ATV crash kills 29-year-old Chad Anthony in Aiken
A 29-year-old man, Chad Anthony of Aiken, died after an ATV crashed into a tree on Gregory Road over the weekend. Coroner Tim Carlton said toxicology results are pending and there is no current indication of alcohol use. Anthony was not wearing a helmet and the Yamaha Raptor ATV had been reported stolen. The crash, described as a motor vehicle death, leaves Aiken County with 27 such fatalities this year.
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Holiday film lineup spans Muppets to World War I drama
Hollywood unveils a holiday Quest list featuring the Muppets Alvin and the Chipmunks Puss in Boots and dancing penguins alongside real life figures J Hoover Margaret Thatcher Marilyn Monroe and a WWI cavalry steed. Other movies opening this season include varied dramas comedies and biopics.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks
Puss In Boots
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Margaret Thatcher
Marilyn Monroe
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Contest offers Clemson or South Carolina football tickets
Readers can register with a valid phone number at www.alkenstandard.com/contest for a chance to win tickets to a South Carolina or Clemson football game. Entries are limited to 20 per day per contestant. winners are drawn at random the Wednesday before each home game. sponsored by Security Federal Bank.
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Area Deaths Benjamin Stocum Percie Larsen Coates Aiken
Obituaries list recent deaths including Benjamin Arthur Stocum of North Augusta Bettye G Percie of Aiken Chad Desmond Anthony of Aiken Charles Lee Gheen of St Petersburg Irene Janis Jan Larsen of Aiken Johnny Lee Coates of Aiken and Leroy Williams of Wagener. Funeral notices follow.
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Benjamin Arthur Stocum
North Augusta
Bettye G. Percie
Aiken
Chad Desmond Anthony
Charles Lee Gheen
St. Petersburg
Fla
Irene Janis
Jan” Larsen
Johnny Lee Coates
Leroy Williams
Wagener
Fair Food Delights At Western Carolina State Fair
Western Carolina State Fair offers diverse fare from corn dogs and Philly cheesesteaks to funnel cakes and chocolate dipped cheesecake. Vendors note fried staples remain popular while creative additions emerge, with fairgoers drawn by atmosphere and late season appetite. See fair, 5A.
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Keith Kifer
Colorado
California
Wilbur Cook
Angie Carpenter
Judy’s Funnel Cakes
Reese’s
Carpenter
Haley Hughes
Ryan Scott
Alexia Smith
Beech Island man pleads to murder and robbery
A 24 year old Beech Island man William Henry Blake IT pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter in the May 23 Clearwater death of Markes Levelle Griggs and to armed robbery for a June 11 incident in North Augusta. Griggs’s body was found near Jefferson Davis Highway and Cherokee Drive in Clearwater after gunfire was reported. Deputies recovered a .303 caliber rifle and 12.98 grams of crack cocaine in Griggs’s sock during the investigation.
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Pine Log Road
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Clearwater
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Cherokee Drive
Aiken County
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David Miller
Miller
Crestview Drive
Aiken Corp Lease Renewal Sails Through Council Vote
Aiken City Council spent two hours deliberating Aiken Corp regarding a URS lease renewal and loan tweaks. The second reading split into two votes, Lessie Price abstained as URS employee. The renewal passed 5 to 1 with Dick Dewar voting against. The plan directs 10000 for a loan payoff at Security Federal and 10000 toward a city loan for URS Building construction. city loan balance noted around 3.5 million.
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Lessie Price
Newberry
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Aiken Community Playhouse
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