams
Crystal Jackson
Jackson
Bill Weeks
Teachers honor ex-colleague with denim day funds
Mary Hickman, a former Jefferson Elementary third grade teacher who retired after breast cancer in 2006, was celebrated by colleagues who raised 800 for Lee Jeans cancer research on Lee National Denim Day. They recalled her devotion, shared memories, and emphasized hope as she remains in remission and a two year survivor.
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Mary Hickman
Jefferson Elementary
Hickman
Jefferson
Lee Jeans
Lee
Patty Strom
Carol Meyer
Bennett
Rob Novit
Carol Bennett
Renee Enlow
Mary Woiczechowski
Glover named Aiken County assistant administrator
Todd Glover, a lifelong native, is the new assistant administrator of Aiken County, taking over from Joan Donnelly. His first day was October 6. He aims to become county administrator and brings experience from Columbia County as management services director. He now oversees several departments and plans to pursue Brownfields grants, noting a positive welcome from staff.
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Todd Glover
Aiken County
Joan Donnelly
Glover
Midland Valley High School
USC Aiken
Augusta State
Columbia County
Clay Killian
Killian
County Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Clay
Council
Brownfields
Donnelly
Clearwater
Hitchcock Woods South Boundary entrance may reopen soon
The reopening of the South Boundary entrance into Hitchcock Woods could happen imminently. Hitchcock Woods Foundation executive director Doug Rabold seeks a meeting with city officials as Public Works nearly finishes a project rerouting sewer lines with 700 feet of pipe. Signs and barricades limit access during completion. residents are urged to stay out until removed.
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Hitchcock Woods
Doug Rabold
Hitchcock Woods Foundation
Rabold
Larry Morris
Aiken
Public Works Department
Morris
Aiken Public Safety
South Boundary
Public Safety
Bennett Tucker
Devil’s Backbone
Fall festival at Millbrook Baptist Church this Sunday
Millbrook Baptist Church hosts a fall festival this Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free. For details, call 648-4167. In a separate note, the museum highlights the Ergle Log Cabin built in 1808 by Frederick Ergle, with descendants invited to bring family mementos, pictures, and stories. For more information, call 642-2015.
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Millbrook Baptist Church
Ergle
Frederick Ergle
County museum hosts Ergle family bicentennial homecoming
The Aiken County Historical Museum will host the Ergle family homecoming on Saturday to celebrate the bicentennial of the Ergle lineage and local history. The event honors family ties and regional heritage through displays and community gathering.
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Aiken County
Ergle
Library to show Indiana Jones film Saturday
Aiken County Library will present Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull PG 13 on Saturday from 1 30 to 3 30 p m The screening is free.
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Aiken County
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